The socio-ecological functions of fossoriality in a group-living carnivore, the European badger (Meles meles)

<p>This thesis examines the role played by den use in socio-ecology, especially in leveraging group formation (i.e., the Fossorial Benefits Hypothesis; FBH), using badgers as a model species. In particular, I benefit from recent technological developments, facilitating detailed measurements of...

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Main Author: Noonan, M
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2015
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