Dancing to the message : African clawless otter scent marking behaviour

dc.contributor.authorJordaan, Rowan Keith
dc.contributor.authorSomers, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, Trevor
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-06T08:54:03Z
dc.date.available2017-12-06T08:54:03Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-04
dc.descriptionSupplement S01–S10 Video recorded by camera trap.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractLatrine use and behaviour at latrines have been studied in numerous otter species, but not African clawless otters, Aonyx capensis. We set up trail cameras at two latrines near Dullstroom, South Africa. On several occasions, we observed Aonyx capensis performing scent marking behaviours that included body rubbing on a bare patch of ground and deposition of anal secretions while “jiggle dancing”. Although body rubbing has been documented in this species, it has not been associated with scent marking, while “dancing” during scent marking has not been reported. Given the context of these observations, we speculate that the main function of scent marking behaviour in African clawless otters is likely related to inter-clan territorial marking.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentCentre for Wildlife Managementen_ZA
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Department of Science and Technology, through the National Research Foundation (South Africa) .en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.iten_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJordaan, R.K., Somers, M.J., McIntyre, T. 2017, 'Dancing to the message : African clawless otter scent marking behaviour', Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 1-2.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0394-1914 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1825-5272 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4404/hystrix-28.2-12264
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63443
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAssociazione Teriologica Italianaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 Associazione Teriologica Italiana. Article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License 3.0.en_ZA
dc.subjectLatrineen_ZA
dc.subjectCommunicationen_ZA
dc.subjectDefecationen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial behaviouren_ZA
dc.subjectTerritorialityen_ZA
dc.subjectAonyx capensisen_ZA
dc.titleDancing to the message : African clawless otter scent marking behaviouren_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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