Selected factors influencing the spatial relationship between latrines and burrows in rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.) in a suburban area of Madrid (Spain)

• Autorzy: Dominguez-Cebrian I. , de Miguel F. J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Latrines are a key element of maintenance behaviour in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), as well as a very important source of social and territorial information. On the other hand, its location probably carries significant costs associated with risk of predation. This study focuses on the factors involved in the spatial distribution of rabbit latrines in a suburban Mediterranean forest in Madrid (central Spain). In total, 167 latrines associated to 15 burrows were analyzed and the following information recorded: distance from each latrine to the burrow, ease of transit between each latrine and the burrow, visibility from the latrine and plant cover around the latrine. Our results show that, although all these factors are involved in the latrines disposition, their specific weight in the same was unequal, being ease of transit, visibility and plant cover more important than the distance between the latrines and the burrow.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

burrow; latrine; Oryctolagus cuniculus; rabbit; scent marking; predation risk; territorial behaviour; olfactory stimulus; chemical communication; suburban area; Madrid; Spain

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.819-823,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Dominguez-Cebrian I.

• Department of Biology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain

autor

de Miguel F. J.

• Department of Biology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain

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