Male social activity in the small Indian mongoose Herpestes javanicus

• Autorzy: Hays W. S. T. , Conant S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The mongoose family, Herpestidae, includes several species that comprise the most social small Carnivora. The small Indian mongoose Herpestes javanicus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818), a South Asian species that has been introduced to numerous Caribbean and Pacific islands, has not been reported to show complex sociality. A radio-tracking study conducted on Oahu, Hawaii, revealed that a group of at least 5, and perhaps more than 10, large males in the study area shared a single, large home range during the breeding season. Members of this group spent far more time than expected within 20 m of fellow members. Group members frequently shared dens, sleeping within 50 cm of each other. Females maintained very small, overlapping home ranges inside the male group's range. Male breeding coalitions have previously been reported in a congeneric species, the slender mongoose Herpestes sanguineus.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

social activity; Herpestes javanicus; mammal; social behaviour; Indian mongoose; Herpestidae; male; Carnivora; Asian species

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 48
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.485-494,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Hays W. S. T.

• University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

autor

Conant S.

Bibliografia

• Albignac R. 1976. L'ecologie de Mungotinctis decemlineata dans le forets decidues de l'ouest de Madagascar. La Terre et la Vie 30: 347-376.
• Ben-Yaakov R. and Yom-Tov Y. 1982. On the biology of the Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, in Israel. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 48: 34-45.
• Coblentz B. E. and Coblentz B. A. 1985. Reproduction and the annual fat cycle of the mongoose on St. John, US Virgin Islands. Journal of Mammalogy 66: 560-563.
• Creel S. R. and Creel N. M. 1991. Energetics, reproductive suppression and obligate communal breeding in carnivores. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 28: 263-270.
• Doncaster C. P. 1990. Non-parametric estimates of interaction from radio-tracking data. Journal of Theoretical Biology 143: 431-443.
• Ewer R. F. 1973. The Carnivores. Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY: 1-494.
• Gittleman J. L. 1989. Carnivore group living: comparative trends. [In: Carnivore behavior, ecology and evolution. J. L. Gittleman, ed]. Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY: 183-207.
• Gorman M. L. 1976a. A mechanism for individual recognition by odour in Herpestes auropunctatus. Animal Behaviour 24: 141-145.
• Gorman M. L. 1976b. Seasonal changes in the reproductive pattern of feral Herpestes auropunctatus in the Fijian Islands. Journal of Zoology, London 178: 237-246.
• Gorman M. L. 1979. Dispersion and foraging of the small Indian mongoose, Herpestes auropunctatus (Carnivora: Viverridae) relative to the evolution of social viverrids. Journal of Zoology, London 187: 65-73.
• Grant J. W. A., Chapman C. A. and Richardson K. S. 1992. Defended versus undefended home range sizes of carnivores, ungulates and primates. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 31: 149-161.
• Hiscocks K. and Perrin M. R. 1991. Den selection and use by dwarf mongooses and banded mongooses in South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 21: 119-122.
• Hoagland D. B., Horst G. R. and Kilpatrick C. W. 1989. Biogeography and population biology of the mongoose in the West Indies. Biogeography of the West Indies 1989: 611-634.
• Kingdon J. 1977. East African mammals: an atlas of evolution in Africa, vol. III, part A. Academic Press, NY: 1-476.
• Mulligan B. E. and Nellis D. W. 1973. Vocal repertoire of the mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus. Behaviour 55: 237-267.
• Nellis D. W. and Everard C. O. R. 1983. The biology of the mongoose in the Caribbean. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands 195: 1-162.
• Nowak R. M. 1991. Walker's mammals of the world. 5th ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD: 1-1629.
• Pearson O. P. and Baldwin B. H. 1953. Reproduction and age structure of a mongoose population in Hawaii. Journal of Mammalogy 34: 436-447.
• Rasa O. A. E. 1977. The ethology and sociology of the dwarf mongoose (Helogale undulata rufula). Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 43: 337-406.
• Rood J. P. 1974. Banded mongoose males guard young. Nature 248: 176.
• Rood J. P. 1980. Mating relationships and breeding suppression in the dwarf mongoose. Animal Behavior 28: 143-150.
• Rood J. P. 1986. Ecology and social evolution in the mongooses. [In: Ecological aspects of social evolution. D. I. Rubenstein and R. W. Wrangham, eds]. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ: 131-153.
• Rood J. P. 1989. Male associations in a solitary mongoose. Animal Behavior 38: 725-728.
• Rood J. P. 1990. Group size, survival, reproduction and routes to breeding in dwarf mongooses. Animal Behavior 39: 566-572.
• Rood J. P. and Wozencraft W. C. 1989. Mongooses. [In: The encyclopaedia of mammals. D. W. Macdonald, ed]. Unwin Hyman, London: 146-153.
• Sandell M. 1989. The mating tactics and spacing patterns of solitary carnivores. [In: Carnivore behavior, ecology and evolution. J. L. Gittleman, ed]. Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY: 164-182.
• Soares M. J. and Hoffman J. C. 1981. Seasonal reproduction in the mongoose, Herpestes auro­punctatus. I: Androgen, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone in the male. General and Comparative Endocrinology 44: 350-358.
• Tomich P. Q. 1979. Studies of leptospirosis in natural host populations. I. Small mammals of Waipio Valley, Island of Hawaii. Pacific Science 33: 257-279.
• Verschuren J. 1958. Ecologie et biologie des grands mammiferes. Exploration du Parc National de Garamba, vol. 9. Institut des Parcs Nationals de Congo Belge, Brussels: 1-225.
• Waser P. M. 1981. Sociality or territorial defence? The influence of resource renewal. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 8: 231-237.
• Waser P. M., Keane B., Creel S. R., Elliott L. F. and Minchella D. J. 1994. Possible male coalitions in a solitary mongoose. Animal Behavior 47: 289-294.
• Waser P. M. and Waser M. S. 1985. Ichneuma albicauda and the evolution of viverrid gregariousness. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 68: 137-151.
• Wong J., Stewart P. D. and MacDonald D. W. 1999. Vocal repertoire in the European badger (Meles meles): structure, context and function. Journal of Mammalogy 80: 570-588.