Feeding ecology of the stone and pine marten revealed by element analysis of their skeletons

Grupe, Gisela; Krüger, Hans-Heinrich

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(90)90195-z

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“…Grupe & Krüger, 1990), except for barium, which frequently shows values higher than the reported range. Tables 2 and 3 show means and standard deviations from multi-element analyses of the human skeletal samples and comparative measurements for soil samples and animal bones from these graveyards, when available.…”

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Geographical Variation of Subsistence Strategies in Early Mediaeval Populations of Southwestern Germany

Schutkowski¹,

Herrmann

1996

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Geographical Variation of Subsistence Strategies in Early Mediaeval Populations of Southwestern Germany

Schutkowski¹,

Herrmann

1996

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Both PM and SM are omnivorous and opportunistic feeders, their diet is highly variable both seasonally and geographically, essentially depending on the most available resource (Clevenger, 1994;Genovesi et al, 1996;Helldin, 1999;Zalewski et al, 1995). In our study area, we found that fruits and vegetables were more common in SM than PM on a sub-sample of stomachs (n = 24 for PM and n = 91 for SM, Ruette et al, unpublished results) and we suggest that PM is slightly more carnivorous than SM, which has been demonstrated in West Germany (Grupe and Krüger, 1990). This ruled out the hypercarnivory hypothesis to explain the larger size of SM than PM.…”

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Quantifying the age- and sex-dependent morphological variation in two syntopic mustelids: Martes martes and Martes foina

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a b s t r a c tAge determination is a prerequisite to establish reliable age and sex-specific patterns of morphological variation between individuals, populations and species. In this paper, we explored sex and age morphological variations in pine and stone martens in the same region of Bresse (France) during the same period. Using a large dataset of stone martens and pine martens genetically identified, we discriminated individuals using a set of morphological measurements (body mass, head-and-body length, tooth wear, tail length, neck circumference, posterior foot length, baculum length) and evaluated their power in correctly classifying individuals in three age classes: juveniles, subadults and adults. We then derived cross-sectional growth curves for the two species and estimated the age at the end of growth by adjusting sex and species-specific von Bertalanffy growth curves. Our results showed that sub-adults and adults are difficult to disentangle based on morphological measurements, especially because subadults reached adult size by the age of eight months. On the adults, the sexual size dimorphism in favor of males for all traits we measured was clearly more pronounced in pine martens than in stone martens. Stone martens showed significantly larger measurements than pine martens of the same sex, except for head-and-body length which was not significant and posterior foot length which was larger in pine martens. We discussed our results in the light of various hypotheses concerning biogeographical variation and long-term morphological divergence. Our results suggest that inter-specific differences in morphology might facilitate coexistence of both species in the same area.

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“…Although Rasero et al [15] did not define “host taxon,” the words “carnivore,” “omnivore,” and “herbivore” are usually used in the context of the foraging ecology of animals. In their study, the red fox, stone marten ( M. foina ) and pine marten ( M. martes ) were defined as “carnivores.” These animals are widely recognized as omnivores based on their food habits [46, 47]. Therefore, if these animals were classified by their food habits, their sorting would be incorrect.…”

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Possible transmission of Sarcoptes scabiei between herbivorous Japanese serows and omnivorous Caniformia in Japan: a cryptic transmission and persistence?

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Background Two transmission patterns of Sarcoptes scabiei in host mammal communities have been reported based on microsatellite-level genetic studies in the last two decades. While one involves restrictions among different host taxa, the other is associated with predator–prey interactions between different host taxa. In contrast to these observations, the present study reports a possible irregular case of transmission of S. scabiei between herbivorous Japanese serow and omnivorous Caniformia mammals in Japan, though under very weak predator–prey relationships. Methods DNA from 93 Sarcoptes mites isolated from omnivorous Caniformia (such as the domestic dog, raccoon dog, raccoon and Japanese marten), omnivorous Cetartiodactyla (wild boar) and herbivorous Cetartiodactyla (Japanese serow) in Japan were analyzed by amplifying nine microsatellite markers. Principal components analyses (PCA), Bayesian clustering analyses using STRUCTURE software, and phylogenetic analyses by constructing a NeighborNet network were applied to determine the genetic relationships among mites associated with host populations. Results In all the analyses, the genetic differentiation of Sarcoptes mites from wild boars and Japanese serows was observed. Conversely, considerably close genetic relationships were detected between Caniformia-derived and Japanese serow-derived mites. Because the predator–prey interactions between the omnivorous Caniformia and herbivorous Japanese serow are quite limited and epidemiological history shows at least a 10-year lag between the emergence of sarcoptic mange in Japanese serow and that in Caniformia, the transmission of S. scabiei from Caniformia to Japanese serow is highly suspected. Conclusions The close genetic relationships among mites beyond Host–taxon relationships and without obvious predator–prey interactions in Caniformia and Japanese serow deviate from previously reported S. scabiei transmission patterns. This type of cryptic relationship of S. scabiei populations may exist in local mammalian communities worldwide and become a risk factor for the conservation of the remnant and fragmented populations of wild mammals. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13071-019-3630-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Feeding ecology of the stone and pine marten revealed by element analysis of their skeletons

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

Geographical Variation of Subsistence Strategies in Early Mediaeval Populations of Southwestern Germany

Geographical Variation of Subsistence Strategies in Early Mediaeval Populations of Southwestern Germany

Quantifying the age- and sex-dependent morphological variation in two syntopic mustelids: Martes martes and Martes foina

Possible transmission of Sarcoptes scabiei between herbivorous Japanese serows and omnivorous Caniformia in Japan: a cryptic transmission and persistence?

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