Badger Meles meles setts–architecture, internal environment and function
Badger Meles meles setts–architecture, internal environment and function
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Badger Meles setts——建筑、内部环境和功能
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1992
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T. Roper
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T. Roper
獾穴的大小差别很大，从简单的单入口洞穴到复杂的数百米长的隧道系统，有多个入口和地下室。从19个出土的定居点数据显示，主要定居点在面积和体积方面比其他定居点更大，并包含更多的房间，巢穴和厕所;但不同大小和类型的定居点是根据相同的基本建筑原则建造的。除了在距离最近的入口至少7米的地方温度和湿度是恒定的之外，对雪洞内的环境条件知之甚少。雪貂用于繁殖和作为睡觉的地方和避难所，但一个问题仍然是大的setts的功能价值。据认为，大型的主刚毛使社会群体的成员能够在地下避免彼此，特别是在繁殖时。关于其他类型的sett的使用知之甚少。
Badger setts vary considerably in size, ranging from simple single-entrance burrows to complex tunnel systems hundreds of metres long with multiple entrances and underground chambers. Data from 19 excavated setts show that main setts are larger than other setts in terms of area and volume, and contain more chambers, nests and latrines; but setts of different sizes and types are built according to the same basic architectural principles. Little is known about the environmental conditions within setts, other than that temperature and humidity are constant in parts of a sett that are at least 7 m from the nearest entrance. Setts are used for breeding and as sleeping places and refuges, but a question remains as to the functional value of large setts. It is suggested that large main setts allow members of a social group to avoid one another underground, especially when breeding. Little is known about the use of other types of sett.