Seasonal behavioral patterns of captive alpine musk deer (Moschus sifanicus): Rut and pre-rut comparisons

Meng, Xiuxiang; Yang, Qisen; Zhang, Feng; Xu, Hui; Perkins, Genevieve C.; Feng, Jinchao; Zhang, Dongjing

doi:10.2478/s11756-008-0085-0

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“…Animal estrus encompasses a series of changes in female reproductive hormones, genital organs, and sexual behaviors. Mammals such as red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ; Liu et al, ), masked palm civet ( Paguma larvata ; Jia, Jiang, & Wang, ), alpine musk deer ( Moschus sifanicus ; Meng et al, ) display obvious estrus behavior. However, there was no obvious estrus behavior found in this study.…”

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Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

Zhang

et al. 2019

Zoo Biology

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Understanding reproductive behavior is important for the conservation of endangered species, but research on the reproductive behavior of Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822) is still very scarce. In this study, we used focal animal sampling and all‐occurrence recording by an infrared monitor to observe the behaviors of two Sunda pangolins during a 5‐day breeding period at the Pangolin Research Base for Artificial Rescue and Conservation Breeding of South China Normal University (PRB‐SCNU). The behavioral characteristics and breeding strategies were analyzed, and the results were discussed together with information on other captive Sunda pangolin pairs at PRB‐SCNU. The results found that there was no obvious estrus behavior in the captive female, while the male could exhibit sexual excitement and courtship behavior after a brief introduction period. Repeated copulation continued over many days after the female accepted the courtship. The average duration of copulatory behavior was 248.9 ± 148.7 s (n = 25), and all copulation occurred between 20:00 and 08:00 hr in the natural day–night photoperiod. The mating position of Sunda pangolins was lateral–ventral and was classified as the ninth or eleventh pattern under both Dewsbury's and Dixson's classification systems. This study can provide scientific guidance for the captive breeding and management of Sunda pangolins and other pangolin species, which is of great significance for ex situ conservation tactics.

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Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

Zhang

et al. 2019

Zoo Biology

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“…We classified behaviours into five main components following Heijtel and van Hooft (2014), Meng et al (2008), and Li et al (2011), to include vigilance and feeding behaviours (Table 1). We included other behaviours such as communication and locomotion in separate groups because we did not have explicit predictions about how predator cues might influence these behaviours and because we decided to focus on the foraging/vigilance trade off.…”

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The Effect of Novel and Familiar Predator Cues on Prey Vigilance and Foraging Behaviors in the Greater Khingan Mountains, Inner Mongolia, China

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Fan

MacLeod

et al. 2019

Appl. Ecol. Env. Res.

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During periods of predation risk, prey adopt antipredator behaviours to maximise chances of survival, such as increased vigilance, reduced foraging time, shifting to safe habitat, and group formation. To effectively balance resource acquisition and antipredator behavior, prey animals make use of cues within their environment that provide them accurate information about the realistic threat of predation. Using camera traps, we tested vigilance and feeding behavioural responses of two naturally occurring ungulate species roe deer and moose to cues from naturally occurring brown bear and novel Amur tiger predators. We found that roe deer and moose vigilance and feeding behaviours were not affected by either visual or olfactory cues from predators, suggesting that ungulates in this system do not respond differently to novel predator cues. There are a number of potential explanations for this surprising lack of response to any predator cues: a) habituation to uninformative cues is important; b) ungulates might have relied more heavily on other cue types, such as auditory cues, or cues in combination; and, c) constraints on dispersal and/or resources may result in prey being forced to remain in high risk food patches, and continued prioritization of feeding over vigilance. We therefore, recommend that in the future studies regarding cues should involve a combination of cues at a similar location to increase predation risk to the animals to maximise prey response. To our knowledge, this is the first study to lay out the foundation of the ecological influences of captive Amur tiger on prey behaviors in the wild environment.

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Musk secretion of endangered Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster): muscone content and the relationships to age, health, mating history and enclosure condition

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Seasonal behavioral patterns of captive alpine musk deer (Moschus sifanicus): Rut and pre-rut comparisons

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

The Effect of Novel and Familiar Predator Cues on Prey Vigilance and Foraging Behaviors in the Greater Khingan Mountains, Inner Mongolia, China

Musk secretion of endangered Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster): muscone content and the relationships to age, health, mating history and enclosure condition

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