The “corpse bride” strikes again: first report of the Davian behaviour in the Eurasian badger

Mammalia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-376
Author(s):  
Marco Colombo ◽  
Emiliano Mori
Keyword(s):  
Young Male ◽  
First Record ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Dominant Male ◽  
Mature Individual ◽  
Adult Individual ◽  
Mature Adult ◽  
The Road ◽  
Eurasian Badger ◽  
Sexually Mature

AbstractWe reported the first record of Davian behaviour (necrophilia) in the Eurasian badger Meles meles (L., 1758) in northern Italy. A male badger was observed in a camera-trap survey courting and trying to copulate with a probably road-killed female, in February. The dead female was a sexually mature, adult individual; the male was probably a young mature individual. Social behaviour of this carnivore may have evolved to guarantee the access to females only to the dominant male. Usually, female badgers passively receive mating by excited males. This behaviour may have enticed the young male to start courtship and copulation with the road-killed female.

scholarly journals Eurasian badger (meles meles) habitat and sett site selection in the northern Apennines

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo M. Biancardi ◽  
Valentina Rigo ◽  
Sonia Azzolini ◽  
Claudio Gnoli
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Selection Index ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
The Road ◽  
Eurasian Badger ◽  
Real Factor ◽  
Causes Of Mortality ◽  
Selection For

The principal aim of this research was to study coarsescale habitat selection and distribution of main setts of the Eurasian badger (<em>Meles</em> <em>meles</em> L., 1758). The study area extends for 161 Km2 in the hilly territory of southern Lombardy (Italy). The positions of 23 main setts (SP) and 28 random points (RP) were mapped into a GIS. For each point, several environmental characteristics were measured in the field or taken from thematic digital maps. A statistical comparison of the distribution of these characteristics in a circular area (radius 300 m) around each point was carried out. Eurasian badger setts were primarily dug in sheltered places, with high tree cover. The Manly selection index pointed to a strong selection for deciduous woods. Southern slope orientation and the presence of chestnut trees, a potentially important resource for badgers in this area, were also preferred. Similar to other studies, geological and lithological characters and the distance from water did not appear to influence den use. However, the substratum of the study area was mainly formed with sedimentary rocks, loam rocks and sandstones, with also easy-to-dig alluvial soils. Water is a resource easily available over the whole territory, with a well-branched network of rivers and streams. The road network and the presence of urban or industrial infrastructures seem to be a real factor of danger and disturbance, as one of the leading causes of mortality for badgers are road casualties. Our results suggest that badgers of this region are more selective for the sett site than for food resources.

Microsatellite primers from the Eurasian badger, Meles meles

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2215-2216 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bijlsma ◽  
M. Van De Vliet ◽  
C. Pertoldi ◽  
R. C. Van Apeldoorn ◽  
L. Van De Zande
Keyword(s):  
Meles Meles ◽  
Microsatellite Primers ◽  
Eurasian Badger

scholarly journals First record of Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Phibalura flavirostris Vieillot, 1816 (Aves, Cotingidae) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 495-497
Author(s):  
Allan Corral ◽  
Claudía Liz Rodrigues Silva ◽  
Cristiano Marcelo Espinola Carvalho ◽  
Kwok Chiu Cheung ◽  
Luciana Mendes Valério
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Small Area ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Adult Individual ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

The Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Phibalura flavirostris, is a rare Neotropical bird. Its geographic distribution in Brazil is limited to the country’s south and south-east regions and a small area in the center of the state of Goiás. However, an adult individual was recorded in a fragment of Cerrado in the municipality of Campo Grande, in central Mato Grosso do Sul, indicating an expansion in the distribution of the species in Brazil.

scholarly journals First record of Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) in Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Raquel Carvalho Dantas ◽  
Fernando Heberson Menezes ◽  
Kalyl Silvino Serra ◽  
Edja Daise Oliveira Barbosa ◽  
Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Adult Individual ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Mammal Diversity

We document the first record of Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. An adult individual was photographed in October 2015 in the municipality of João Câmara. This is the northernmost report of this species for the Caatinga biome. This article also represents important data for the Rio Grande do Norte, since the mammal diversity of this state is practically unknown.

First record of the globally invasive crab, Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867), in Benin, with notes on its taxonomy (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4576 (2) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
COMLAN EUGÈNE DESSOUASSI ◽  
PHILIPPE A. LALÈYÈ ◽  
CÉDRIC d’UDEKEM D’ACOZ
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Morphological Variations ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
West African Coast ◽  
De Man ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sexually Mature

The Indo-Pacific portunid, Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867), is a crab species native to the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans and has previously colonized the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Atlantic. It is now recorded in the Eastern Atlantic, on the coast of Benin, where a thriving population has established. This invasive and widely distributed species exhibits morphological variations within and between populations, which are discussed in detail. Its current distribution is presented, and its future expansion along the West African coast and future impact on coastal ecosystems and local fisheries are the object of tentative forecasts. Illustrations of sexually mature specimens from different sizes and regions are presented, and their allometric, individual and geographical variations are discussed. A new synonymy and a new account on the taxonomy and the biology of the species are presented. Illustrations of the lectotype and the paralectotype of C. hellerii are also provided for the first time. Charybdis spinifera (Miers, 1884), C. merguiensis (De Man, 1887) and C. vannamei Ward, 1941 are here treated as subjective junior synonyms of C. hellerii. The holotype of C. spinifera and two syntypes of C. merguiensis are illustrated. 

scholarly journals Investigating the Role of the Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) in the Nationwide Distribution of the Western European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in England

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hof ◽  
Allen ◽  
Bright
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Erinaceus Europaeus ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Eurasian Badger ◽  
European Hedgehog ◽  
Intraguild Predator ◽  
Western European

Biodiversity is declining globally, which calls for effective conservation measures. It is, therefore, important to investigate the drivers behind species presence at large spatial scales. The Western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is one of the species facing declines in parts of its range. Yet, drivers of Western European hedgehog distribution at large spatial scales remain largely unknown. At local scales, the Eurasian badger (Meles meles), an intraguild predator of the Western European hedgehog, can affect both the abundance and the distribution of the latter. However, the Western European hedgehog and the Eurasian badger have shown to be able to co-exist at a landscape scale. We investigated whether the Eurasian badger may play a role in the likelihood of the presence of the Western European hedgehog throughout England by using two nationwide citizen science surveys. Although habitat-related factors explained more variation in the likelihood of Western European hedgehog presence, our results suggest that Eurasian badger presence negatively impacts the likelihood of Western European hedgehog presence. Intraguild predation may, therefore, be influencing the nationwide distribution of hedgehogs in England, and further research is needed about how changes in badger densities and intensifying agricultural practices that remove shelters like hedgerows may influence hedgehog presence.

Birds in the diet of the Eurasian badger Meles meles: a review and meta-analysis

Mammal Review ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIM HOUNSOME ◽  
RICHARD DELAHAY
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Eurasian Badger
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