Ectoparasites and sett use in European badgers
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The European badger, 'Meles meles,' can be induced to move its sleeping place regularly based on its level of ectoparasite infestation. This implies that infestation may be reduced if badgers are given nest sites to choose from. Multiple nest sites may be used as a defense strategy against ectoparasites due to the prevalence of various ectoparasites among mammals, coupled with their sociality and fossoriality traits.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
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Increasing frequency of bite wounds with increasing population density in Eurasian badgers, Meles meles
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The patterns and rates of bite wounding and consequential scarring are examined. The findings indicate that the rate of bite wounding increased with group size and this increase was more among males than among females.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Demographic correlates of bite wounding in Eurasian badgers, Meles meles L., in stable and perturbed populations
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Occurrence of bite wounds in Eurasian badgers, Meles meles L., is analyzed. Pattern, time, place and gender of maximum bite wounds are presented.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
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