Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Cross, Hannah"
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Female yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) do not display the Dear Enemy Phenomenon in response to female anal gland secretions
Cross, Hannah (Master thesis, 2012)The dear enemy phenomenon (DEP) is a form of neighbour - stranger discrimination in which resident territorial individuals respond less agonistically to intrusions by known neighbouring conspecifics than they do to stranger ... -
Scent-sniffing dogs can discriminate between native Eurasian and invasive North American beavers
Rosell, Frank; Cross, Hannah; Johnsen, Christin Beate; Sundell, Janne; Zedrosser, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The invasion of a species can cause population reduction or extinction of a similar native species due to replacement competition. There is a potential risk that the native Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) may eventually be ... -
Sex discrimination via anal gland secretion in a territorial monogamous mammal
Cross, Hannah; Zedrosser, Andreas; Nevin, Owen; Rosell, Frank (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 ...