Predation processes: behavioural interactions between red fox and roe deer during the fawning season

Jarnemo, Anders

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“…The pattern of scavenging and utilization of a deer carcass by foxes in this study differs to that of dogs, coyotes, and wolves. Foxes are solitary scavengers, whereas wild dogs, coyotes, and wolves hunt and scavenge in packs (36,37,(45)(46)(47). The larger body size, jaw strength and pack advantages to hunting, enable these larger canids to hunt large-sized carcasses (48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53).…”

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An Investigation of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) Scavenging, Scattering, and Removal of Deer Remains: Forensic Implications and Applications

Young

Márquez‐Grant

Stillman

et al. 2014

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Within northwest Europe, especially the United Kingdom, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) are the largest wild scavengers capable of modifying a set of remains through scavenging. Knowledge of region‐specific and species‐typical scavenging behaviors of scavengers within the crime scene area and surroundings can aid in more efficient and accurate interpretations. The scavenging behaviors of captive and wild foxes and badgers were recorded and compared through actualistic methods and direct observation. The scavenging by wild foxes and badgers of surface‐deposited baits and whole deer (Cervus nippon; Capreolus capreolus) in a woodland was observed and analyzed. Wild foxes were found to scavenge deer more frequently than badgers. The scavenging of deer remains by foxes was also compared with forensic cases. The scavenging pattern and recovery distances of deer and human remains scavenged by foxes were similar but were potentially affected by the condition and deposition of a body, and the presence of clothing.

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An Investigation of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) Scavenging, Scattering, and Removal of Deer Remains: Forensic Implications and Applications

Young

Márquez‐Grant

Stillman

et al. 2014

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…Maternal females do trade off between the distance from a hiding place and the detectability of the offspring and thereby balance the risk of neonate predation (Byers and Byers 1983;Bongi et al 2008;Panzacchi et al 2009). The success of the adopted anti-predator strategy is thus inevitably related to the type of habitat (Jarnemo 2004;Bongi et al 2008).…”

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Suckling behavior of eland antelopes (Taurotragus spp.) under semi-captive and farm conditions

Hejcmanová

Vymyslická

Koláčková

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J Ethol

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Mother-offspring interactions soon after parturition play a key role in the survival of mammals. We investigated the suckling behavior of semi-captive Western Derby eland (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus) in a 60-ha enclosure covered by dense savanna vegetation in Senegal and farmed Common eland (T. oryx) on an open 2-ha pasture in the Czech Republic. We hypothesized that the basic pattern of suckling bout duration and mother-offspring interactions would be similar between species, but would vary in response to the environmental conditions and breeding system. During three calving periods, we observed the suckling of 27 and 23 calves of Derby and Common elands, respectively, between the ages of 1-5 months, and the interactions between mother and calf before and during suckling. Suckling bout duration increased with the age of the calves for both elands. However, in Derby elands we recorded longer suckling bouts in male than female calves and shorter suckling bouts in primiparous mothers than multiparous ones; no differences were found in farmed Common elands. The animals' active approach to mother-offspring contact, for example naso-anal contact, and initiation and termination of suckling, resulted in longer suckling bouts in Derby elands. The results suggest that Derby elands that range over a large enclosure with dense vegetation cover adjust their maternal behavior in compliance with potential predator risk, facing a trade-off between nursing and vigilant behavior in the wild. The suckling behavior of farmed elands, on the other hand, reflects the conditions of captivity without predators and with the small available area enabling permanent visual contact of animals.

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“…In Scandinavia its main prey are rodents and lagomorphs (Lindström 1982). It is also a major predator on roe deer fawns (Strandgaard 1972, Liberg et al 1993, Lindström et al 1994, Aanes and Andersen 1996, Jarnemo et al 2004, and the red fox is the smallest mammal reported as a major predator on ungulate neonates (Linnell et al 1995).…”

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Red Fox Removal and Roe Deer Fawn Survival—a 14-Year Study

Jarnemo

Liberg

2005

Journal of Wildlife Management

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We studied the impact of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) predation on free‐ranging roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) neonates during 14 years in a mixed forest/agricultural landscape in south central Sweden. A large‐scale natural predator removal experiment occurred when an outbreak of sarcoptic mange (Sarcoptes scabiei) reduced the red fox population initially and caused subsequent variations in red fox abundance. We estimated relative red fox abundance by dividing number of fox observations with number of person‐days in field. Red fox predation accounted for 88% of known mortality in roe deer fawns. Predation was closely correlated to red fox abundance, and there was a strong negative correlation between fox abundance and overall fawn survival. Fox abundance was the only factor with a significant effect on between year variation in fawn survival. Annual predation varied between zero and 90%. Our study recorded the highest predation rates for roe deer juveniles established to date. High fawn survival in years of low fox abundance suggested that predation mortality was additive during summer. Our results supported the conclusion that the large national increase of roe deer in Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s was related to lower fox predation on fawns and also indicated that the roe deer population density was well below habitat carrying capacity at the onset of the mange epidemic. In Sweden, in general, a thorough fox control will most likely result in increased fawn survival and higher potential roe deer harvest.

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Predation processes: behavioural interactions between red fox and roe deer during the fawning season

Cited by 32 publications

References 22 publications

An Investigation of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) Scavenging, Scattering, and Removal of Deer Remains: Forensic Implications and Applications

An Investigation of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) Scavenging, Scattering, and Removal of Deer Remains: Forensic Implications and Applications

Suckling behavior of eland antelopes (Taurotragus spp.) under semi-captive and farm conditions

Red Fox Removal and Roe Deer Fawn Survival—a 14-Year Study

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