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Owen, Pamela Renee. "Phylogenetic relationships among American badgers (Taxidiinae) and the evolution of the badger ecomorph /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Greville, Caroline. "The Year of the Badger." Thesis, University of Kent, 2017. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/69099/.

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Da, Silva Jack. "Ecological aspects of Eurasian badger social structure." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.252789.

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Moore, Jude Arthur Hamilton. "Internal environment of badger (Meles meles) setts." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360488.

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Rhodes, James I. (James Ian). "Phylogeographic structure of the honey badger (Mellivora capensis)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21732.

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Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the phylogeographic structuring of the honey badger, Mellivora capensis, a highly mobile medium sized carnivore with an extensive distribution throughout sub-Saharan Africa extending into the Middle East and India. Particular focus was placed on providing preliminary data potentially useful for the development of translocation policies for this species in southern Africa. Where possible, genetic results were also compared with current trinomial designations to determine whether s

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Stewart, Paul Dominic. "The social behaviour of the European badger : Meles meles." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268202.

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Ostler, Jessica Ridley. "Sett use and sett function in the European badger." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260920.

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Wright, Amanda. "Predicting the distribution of Eurasian badger (Meles meles) setts." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.364059.

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Legarreta-Gonzalez, Martin Alfredo. "Spatial statistical methods in the reconstruction of badger territories." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/19688/.

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For decades, Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) have been the object of several studies trying to explain their primitive social organization, feeding, territory and lately, their relationship with bovine tuberculosis which can cost £1bn over the next 10 years. Badgers spend the day sleeping in their setts and foraging during the night. They live in clans, sharing and defending a communal territory but foraging and feeding individually. Several attempts to explain what influences the size and shape of badgers’ territories have been made, considering, for example whether they are determined by the

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McDonald, Jennifer Leslie. "Disease and demography in the Woodchester Park badger population." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/15336.

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The topic of badgers in the UK is often a contentious one, dividing opinions and sparking political debate. On one hand, badgers represent an important part of the British ecosystem but on the other a wildlife reservoir of disease implicated in the transmission of bovine tuberculosis (TB) to livestock in the UK. This has prompted strong interest in their population dynamics and epidemiology. Using data from a long-term study of a naturally infected badger population in Woodchester Park, Gloucestershire, this thesis explores a range of capture-mark-recapture (CMR) models to further understand d

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Steward, Lucy Charlotte. "Badger social networks and their implications for disease transmission." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/27257.

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Diseases that infect wildlife populations pose a significant threat to public health, agriculture, and conservation efforts. The spread of these diseases can be influenced by the social structure of the population, and therefore often need to be accounted for in disease models. In this thesis I use high-resolution contact data to explore the social structure of a high-density population of European badgers (Meles meles). I explore how this structure might influence the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a debilitating disease of cattle for which badgers are a wildlife reservoir. Denning and

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Davies, J. M. "Scent marking with faeces and anal secretion in the European badger." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.233010.

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defend feeding territories, and that the spatinl distribution of 'patches' of earthworms (their major prey) determines the size of badger territories. Such a food-based model has been widely accepted, but has a number of equivocal assumptions which are discussed. Recently Roper, Shepherdson & Davies (1986) proposed an alternative model of territorial organisation, based on the seasonal pattern of territory marking with faeces and anal gland secretion, which suggested that territoriality in badgers may be more related to defence of oestrus females by resident males than to defence of food resou

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Shepherdson, D. J. "Foraging behaviour and space use in the European badger (Meles meles L.)." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377581.

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Latour, Paul B. "The individual within the group territorial system of the European badger (Meles meles L.)." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1988. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU010238.

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Three groups of European badger (<i>Meles meles</i> L.) were studied during 1985 and 1986 on an area of mixed farmland in the Spey Valley, Scotland. The European badger is group territorial but individuals forage solitarily. Group size was 6 (Milton group), 3-5 (Sheilich group) and 2-4 (Little Loch group). Data were obtained by means of radio tracking on five of the Milton group, three of the Sheilich group, two of the Little Loch group plus two single males. The three group territories ranged in size from 75-146 ha. and each contained a unique habitat structure. Spatial autocorrelation and gr

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Newman, Christopher. "The demography and parasitology of the Wytham Woods' badger population." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343438.

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George, S. C. "Stress, energetics and disease in the Eurasian badger (Meles meles)." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557418.

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The Eurasian badger is a wildlife reservoir of bovine tubersculosis (bTB) in the UK and Ireland. Many aspects of badger behaviour, ecology and disease dynamics are well understood. However, data for Northern Ireland are scarce and knowledge of their physiology is almost non-existent. This thesis aimed to determine the prevalence of bTB in badger groups in Northern Ireland and use a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate badger physiology, epidemiology and ecology, as well as how these factors interact with each other. A 75% increase in group size of grassland groups was recorded in the cur

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Goodman, Emily Louisa. "Quantifying interactions in a high-density badger (Meles meles) population." Thesis, University of York, 2007. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/11021/.

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McClune, David William. "Energy expenditure and behaviour of the European badger (Meles meles)." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707834.

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This thesis begins by examining the factors that affect metabolic rate, before turning to the measurement of energy expenditure and the quantification of behaviour in the European badger (Meles meles). Resting metabolic rate and daily energy expenditure (DEE) were measured (by respirometry and doubly labelled water, respectively) in a population of free-ranging badgers and analysed in terms of age, sex, season, and bovine tuberculosis (bTB) disease status. In a pilot study with a captive tame badger, a tri-axial accelerometer equipped collar was used to gather data on badger movement. Custom s

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Woodroffe, Rosemary Brigitte. "Factors affecting reproductive success in the European badger, Meles meles L." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316891.

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Service, Katrina M. "Properties of badger urine as a substance used in scent marking." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389146.

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Müller, Miguel. "Self-healing Javascript Errors Caused by the Browser Extension Privacy Badger." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-303012.

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As today’s web is filled with privacy-invasive third-party trackers, users are turning to privacy extensions to prevent their browsing habits from leaking. However, research has shown that privacy extensions can decrease website quality and even break meaningful functionality. Our research addresses this problem by performing automated repairs on Javascript code that has been broken by Privacy Badger, a heuristics-based privacy extension. First, we study how the use of Privacy Badger affects the prevalence of Javascript errors on 11 665 urls. We find errors caused by Privacy Badger on 758 (6.5

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Kostka, Berit Isabel. "Landscape ecology, diet composition and energetics of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles)." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579755.

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In the British Isles, the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) is implicated in the transmission of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) to cattle. Growing concern about the efficacy of disease control measures has necessitated the need for more data on the species' ecology in a range of habitats, as variations in habitat use of badgers in heterogeneous landscapes may have implications for the management of the species as well as bTB. This study used a range of ecological technologies to investigate the variation of badger social group size, diet composition and individual foraging strategies throughout major h

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Frantz, Alain Camille. "Non-invasive genetic typing in the study of badger (Meles meles) ecology." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402675.

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Sadlier, Linda. "The behavioural ecology of the badger (Meles meles L.) on pastoral farmland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314145.

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Benton, Clare Helen. "Spatio-temporal distribution and persistence of Mycobacterium bovis in a badger population." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/28495.

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Studying the dynamics of pathogen transmission within wildlife populations presents an array of challenges. Where populations are socially structured, this can influence parasite transmission, impacting on the effectiveness of disease management strategies. In this thesis, I focus on a well-studied social mammal, the European badger (Meles meles) which is a key wildlife reservoir of a disease of economic importance; bovine TB (caused by infection with Mycobacterium bovis). The social structuring, characteristic of high density badger populations, is of well-established importance in the transm

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Thornton, P. S. "The density and distribution of badgers in south-west England." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377313.

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Butler, Juliana Mary. "The ecology of burrowing and burrow use in the European badger Meles meles." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260903.

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Feore, Sarah Mary. "The distribution and abundance of the badger Meles meles L in Northern Ireland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296825.

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McDevitt, Max James. "The LaFollettes, Progressivism, and the Wisconsin Idea: The 1930s in the Badger State." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579269.

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This paper investigates the political economy of the state of Wisconsin during the years of the Great Depression. In the existing literature, state responses to the economic downturn have been overshadowed by the changes happening in the federal government during the period. The paper is broken into nine sections. Section I is an introduction. Section II gives an overview of Wisconsin during the 1930s. Section III explores the LaFollette family and the growth of the Progressive Party in Wisconsin. Section IV is a detailed discussion of the Unemployment Reserves and Compensation Act of 1932, th

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Hofer, Heribert. "Patterns of resource distribution and exploitation by the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) : a comparative study." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:18aae8d6-b540-46bb-87f0-3e0b296db609.

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Thirteen badgers and 20 foxes were radio-tracked in the Wytham Estate, Oxfordshire, between 1981 and 1983. Thirteen badger and 10 fox groups were identified from radio-tracking and bait marking. Badger groups (mean size 1982: 4.45, 1983: 5.82) occupied contiguous territories (size: 22-75 ha) with boundaries marked by latrines. Seasonal variation in marking intensity and choice of marking sites presumably were responses to changing intrusion pressure. Fox groups (mean size: 2.6) occupied stable territories (size: 22- 104 ha) with little overlap. Faeces deposition by foxes facilitated territory

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Buesching, Christina D. "The subcaudal gland of the European badger (Meles meles), chemistry and scent-marking behaviour." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365858.

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Palphramand, Katie Louise. "Patterns of territoriality and space use in a moderate-density badger (Meles meles) population." Thesis, University of York, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.428458.

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Wilson, Gavin John. "Patterns of population change in the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) in Britain, 1988-1997." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/e2874fa5-7955-48c1-bb16-ae29893e9f72.

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In this thesis, the patterns of population change in the British badger (Me/es me/es) population over a nine year period are presented. The results of a stratified, random survey undertaken between October 1994 and January 1997 were compared with those from an identical, baseline survey which was carried out between November 1985 and early 1988. l-km squares were the unit of survey: 22711-km squares were surveyed twice - once in the 1980s survey and again in the 1990s. The Institute ofTerrestrial Ecology's Land Classification Scheme was incorporated into the survey design to ensure that Britai

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Guedes, Diana Alvim Pereira de Sousa. "Environmental drivers reveal fragmented spatial patterns of Eurasian badger (Meles meles) occurrence in Portugal." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/21545.

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Mestrado em Ecologia Aplicada<br>Perceber os fatores ambientais que influenciam a ocorrência e distribuição de espécies é essencial para a formulação de medidas de conservação eficientes. O texugo Europeu (Meles meles) é um dos carnívoros mais comuns nos ecossistemas Mediterrânicos mas o aumento da fragmentação de habitat nas últimas décadas pode originar uma mudança no seu estatuto e distribuição. A sua ampla distribuição geográfica juntamente com o facto de ser uma espécie generalista em termos de habitat e alimentação torna difícil encontrar um padrão de seleção de habitat único. Neste estu

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King, Hayley C. "Non-invasive monitoring of environmental Mycobacterium bovis shedding in wild European badger (Meles meles) populations." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2015. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/77509/.

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The herd-level incidence of Mycobacterium bovis has been increasing in the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic or Ireland (RoI) for the past thirty years, resulting in substantial economic and animal welfare issues. Failure to control this pathogen in cattle is in part due to European badgers (Meles meles), a wildlife reservoir that are responsible for a proportion of transmission of M. bovis to cattle. Monitoring infection in badger populations is currently limited due to the need to trap badgers, which requires highly trained field staff and is expensive. In addition, although contact with infe

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Sin, Yung Wa. "The major histocompatibility complex, mate choice and pathogen resistance in the European badger Meles meles." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:951310f6-63d8-4fbc-893a-dcd319e1a1d9.

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Studies of the evolution of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have been central to the understanding sexual selection and pathogen-mediated selection. The European badger Meles meles is well suited for exploring such questions because of its life history characteristics, reproductive biology and mating system. In this thesis, I examined both MHC class I and class II genes. Seven putatively functional sequences were found for class I genes and four for class II DRB genes. Evidence of past balancing selection of both genes was demonstrated by the d<sub>N</sub>d<sub>S</sub> ratio, by pos

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Silva, Inês Malheiro Guise da. "Sett entrances characteristics of the Eurasian badger(Meles meles) in sharpham estate, southwest of England." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/24750.

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A fragmentação e a degradação de habitats estão entre as maiores ameaças aos carnívoros. O Texugo-euroasiático (Meles meles) é um carnívoro com facilidade de adaptação que, embora não esteja ameaçado globalmente, exige atenção na compreensão das características dos seus habitats. Este estudo pretendeu analisar que fatores ambientais caracterizam e influenciam o uso de entradas de tocas de texugo na propriedade de Sharpham (Reino Unido). A abordagem incluiu variáveis topográficas, de vegetação local, usos de solo e de influência humana. O teste U de Mann-Whitney foi executado para todas as vari

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Moore, Alexis L. "Functional specialization in the intrinsic forelimb musculature of the American badger (Taxidea taxus)." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1323718161.

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Christian, Sean Francis. "The behavioural ecology of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) : space use, territoriality and social behaviour." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.357263.

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Karlsson, Linda. "Människovana grävlingar som testdjur för grythundar. En studie om hur grävlingars beteende och fysiologi påverkas av hundars aggressivitet." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2313.

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<p>In Sweden live badgers are used in tests in order to train and prepare earth dogs for hunting underneath ground. This has for several years causeddebate concerning the welfare of the badgers. It is questioned whether the purpose of the dog training, i.e. to reduce injuries in both dogs and prey, is worth the suffering that is reflected on the badgers. </p><p>The aim of this investigation was to study </p><p>1) stress levels in badgers when used in earth dog training, </p><p>2) if the stress load differs when the badgers are exposed to dogs with varying aggression levels (low, moderate, high

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Tulsiani, Urvi Kotak. "Factors influencing natural attenuation of dinitrotoluenes in surface soils : badger army ammunition plants : a case study." Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005, 2005. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-07142005-000016/.

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Tulsiani, Urvi Kotak. "Factors influencing natural attenuation of dinitrotoluenes in surface soils: Badger Army Ammunition Plant a case study." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7196.

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Factors influencing natural attenuation of dinitrotoluenes (DNT) in surface soils and the application of monitored natural attenuation (MNA) as a remediation strategy were examined using contaminated soils from Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP). Based on the previous research involving contaminated media obtained from locations at BAAP, and the fact that groundwater at the site is not contaminated, it seemed likely that aerobic biodegradation of DNT is active without intervention, and that natural attenuation may be an effective strategy for managing the contamination that exists at BAAP. Mi

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Russell, William. "Development and evaluation of serological assays to detect Mycobacterium bovis infection in the badger (Meles meles)." Thesis, Brunel University, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311276.

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Annavi, Geetha. "Genetic, socio-ecological and fitness correlates of extra-group paternity in the European badger (Meles meles)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8d7304b2-84a2-4d5d-bbbc-63270d309e2e.

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The evolution of extra-group paternity (EGP) is a contentious issue in evolutionary biology. This thesis examines the factors and adaptive benefits driving EGP in a high-density, group-living population of European badgers (Meles meles). To improve power to assign parentage, I isolated and characterised 21 new polymorphic microsatellite markers. I genotyped 83% of 1410 badger trapped 1987‒2010 using 35 autosomal microsatellite markers. Maternity and paternity were assigned at 80% confidence ca. 82% of individuals. 48% of paternities were extra-group, where 85% were attributable to neighbouring

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Bilham, Kirstin Louise. "The effects of oxidative stress and innate immunity on European badger (Meles meles) life-history dynamics." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:043151e5-54da-47b1-86a1-14cef09f67e0.

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Wild animals are faced with many stressors from starvation to infections, which will affect individual survival and population dynamics. Free radicals and reactive oxygen species are involved in many of these processes, from cell signalling and immunity, to potentially being a causal factor in ageing. Oxidative stress is posited as a major factor in population dynamics, ultimately driving the evolution of life-history traits in wild species, acting as the 'currency' through which various trade-offs operate. In this thesis, I present a series of studies on the Wytham population of European badg

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Noonan, Michael James. "The socio-ecological functions of fossoriality in a group-living carnivore, the European badger (meles meles)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:69ea12af-f012-41ec-9359-6983cee8590a.

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This thesis examines the role played by den use in socio-ecology, especially in leveraging group formation (i.e., the Fossorial Benefits Hypothesis; FBH), using badgers as a model species. In particular, I benefit from recent technological developments, facilitating detailed measurements of activity, energetic expenditure, ranging behaviour, and underground localisation, enabling the examination of hitherto intractable facets of badger socio-ecology, allowing a comprehensive investigation. Group-living is theorised to evolve when the benefits of living with conspecifics outweigh the costs. Whi

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York, Glen J. "Perceptions of teachers, guidance personnel and administrators at Badger High School of technology and technology education." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002yorkg.pdf.

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Pigozzi, Giorgio. "Behavioural ecology of the European badger (Meles meles) : diet, food availability and use of space in the Maremma Natural Park, central Italy." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1987. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=130725.

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The diet of the European badger in the Maremma Natural Park consisted of fruits and insects and these food categories constituted about 90% of the total amount of food eaten (by volume) in each year of the study. Faecal analyses showed that earthworms and the remaining food resources played a secondary role in the diet. Temporal and spatial variation occurred in the diet; insects were exploited mainly during winter and spring, and fruits mainly during summer and autumn. The bulk of the food comprised juniper berries in the pinewood, and Coleoptera larvae and adults, strawberry-tree fruits and

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Ford, Brett. "On the edge : a spatial and temporal analysis of genetic variation for endangered, peripheral American badger populations." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/63142.

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Peripheral populations are often characterized by small population size and low genetic diversity, with many at risk of extirpation. Threats to these populations may be even more pronounced in human-modified landscapes and areas of recent recolonization, that further reduce resiliency to environmental change. The western American badger (Taxidea taxus jeffersonii) is an endangered mammal in Canada inhabiting the sparse grasslands of south-central British Columbia (BC). In addition to being situated at the northwestern edge of the species’ range, recent human development and vehicle-induced mor

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Duquette, Jared F. "Population Ecology of Badgers (Taxidea taxus) in Ohio." The Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1222187943.

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