Scent marking behaviour in the male Chinese water deer

• Autorzy: Sun L. , Xiao B. , Dai N.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Two types of scent marking behaviour are described in male Chinese water deer Hydropotes inerrnis Swinhoe, 1870 in their natural habitat in Jiangxi, China. Of all marking events, forehead-rubbing accounted for 13.6%, and urination with defaecation and/or pawing with the forefeet accounted for 86.4%. Urine was the most frequently used marking material. During the mating season, bucks seemed to reduce the size of each pellet group to increase marking frequency. A higher proportion of pellet groups was deposited together in the mating season than the non-mating season. Marking occurred more frequently near the borders than on the inner areas of territories.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

water deer; behaviour; Hydropotes inermis; male; male territoriality; China; Chinese water deer; marking behaviour; scent marking; deer

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 1994
• Tom: 39
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.177-184,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Sun L.

• State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA

autor

Xiao B.

autor

Dai N.

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