Knowing Me, Knowing You: Anal Gland Secretion of European Badgers (Meles meles) Codes for Individuality, Sex and Social Group Membership
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-019-01113-0
Abstract: European badgers, Meles meles, are group-living in the UK, and demarcate their ranges with shared latrines. As carnivores, badgers possess paired anal glands, but olfactory information on the content of badger anal gland secretion (AGS)… read more here.
Keywords: european badgers; anal gland; gland secretion; group ... See more keywords
The European badger, Meles meles, as a new host for Trichinella britovi in Romania.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109301
Abstract: The European badger, Meles meles (Carnivora, Mustelidae) is a widespread opportunistic omnivorous mammal. Its food spectrum comprises a wide variety of plants and small animals, occasionally including rodents, such as mice or rats. Considering that… read more here.
Keywords: badger; trichinella; badger meles; european badger ... See more keywords
Alternative Reproductive Strategies Provide a Flexible Mechanism for Assuring Mating Success in the European Badgers (Meles meles): an investigation from hormonal measures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113823
Abstract: Selection-pressures differ with population density, but few studies investigate how this can affect reproductive physiology. European badger (Meles meles) density varies from solitary to group-living across their range, with reported mating periods throughout the entire… read more here.
Keywords: mating periods; high density; mating; density ... See more keywords
Extrinsic factors affecting cub development contribute to sexual size dimorphism in the European badger (Meles meles).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2019.04.005
Abstract: Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is common among mammals, with males typically being larger than females, as a product of sex-specific differences in growth rate and growth duration. The Musteloidea, however, exhibit a hypo-allometric reduction in… read more here.
Keywords: growth; extrinsic factors; size dimorphism; meles meles ... See more keywords
Molecular detection of Sarcocystis lutrae in the European badger (Meles meles) in Scotland
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182017000762
Abstract: SUMMARY Neck samples from 54 badgers and 32 tongue samples of the same badgers (Meles meles), collected in the Lothians and Borders regions of Scotland, were tested using polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) directed against the… read more here.
Keywords: sarcocystis lutrae; molecular detection; detection sarcocystis; tongue samples ... See more keywords
Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) pestanai in Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) and Ixodidae ticks, Italy
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182021001190
Abstract: Abstract Abstract Trypanosomes are haemoflagellate protozoa transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods causing infections in a wide range of mammals, including humans. Adult badgers (Meles meles, n = 2), displaying severe paralysis, ataxia and severe ectoparasite infestation,… read more here.
Keywords: megatrypanum pestanai; pestanai; pestanai eurasian; meles meles ... See more keywords
Effect of selective removal of badgers (Meles meles) on ranging behaviour during a ‘Test and Vaccinate or Remove’ intervention in Northern Ireland
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268821001096
Abstract: Abstract The role of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) as a wildlife host has complicated the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle. Badger ranging behaviour has previously been found to be altered by culling… read more here.
Keywords: selective removal; northern ireland; ranging behaviour; test ... See more keywords
Detection and Characterization of a Novel Picornavirus in European Badger (Meles meles)
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DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9110645
Abstract: Simple Summary A molecular survey was performed to investigate the gut virome of wild mustelids and sciurids found dead in Northwestern Italy. Using pan-picornavirus primer pair, we discovered a new picornavirus (PV) in the intestinal… read more here.
Keywords: badger meles; badger; meles meles; sequence ... See more keywords