Since current theories concerning the socio-spatial organisation of badgers are based disproportionately on high-density populations, more information is needed from areas of relatively low population density. Conventional ecological methods, however, have failed to provide the necessary tools to assess these issues. The main objective of my study was to develop a non-invasive genetic sampling method to measure the population density and assess the socio-spatial organisation of the Eurasian badger Meles meles in two areas, in Luxembourg and Belgium respectively, which appeared to support medium- and lower-density populations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:496814 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Scheppers, Thomas L. J. |
| Publisher | University of Sussex |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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