Ranging and activity patterns of the group-living ferret badger Melogale moschata in Central China
Ranging and activity patterns of the group-living ferret badger Melogale moschata in Central China
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10.1644/09-mamm-a-049r.1
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2010-04
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Liang Zhang;Yanping Wang;Youbing Zhou;C. Newman;Y. Kaneko;D. Macdonald;P. Jiang;P. Ding
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Liang Zhang;Yanping Wang;Youbing Zhou;C. Newman;Y. Kaneko;D. Macdonald;P. Jiang;P. Ding
摘要空间利用的模式可以提供有价值的洞察模式的活动和社会结构知之甚少的哺乳动物物种。从2005年4月至2006年11月，我们在中国中部地区对低密度的雪貂獾（Melogale moschata）进行了无线电跟踪。14名男性和8名女性被捕。对其中9只个体（6只雄性和3只雌性）进行了随访;平均（± SD）100%最小凸多边形（MCP 100）家域为128.3 ± 131.9 ha，性别间无差异。对于MCP 100，无论是夜间运动距离还是日常活动模式，都没有显示出因性别或季节而产生的显著差异。核心区域（50%最小凸多边形[MCP 50]）通常位于整个家域的中心。在放射跟踪亚群中明显存在两组不同的动物，一组由7只成年獾组成，另一组由至少2只剩余的有领獾组成，这些獾来自我们研究区域的外围，具有额外獾的现场迹象。在每组内，放射性项圈个体的家域广泛重叠（MCP 100为62.1% ± 26.5%; MCP 95为59.6% ± 23.0%; MCP 50为37.1% ± 24.5%），每组最多4只成虫共享同一洞穴（sett）。我们认为我们的数据理解mustelid的社会空间行为的影响。
Abstract Patterns of space use can provide valuable insights into patterns of activity and social structure of poorly known mammal species. From April 2005 to November 2006 we radiotracked a low-density population of ferret badgers (Melogale moschata) in central China. Fourteen males and 8 females were caught. Nine of these individuals (6 males and 3 females) were followed; mean (± SD) 100% minimum convex polygon (MCP100) home range was 128.3 ± 131.9 ha, with no difference between sexes. For MCP100, neither nightly movement distances nor daily activity patterns revealed significant variation due to sex or season. Core areas (50% minimum convex polygon [MCP50]) were typically located centrally within overall home ranges. Two distinct groups of animals were evident in the radiotracked subpopulation, one consisting of 7 adults and the other composed of at least the 2 remaining collared badgers with field signs of additional badgers from the periphery of our study area. Within each group, home ranges of radiocollared individuals overlapped extensively (62.1% ± 26.5% for MCP100; 59.6% ± 23.0% for MCP95; 37.1% ± 24.5% for MCP50), and up to 4 adults per group shared the same burrow (sett). We consider the implications of our data for understanding of mustelid sociospatial behavior.