Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Herr, Jan"

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Resident beavers (Castor canadensis) do not discriminate between castoreum scent marks from simulated adult and subadult male intruders

Herr, Jan; Müller-Schwarze, Dietland; Rosell, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)

Subadult intruding beavers (Castor spp.) could be expected to pose a higher threat than adults to territory holders because, unlike adults who usually own a territory, subadults need to acquire a territory and a mate to ...
Use of space and movement patterns in monogamous adult Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber)

Herr, Jan; Rosell, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004)

Monogamy in mammals is characterized by reduced sexual dimorphism in morphology and behaviour. Ten pairs of Eurasian beaver Castor fiber were radio-tracked to test how far this concept can be applied to movement behaviour ...