Genetic determinants of raccoon social behavior in a highly urbanized environment

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Title:	Genetic determinants of raccoon social behavior in a highly urbanized environment
Author:	Hauver, Stephanie Anne
Description:	Raccoons (Procyon lotor) are one of the most ubiquitous mammals in North America, yet the details of their social behavior remains enigmatic. I examine the extent to which social associations between adult raccoons can be attributed to their degree of relatedness. I found tenuous, but consistent evidence, that relatedness does influence the degree of sociality, but this is not the main factor driving social associations between raccoons. I suggest that a high density environment with ample resources, such as my study site, is more likely the parameter responsible for raccoon social behavior. Additionally, I examined the degree of sociality between male and female raccoons that were documented to have successfully mated. I found that identified parents most often shared substantial amounts of home range and females had their highest contact rates with males who sired their offspring. I examine these social associations in light of previously assumed mating behaviors.
Permanent Link:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211198470 http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/8625
Date:	2008

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