The environment plays an important role in disease dynamics and in determining the health
of individuals. Specifically, the built environment has a large impact on the prevention and …

Latrines are accumulations of two to several hundred faeces resulting from the repeated use
of the same defecation sites by the same or several individuals. Many carnivores deposit …

Self-recognition is the ability to recognise stimuli originating from oneself. Humans and
some non-human animals show evidence of true visual self-recognition in the mirror test …

Foraging is essential for animal survival, as it provides the nutritional resources to sustain
metabolism and all activities that animals undertake. Communal latrines are sites where …

Fission–fusion dynamics, consisting of regular shifts in the size and composition of social
groups, are prevalent in animal societies and have implications for foraging success …

Territorial animals lay scent marks around their territories to broadcast their presence, but
these olfactory signals can both attract and repel conspecifics. Attraction or aversion can …

Context Understanding how species select resources often requires assessing the
environment at different spatial scales. Although the function of latrines in animal …

Dirgantara AP, Megantara EN, Husodo T, Febrianto P, Wulandari I, Shanida SS. 2021. The
existence of Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus Illiger, 1815) in the UCPS …

We evaluated the efficacy of placing camera traps at river otter (Lontra canadensis) latrines
(discrete sites in riparian areas where otters regularly deposit scats, urine, and anal …

Latrine sites are used as areas for the deposition of scent-containing excretions and play
important roles in intraspecific olfactory communication, territoriality, sexual attraction, and …