Anal scent gland secretions inform on sexual maturity, sex and social status in the Alpine marmot, Marmota marmota (Rodentia: Sciuridae): a role in intrasexual competition in cooperative breeders?

2018 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothée Zidat ◽  
Anne-Béatrice Dufour ◽  
Guillaume Meiffren ◽  
Marianne Gabirot ◽  
Gilles Comte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Sexual Maturity ◽  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Scent Gland ◽  
Marmota Marmota ◽  
Alpine Marmot

scholarly journals Seasonal 4-year investigation into the role of the alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) as a carrier of zoophilic dermatophytes1

2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.G. Gallo ◽  
P. Lanfranchi ◽  
G. Poglayen ◽  
S. Calderola ◽  
A. Menzano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marmota Marmota ◽  
Alpine Marmot

Survey of keratinophilic fungi in alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) burrow soil and in adjoining soils

1978 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Battelli ◽  
M. Bianchedi ◽  
W. Frigo ◽  
P. Amorati ◽  
Al. Mantovani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Keratinophilic Fungi ◽  
Marmota Marmota ◽  
Alpine Marmot

Intrasexual competition and female dominance in a singular breeding mammal, the Alpine marmot

2013 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 1155-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Lardy ◽  
Dominique Allainé ◽  
Aurélie Cohas
Keyword(s):  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Female Dominance ◽  
Alpine Marmot

Infanticide in the Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota)

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Coulon ◽  
L. Graziani ◽  
D. Allainé ◽  
M.C. Bel ◽  
S. Pouderoux
Keyword(s):  
Marmota Marmota ◽  
Alpine Marmot

scholarly journals Contrasting patterns of selection acting on MHC class I and class II DRB genes in the Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota)

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1686-1693 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. KUDUK ◽  
A. JOHANET ◽  
D. ALLAINÉ ◽  
A. COHAS ◽  
J. RADWAN
Keyword(s):  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Class I ◽  
Marmota Marmota ◽  
Alpine Marmot

scholarly journals Age-specific survival in the socially monogamous alpine marmot (Marmota marmota): evidence of senescence

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 992-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vérane Berger ◽  
Jean-François Lemaître ◽  
Pierre Dupont ◽  
Dominique Allainé ◽  
Jean-Michel Gaillard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marmota Marmota ◽  
Socially Monogamous ◽  
Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota (Alpine marmot)

1974 ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
T. C. Hsu ◽  
Kurt Benirschke
Keyword(s):  
Marmota Marmota ◽  
Alpine Marmot

Dorsal fin scars as indicators of age, sex, and social status in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 416-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Chu ◽  
Sharon Nieukirk
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Breeding Season ◽  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Megaptera Novaeangliae ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Humpback Whales ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Large Groups

We compared the number of linear marks and the shapes of dorsal fins of different classes of humpback whales during the breeding season. Male humpbacks tend to have more marks than females. Such marks are probably scars resulting from physical contact during intrasexual competition for mates. Not all males have marks; therefore, an unmarked adult humpback could be a male or a female. An adult with many marks is likely a male, however. Differences in the dorsal fins of principal and secondary escorts in large groups of competing males suggest that not all escorts have the same chance of attaining principal escort status. Therefore, male – male competitions in large groups should not necessarily be viewed as contests between equals. Principal escorts showed significantly more of some types of marks than did lone escorts of cows with calves, suggesting that not all lone escorts may retain their position if challenged.

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