Reading the signs: Camera‐trapping provides new insights on scent marking in the large‐antlered muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis). Issue 1 (16th January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tilker, Andrew; Sinovas, Pablo
• Is Part Of: Ecology and evolution. Volume 13:Issue 1(2023)
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• Publication Date: 2023-01-16
• Subjects: Annamites -- camera‐trap -- intraspecific communication -- large‐antlered muntjac -- scent marking -- Southeast Asia; Ecology -- Periodicals; Evolution -- Periodicals; 577.05
• DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9692
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-7758

Abstract

Abstract: We present evidence of scent marking in the large‐antlered muntjac ( Muntiacus vuquangensis ). Given the importance of scent marking in individual recognition among ungulates, this behavior may serve to communicate the fitness cost of antagonistic interactions among rival males and could serve as a mechanism for mate assessment among females. Abstract : We document the first recorded evidence of scent marking in the large‐antlered muntjac ( Muntiacus vuquangensis ), a little‐known and threatened deer endemic to the Annamites ecoregion of Indochina. We discuss the function of this behavior within a wider behavioral and evolutionary ecology framework for mammals living in tropical forests.