The day and night activity pattern of the stoat (Mustela erminea L.)

Debrot, Sylvain; Weber, Jean-Marc; Marchesi, Paul; Mermod, C

doi:10.1515/mamm.1985.49.1.13

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“…There were no intersexual differences in the proportion of active daytime radio-tracking fixes, a result that contrasts with other studies that have found that females are less active than males during the day and more active at night (Erlinge 1977;Debrot et al 1985;Alterio & Moller 1997;Alterio 1998). These differences in activity are thought to either reflect intersexual differences in diet, with females taking more nocturnal prey than males (King & Moody 1982;Alterio 1998), or to relate to intersexual differences in breeding behaviour (Erlinge & Sandell 1986).…”

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Home range, territorial behaviour and habitat use of stoats (Mustela erminea) in a colony of Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni), New Zealand

Cuthbert

Sommer

2002

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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We investigated home range size, territorial behaviour and habitat use of stoats in a colony of Hutton's shearwaters. A total of 15 stoats were caught, and radio-tracking data were obtained from 11 of them. Stoats tracked during the summer had very small home ranges (males 16.0 ha, females 9.4 ha), and with the exception of two immature animals, were defending intrasexual territories. Two males tracked in the spring had larger home ranges (47.9 ha) and were not territorial. Stoats showed a strong preference for areas where shearwaters were concentrated: 80% of tracking fixes were located in burrowed ground. The territorial behaviour of stoats is likely to limit the number of animals present within the colony during the shearwater's breeding season. Consequently, the small number of stoats within the colony (c. 20-30 adults) can kill only a very small proportion of the 100 000 pairs of Hutton's shearwaters present in the area. The low capture rate of stoats observed in this study indicates that capture rate is an inaccurate measure of stoat abundance when comparing areas of different prey availability.

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Home range, territorial behaviour and habitat use of stoats (Mustela erminea) in a colony of Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni), New Zealand

Cuthbert

Sommer

2002

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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“…Weasels and stoats have been found to be diurnal in most studies (King 1975, Samson and Raymond 1995, Sundell et al 2000, Jêdrzejewski et al 2000, Macdonald et al 2004, although Zielinski (1988) reported that captive weasels were most active at night while others observed seasonal shifts in stoat activity (Erlinge 1980, Debrot et al 1985. Erlinge (1980) also reported a shift by stoats towards more diurnal activity in summer, coinciding with the onset of mating behaviour.…”

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Summertime activity patterns of common weaselsMustela nivalis vulgaris under differing prey abundances in grassland habitats

Brandt

Lambin

2005

Acta Theriol

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Summertime activity patterns of common weaselsMustela nivalis vulgaris under differing prey abundances in grassland habitats. Acta Theriologica 50: 67-79.Weasels Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 in Kielder Forest, UK showed a diurnal rhythm of activity in summer and we argue that this is the prevailing rhythm found in weasels under natural conditions. Climatic conditions influenced weasel activity with weasels decreasing activity under rainy conditions, but we found no influence of month or weasel weight. In certain habitat types levels of weasel activity increased with increasing field vole Microtus agrestis density. This result stands in contrast to results from studies carried out in the laboratory and may reflect a greater proportion of time spent in reproductive activity and intra-specific interactions in areas where vole density, and hence conspecific density is high.

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“…In Europe, stoats have a predominantly diurnal rythm of activity during summer and a more nocturnal rythm during winter (Erlinge 1980;Debrot et al 1985 ;Sandel 1985). This variation might be caused by an increase of movement activity during summer associated with the breeding period (Erlinge 1980).…”

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Daily activity pattern and time budget of stoats (Mustela erminea) during summer in southern Québec

Samson¹,

Raymond²

1995

Mammalia

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The daily rhythm as well as the duration and frequency of activity of 8 stoats (Mustela erminea) were studied during summer in southern Quebec (Canada) by radiotracking (486.5 hours of observations). Stoats had a diurnal rhythm of activity characterized by short bouts lasting less than 40 minutes in most cases. Time budget of movements was evaluated to 1.7 ± 1.0 h during the day (n = 27 periods of observation) and to 0.3 ± 0.3 h during the night (n = 22 periods of observation). This time budget included, on average, 5.0 ± 3.2 bouts of movements during the day and 1.0 ± 1.0 bout during the night. Average time spent in stationary activity was evaluated to 2.3 ± 1.3 h in 17.0 ± 7.8 bouts during the day and to 0.6 ± 0.4 h in 5.6 ± 2.4 bouts during the night. Stoats in this study seemed to spent less time in activity than stoats in Europe. This behaviour may be related to the non-breeding status of the individuals radiotracked, to the high abundance of prey of our study area, and to the small size of stoats in North America.Resume. -Le rythme journalier ainsi que la duree et la frequence de l'activite de 8 hermines (Mustela erminea) ont etc etudies durant Tete au sud du Quebec (Canada) au moyen de la radiotelemetrie (486,5 heures d'observations). Les hermines etaient diurnes et les periodes d'activite duraient generalement moins de 40 minutes. Le temps consacre aux deplacements a etc evalue ä 1,7 ± 1,0 h durant le jour (n = 27 periodes d'observation) et ä 0,3 ± 0,3 h durant la nuit (n = 22 periodes d'observation). Ce bilan d'activite comprenait, en moyenne, 5,0 ± 3,2 periodes de deplacement durant le jour et 1,0 ± 1,0 periode durant la nuit. Les hermines ont consacre 2,3 ± 1,3 h ä des activites stationnaires reparties dans 17,0 ± 7,8 periodes durant le jour, comparativement ä 0,6 ± 0,4 h dans 5,6 ± 2,4 periodes durant la nuit. Les hermines de notre aire d'etude ont consacre moins de temps ä l'activite que les hermines en Europe. Ce comportement pourrait etre re lie au Statut de non-reproducteurs des individus suivis, ä l'abondance des proies de notre aire d'etude, ou ä la petite taille des hermines en Amerique du Nord. Mammalia, t. 59, n° 4, 1995 : 501-510.

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The day and night activity pattern of the stoat (Mustela erminea L.)

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Home range, territorial behaviour and habitat use of stoats (Mustela erminea) in a colony of Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni), New Zealand

Home range, territorial behaviour and habitat use of stoats (Mustela erminea) in a colony of Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni), New Zealand

Summertime activity patterns of common weaselsMustela nivalis vulgaris under differing prey abundances in grassland habitats

Daily activity pattern and time budget of stoats (Mustela erminea) during summer in southern Québec

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