Burrow utilization by springhares (Pedetes capensis) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Peinke, Dean; Brown, C R

Title: Burrow utilization by springhares (Pedetes capensis) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Peinke, Dean
Creator: Brown, C R
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2005
Date: 2005
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/447073
Identifier: vital:74582
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2005.11407307
Description: The use of burrows by springhares was investigated in the Eastern Cape, South Africa using radio telemetry. Springhares utilized 4–27 different burrows scattered over areas ranging from 0.6–28.5 ha, with maximum distances of 170–1000 m between burrows. Springhares frequently changed burrows, seldom spending more than a few consecutive days in each, unless rearing young. The number of burrows used by individuals was correlated with the length of time they were tracked and, even after a year, some individuals were still occupying burrows previously unused by them. Males and females did not differ significantly in the mean number of burrows used, the mean area over which these were distributed, or the mean maximum distance between burrows. Springhares were generally solitary and occupied burrows were, with few exceptions, apparently avoided by conspecifics.
Format: 8 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Zoology
Relation: Peinke, D.M. and Brown, C.R., 2005. Burrow utilization by springhares (Pedetes capensis) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Zoology, 40(1), pp.37-44
Relation: African Zoology volume 40 number 1 37 44 2005 2224-073X
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