Browsing USN Open Archive by Subject "scent marking"
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Sex discrimination via anal gland secretion in a territorial monogamous mammal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-12)Monogamy in mammals is relatively unusual, only occurring in 3-5% and to an even lesser degree in rodents. Monogamy exists in two forms, facultative which evolved due to female dispersion and obligate when male care is ... -
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)
(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 ...