Scent marking by common voles Microtus arvalis in the presence of a same-sex neighbour

• Main Author: Dobly, Alexandre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Sciences et médecine vétérinaires; Evolution des espèces; Ecologie; Microtus arvalis; Novelty; Odour; Rodent; Runways; Territory defence; Burrows; The Corridor
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/164246

Several vole species use scent marked runways radiating from their burrows for foraging and dispersion. These marks are probably used for social communication. This 4-day laboratory study investigated the environmental and social causations of marking inside pre-existing corridors in male and female...