Title:

Some observations on the mating behaviour of captive American pine martens Martes americana

Creator:

Grant, J. ; Hawley, A.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1996

Description:

Four male and 8 female captive pine martens Martes americana (Turton, 1806) were observed for signs of mating. Behavioural changes associated with breeding season began in mid-June. Subjective observation indicated that the frequency of abdominal scent marking and body contact between males and females increased from June through July and decreased during August. Aggression between females increased markedly during the breeding season. The animals emitted diverse vocalizations, including a throaty chuckle that was associated with breeding and that was indistinguishable by observers from a call emitted when females appeared to be consoling young kits. Copulations was observed on 4 occasions during July in one pair of martens, and was typical of that described for Martes species in general. Two individual copulatory acts were timed and lasted 5 and 14.5 min, respectively. The female appeared to control the timing and duration of copulation and seemed in one instance to actively solicit the attention of the male.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

mating behaviour ; captive population ; copulations ; Martes americana ; Kuna amerykańska ; sezon godowy ; kopulacja

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

41

Issue:

4

Start page:

439

End page:

442

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.96-45

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Streszcz. ang.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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