Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Macdonald, David W."

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Age-related changes in somatic condition and reproduction in the Eurasian beaver: Resource history influences onset of reproductive senescence

Campbell, Ruairidh D.; Rosell, Frank; Newman, Chris; Macdonald, David W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

Using 15 years of data from a stable population of wild Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber), we examine how annual and lifetime access to food resources affect individual age-related changes in reproduction and somatic condition. ...
Will Trespassers Be Prosecuted or Assessed According to Their Merits? A Consilient Interpretation of Territoriality in a Group-Living Carnivore, the European Badger (Meles meles)

Tinnesand, Helga Veronica; Buesching, Christina D.; Noonan, Michael J.; Newman, Chris; Zedrosser, Andreas; Rosell, Frank; Macdonald, David W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-06)

Socio-spatial interactions of Carnivores have traditionally been described using the vocabulary of territoriality and aggression, with scent marks interpreted as ‘scent fences’. Here, we investigate the role of olfactory ...