Home‐range overlap and spatial organization as indicators for territoriality among male bushbuck (
            <i>Tragelaphus scriptus</i>
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Wronski, Torsten

doi:10.1017/s0952836905006825

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“…The species, which depends on concealment to avoid predators, is common in most parts of Africa except for very arid areas and dense forest habitats (Estes 1991). After natal dispersal young males form bachelor groups from which maturing males start out to challenge territory holders (Wronski 2005). Females are philopatric and organised in matrilineal clans (Wronski and Apio, unpublished).…”

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“…Prior to the study, seven adult specimens (three adult females and four adult males) had been radio-collared (Wronski 2004), which allowed individual tracking. To determine feeding rates inside and outside LDS, we applied focal animal sampling in combination with instantaneous sampling (fixed interval time-point sampling) on radiocollared individuals during longitudinal sampling sessions (Altmann 1974;Martin and Bateson 1985).…”

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“…In this case, it appears that females provide potential mates with information regarding their reproductive status and provide other females with information regarding the residency of the area in which the LDS are found. Since adult male bushbucks are territorial (Wronski 2005), LDS may also serve a marking function in a territorial context. In summary, the importance of olfactory communication through faeces in other mammals including antelope species suggests a function of LDS in a social context in bushbuck (Gosling 1982;Gosling and Roberts 2001).…”

Section: Allelomimetic Behaviour Social Functions Of Ldsmentioning

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Localised defecation sites: a tactic to avoid re-infection by gastro-intestinal tract parasites in bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus?

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Localised defecation sites: a tactic to avoid re-infection by gastro-intestinal tract parasites in bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus?

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“…Sitatunga (T. spekei) are reported to show individual bonds between females, which may be based on kinship (Anderson 1980;Magliocca et al 2002). Finally, bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) are described as solitary bush dwellers (Verheyen 1955, Waser 1975aAllsopp 1978;Kingdon 1982a, b;Wronski 2004.…”

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Behavioural repertoire of the bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus): agonistic interactions, mating behaviour and parent–offspring relations

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Wanker

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A free-ranging bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) population was observed over a period of 3 years, thereby enabling a detailed description of the behavioural repertoire of this widespread but barely investigated solitary African antelope species. Agonistic and submissive behaviour patterns are described, among them several hitherto un-described behaviour patterns -such as "escorting", where territorial males guide intruders to the periphery of their territory -and "push-up position", an extreme form of submissive behaviour. Furthermore, we report on behaviour patterns of males and females during mating as well as on behaviour patterns of parents directed towards their offspring. Again, we describe a hitherto unknown behaviour: the protection of calves by adult males, which may be a socio-positive behaviour directed towards their offspring led by kin selection.

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“…A literatura sugere que o estudo da sobreposição de áreas de vida pode representar uma evidência indireta de territorialidade, já que esse aspecto da ecologia das espécies é bastante difícil de ser observado em campo (BURT, 1943;WRONSKI, 2005 (SOUZA, 1995a;SOUZA;ABE, 1997a;1997b;FAMELLI, 2005). Nesses estudos, os machos também foram capturados em pontos de maior correnteza e maior profundidade em relação às fêmeas e jovens (SOUZA, 1995a;.…”

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Área de vida, movimentação e seleção de habitat do cágado Hydromedusa maximiliani (Testudines: Chelidae) no parque estadual Carlos Botelho, SP

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Home range, movements and habitat selection of the freshwater turtle Hydromedusa maximiliani (Testudines: Chelidae) at the Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho, São Paulo state, BrazilA key factor in conservation biology is a suitable design of protected areas. Long-term study is required when determining the size, structure, shape of these areas for freshwater turtles, thereby integrating essential information to guarantee the reproductive success, recruitment of new individuals into the population and persistence of the population over the years. Nineteen adult animals (10 males and 9 females) were fitted with radio-transmitters in order to analyze the home range, movement patterns, habitat use and selection of the vulnerable freshwater Hydromedusa maximiliani, an endemic and vulnerable freshwater turtle from Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil, one of the world's most threatened ecosystems. Another eighteen adult animals (11 females and 7 males) were also monitored with the technique of thread-bobbins. Three different methods such as MCP "Minimum Convex Polygon", Kernel and Cluster were applied to measure home range size which varied between 0.2 to 1.5 ha throughout a year period of monitoring, with mean size of 0.4 ha either for the wet or the dry season. No difference was found when the home range measured using different methods were compared even with the time difference between them (72 hours for thread-bobbins and 1 year for telemetry). This result associated with the low movements showed by Hydromedusa maximiliani (3 to 138 m/day) and the intense use of burrows can be explained by the sedentary behavior and intense site fidelity of the turtles with the river. Nevertheless, the importance of the terrestrial habitat for freshwater turtles is already known though longterm monitoring is necessary to study this aspect which would contribute to future conservation strategies including nests sites and also habitat use and selection of young turtles.

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Home‐range overlap and spatial organization as indicators for territoriality among male bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus )

Cited by 32 publications

References 22 publications

Localised defecation sites: a tactic to avoid re-infection by gastro-intestinal tract parasites in bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus?

Localised defecation sites: a tactic to avoid re-infection by gastro-intestinal tract parasites in bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus?

Behavioural repertoire of the bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus): agonistic interactions, mating behaviour and parent–offspring relations

Área de vida, movimentação e seleção de habitat do cágado Hydromedusa maximiliani (Testudines: Chelidae) no parque estadual Carlos Botelho, SP

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