Scent marking in wolves Canis lupus inhabiting managed lowland forests in Poland
Abstract In wolves Canis lupus , scent marking plays an important role in territory defence. In Europe, studies on patterns of scent marking in wolves have mostly been conducted in mountains or primeval forests, but since these areas are characterised by low human activity, the impact of people on t...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s13364-020-00514-x 2023-05-15T15:49:36+02:00 Scent marking in wolves Canis lupus inhabiting managed lowland forests in Poland Stępniak, Kinga M. Niedźwiecka, Natalia Szewczyk, Maciej Mysłajek, Robert W. University of Warsaw 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13364-020-00514-x https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13364-020-00514-x.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13364-020-00514-x/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Mammal Research volume 65, issue 4, page 629-638 ISSN 2199-2401 2199-241X Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-020-00514-x 2022-01-04T12:28:00Z Abstract In wolves Canis lupus , scent marking plays an important role in territory defence. In Europe, studies on patterns of scent marking in wolves have mostly been conducted in mountains or primeval forests, but since these areas are characterised by low human activity, the impact of people on this behaviour has been neglected. We conducted a study that combined genetic methods with an analysis of the spatial distribution of wolf territory markings in lowland managed forests with high human activity. We found that scent markings are deposited by all members of wolf family groups. Wolves most intensively marked crossroads and their vicinity, especially on roads only accessible for four-wheel drive cars. Our study provides further evidence that crossroads of forest roads play a crucial role in wolf scent marking. The results of our study may be useful during inventories of wolf populations based on collecting indirect signs of their presence or non-invasive genetic sampling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Springer Nature (via Crossref) Mammal Research 65 4 629 638 |
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Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Stępniak, Kinga M. Niedźwiecka, Natalia Szewczyk, Maciej Mysłajek, Robert W. Scent marking in wolves Canis lupus inhabiting managed lowland forests in Poland |
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Abstract In wolves Canis lupus , scent marking plays an important role in territory defence. In Europe, studies on patterns of scent marking in wolves have mostly been conducted in mountains or primeval forests, but since these areas are characterised by low human activity, the impact of people on this behaviour has been neglected. We conducted a study that combined genetic methods with an analysis of the spatial distribution of wolf territory markings in lowland managed forests with high human activity. We found that scent markings are deposited by all members of wolf family groups. Wolves most intensively marked crossroads and their vicinity, especially on roads only accessible for four-wheel drive cars. Our study provides further evidence that crossroads of forest roads play a crucial role in wolf scent marking. The results of our study may be useful during inventories of wolf populations based on collecting indirect signs of their presence or non-invasive genetic sampling. |
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Scent marking in wolves Canis lupus inhabiting managed lowland forests in Poland |
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Scent marking in wolves Canis lupus inhabiting managed lowland forests in Poland |
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Scent marking in wolves Canis lupus inhabiting managed lowland forests in Poland |
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Scent marking in wolves Canis lupus inhabiting managed lowland forests in Poland |
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