Scent-Marking Behaviour of the European Badger (Meles Meles): Resource Defence or Individual Advertisement?

2001 ◽  
pp. 321-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina D. Buesching ◽  
David W. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Scent Marking ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Resource Defence ◽  
European Badger ◽  
Marking Behaviour

Scent-marking with the subcaudal gland by the European badger, Meles meles L.

1984 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 899-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Kruuk ◽  
M. Gorman ◽  
A. Leitch
Keyword(s):  
Scent Marking ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
European Badger ◽  
Subcaudal Gland

scholarly journals A comparison of breeding bird populations inside and outside of European Badger Meles meles control areas

Bird Study ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Esther F. Kettel ◽  
Ivan Lakin ◽  
Matthew J. Heydon ◽  
Gavin M. Siriwardena
Keyword(s):  
Meles Meles ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Bird Populations ◽  
European Badger

scholarly journals GENITAL TRACT SCREENING FINDS WIDESPREAD INFECTION WITH MUSTELID GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 1 IN THE EUROPEAN BADGER (MELES MELES)

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Kent ◽  
Bernhard Ehlers ◽  
Tom Mendum ◽  
Chris Newman ◽  
David W. Macdonald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genital Tract ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
European Badger

Diet of the European badger (Meles meles) in the Republic of Ireland: A comparison of results from an analysis of stomach contents and rectal faeces

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grainne P. Cleary ◽  
Leigh A.L. Corner ◽  
James O’Keeffe ◽  
Nicola M. Marples
Keyword(s):  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Comparison Of Results ◽  
European Badger ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals Lizard movement tracks: variation in path re-use behaviour is consistent with a scent-marking function

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e1844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan T. Leu ◽  
Grant Jackson ◽  
John F. Roddick ◽  
C. Michael Bull
Keyword(s):  
Scent Marking ◽  
Spatial Knowledge ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Vomeronasal System ◽  
Sexual Competition ◽  
Pair Bonds ◽  
Monogamous Species ◽  
Site Familiarity ◽  
Marking Behaviour ◽  
Social Structuring

Individual movement influences the spatial and social structuring of a population. Animals regularly use the same paths to move efficiently to familiar places, or to patrol and mark home ranges. We found that Australian sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosa), a monogamous species with stable pair-bonds, repeatedly used the same paths within their home ranges and investigated whether path re-use functions as a scent-marking behaviour, or whether it is influenced by site familiarity. Lizards can leave scent trails on the substrate when moving through the environment and have a well-developed vomeronasal system to detect and respond to those scents. Path re-use would allow sleepy lizards to concentrate scent marks along these well-used trails, advertising their presence. Hypotheses of mate attraction and mating competition predict that sleepy lizard males, which experience greater intra-sexual competition, mark more strongly. Consistent with those hypotheses, males re-used their paths more than females, and lizards that showed pairing behaviour with individuals of the opposite sex re-used paths more than unpaired lizards, particularly among females. Hinterland marking is most economic when home ranges are large and mobility is low, as is the case in the sleepy lizard. Consistent with this strategy, re-used paths were predominantly located in the inner 50% home range areas. Together, our detailed movement analyses suggest that path re-use is a scent marking behaviour in the sleepy lizard. We also investigated but found less support for alternative explanations of path re-use behaviour, such as site familiarity and spatial knowledge. Lizards established the same number of paths, and used them as often, whether they had occupied their home ranges for one or for more years. We discuss our findings in relation to maintenance of the monogamous mating system of this species, and the spatial and social structuring of the population.

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