Courtship behaviour of western hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in a rural landscape in Ireland and the first appearance of offspring

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dc.contributor.authorHaigh, Amy
dc.contributor.authorButler, Fidelma
dc.contributor.authorO'Riordan, Ruth M.
dc.contributor.funderThomas Crawford Hayes Trust, National University of Ireland Galway
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-13T08:27:41Z
dc.date.available2016-05-13T08:27:41Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2014-06-19T16:06:48Z
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to investigate the timing of the breeding season of western hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in a rural landscape in Ireland, their courtship activity and the first appearance and possible dispersal of juveniles. Between June 2008 and June 2010, 24 hedgehogs (18 ♂ and 6 ♀) were caught and monitored by radio tracking and direct following. A preponderance of males was recorded in both adults and juveniles at the study site and the sex ratio deviated significantly from a 1:1 ratio. Courtship behaviour took place between April and July and occurred almost exclusively in a nine ha pasture. An individual female paired with up to seven males in a season. The first appearance of juveniles was recorded in September (2008) and July (2009). The majority (n=22) of juvenile sightings, both alive and as road kill, occurred in July but they continued to be recorded up until November (n=3). The presence of juveniles at the study site in October 2008 and a pregnant female being found in September 2009 indicated that late litters occur in Ireland.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThomas Crawford Hayes Trust, National University of Ireland Galway (PhD Scholarship)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationHaigh, A. Butler, F. and O'Riordan, R. M. (2012) Courtship behaviour of western hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in a rural landscape in Ireland and the first appearance of offspring', Lutra, 55(1), pp. 41-54.en
dc.identifier.endpage54en
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleLutraen
dc.identifier.startpage41en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2545
dc.identifier.volume55en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherZoogdierverenigingen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.zoogdierwinkel.nl/content/lutra-551haigh-et-al2012
dc.rights© 2012, Zoogdiervereniging.en
dc.subjectSex biasesen
dc.subjectMultiple pairingsen
dc.subjectJuvenilesen
dc.subjectSecond littersen
dc.subjectDispersalen
dc.titleCourtship behaviour of western hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in a rural landscape in Ireland and the first appearance of offspringen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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