Little is known of the mating system of the swift fox or how it compares to other socially monogamous mammals. In a 4-year study of 188 swift foxes, we used microsatellite analysis at 11 loci along with spatial observations to investigate swift fox mating strategies. The mating strategies used by swift foxes were highly diverse. Previous field observations have indicated that the swift fox is socially monogamous. However, we found that extrapair mating was a common breeding strategy; 52% of offspring were sired by a male that was not the mate of their mother. There was also variation in the structure of social groups. Of 59 social groups, the most common consisted of a male and female pair (93% of social groups); however, four stable trios ...
Background Relatedness between group members is central to understanding the causes of animal dis...
Understanding patterns of space-use by individuals, their distribution, and how they coexist with ec...
Thesis (M.S., Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation))--California State Universi...
Little is known of the mating system of the swift fox or how it compares to other socially monogamou...
We examined social group formation, movements and denning relative to other group members, home-rang...
Relatively little is known about the mating behavior, and factors that influence the mating behavior...
Members of the family Canidae are distinguished from other carnivore families by pair bonding and ma...
Members of the family Canidae are distinguished from other carnivore families by pair bonding and ma...
Parental investment varies inmammalian species, with male care of young being more common in social ...
1. We incorporated spatial data on swift foxes (Vulpes velox) with genetic analysis to assess the in...
From 1997 to 2001, we monitored movements of 109 adult and 114 juvenile swift foxes, Vulpes velox (S...
Mammalian monogamy is puzzling from and evolutionary perspective because it is unclear why males, wh...
Canid social groups are typically thought to consist of extended families, that is, a dominant breed...
Understanding the causal mechanisms promoting group formation in carnivores has been widely investig...
Background Relatedness between group members is central to understanding the causes of animal dispe...
Background Relatedness between group members is central to understanding the causes of animal dis...
Understanding patterns of space-use by individuals, their distribution, and how they coexist with ec...
Thesis (M.S., Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation))--California State Universi...
Little is known of the mating system of the swift fox or how it compares to other socially monogamou...
We examined social group formation, movements and denning relative to other group members, home-rang...
Relatively little is known about the mating behavior, and factors that influence the mating behavior...
Members of the family Canidae are distinguished from other carnivore families by pair bonding and ma...
Members of the family Canidae are distinguished from other carnivore families by pair bonding and ma...
Parental investment varies inmammalian species, with male care of young being more common in social ...
1. We incorporated spatial data on swift foxes (Vulpes velox) with genetic analysis to assess the in...
From 1997 to 2001, we monitored movements of 109 adult and 114 juvenile swift foxes, Vulpes velox (S...
Mammalian monogamy is puzzling from and evolutionary perspective because it is unclear why males, wh...
Canid social groups are typically thought to consist of extended families, that is, a dominant breed...
Understanding the causal mechanisms promoting group formation in carnivores has been widely investig...
Background Relatedness between group members is central to understanding the causes of animal dispe...
Background Relatedness between group members is central to understanding the causes of animal dis...
Understanding patterns of space-use by individuals, their distribution, and how they coexist with ec...
Thesis (M.S., Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation))--California State Universi...