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Behaviour and ecology of the Ruppell’s fox, Vulpes ruppelli, in Oman

Behaviour and ecology of the Ruppell’s fox, Vulpes ruppelli, in Oman by I.M. LINDSAY and D.W. MACDONALD Animal Behaviour Research Group, Department of Zoology» South Parks Road, Oxford 3PS Summary. -- Aspects of the ranging behaviour, spatial organisation and diet of Ruppell's foxes are described. Radio tracking revealed that six adults were organised as three monogamous pairs ; members of each pair often shared a den, whereas the day ranges of each pair did not overlap with that of any other pair. By night, these foxes travelled home ranges which, averaged (grid cell method) 30.4 sq km ; overlap of polygonal home ranges was greater within than between pairs. These foxes were omnivores, their diet including small mammals, insects, lizards and birds. Resume. -- Divers aspects du comportement domanial, de Porganisation spatiale et du regime alimentaire du renard famelique sont decrits. Le radio-pistage a permis de constater que six adultes etaient organises en trois couples monogames. Les membres de chaque couple partageaient souvent le meme terrier, mais pendant le jour le domaine de chaque couple ne se superposait pas ceux des autres2 couples. De nuit ces renards parcouraient des domaines d'une surface voisine de 30,4 km ; la superposition des domaines polygonaux etait meilleure chez les membres du meme http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammals de Gruyter

Behaviour and ecology of the Ruppell’s fox, Vulpes ruppelli, in Oman

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 Walter de Gruyter
ISSN
0025-1461
eISSN
1864-1547
DOI
10.1515/mamm.1986.50.4.461
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Abstract

by I.M. LINDSAY and D.W. MACDONALD Animal Behaviour Research Group, Department of Zoology» South Parks Road, Oxford 3PS Summary. -- Aspects of the ranging behaviour, spatial organisation and diet of Ruppell's foxes are described. Radio tracking revealed that six adults were organised as three monogamous pairs ; members of each pair often shared a den, whereas the day ranges of each pair did not overlap with that of any other pair. By night, these foxes travelled home ranges which, averaged (grid cell method) 30.4 sq km ; overlap of polygonal home ranges was greater within than between pairs. These foxes were omnivores, their diet including small mammals, insects, lizards and birds. Resume. -- Divers aspects du comportement domanial, de Porganisation spatiale et du regime alimentaire du renard famelique sont decrits. Le radio-pistage a permis de constater que six adultes etaient organises en trois couples monogames. Les membres de chaque couple partageaient souvent le meme terrier, mais pendant le jour le domaine de chaque couple ne se superposait pas ceux des autres2 couples. De nuit ces renards parcouraient des domaines d'une surface voisine de 30,4 km ; la superposition des domaines polygonaux etait meilleure chez les membres du meme

Journal

Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammalsde Gruyter

Published: Jan 1, 1986

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