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For each record, date, time, GPS location, and scent-marking behaviour were annotated. A total of 765 records were documented, of which 595 and 170 referred to M. meles and M. foina, respectively. Spatial analyses revealed similar patterns of territorial use by the two species, while temporal patterns differed slightly. The detection rate of M. meles peaked in central night-time hours, while M. foina extended into crepuscular periods. Scent-marking was more frequent and ritualized in M. meles, peaking in winter and spring, whereas M. foina exhibited opportunistic marking. These differences in temporal patterns and communication behaviours may thus contribute to reducing potential interactions between the two mesocarnivores in a shared, fragmented Mediterranean habitat.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani16193041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,28]],"date-time":"2026-09-28T10:00:34Z","timestamp":1790589634000},"page":"3041","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Spatiotemporal Overlap and Scent-Marking Behaviour of the European Badger and the Stone Marten in a Mediterranean Landscape"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Francesca","family":"Trenta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Informal Research Group, Centre for Studies on Ecology and Biodiversity of the Apennines (CSEBA), Contrada Vallonica 11, 62010 Treia, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rebecca","family":"Mamola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Informal Research Group, Centre for Studies on Ecology and Biodiversity of the Apennines (CSEBA), Contrada Vallonica 11, 62010 Treia, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Gallizia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Informal Research Group, Centre for Studies on Ecology and Biodiversity of the Apennines (CSEBA), Contrada Vallonica 11, 62010 Treia, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claudio","family":"Capasso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Informal Research Group, Centre for Studies on Ecology and Biodiversity of the Apennines (CSEBA), Contrada Vallonica 11, 62010 Treia, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matteo","family":"Ferretti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Informal Research Group, Centre for Studies on Ecology and Biodiversity of the Apennines (CSEBA), Contrada Vallonica 11, 62010 Treia, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4127-090X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adriana","family":"Vallesi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adriano","family":"De Ascentiis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Natural Reserve Oasi WWF Calanchi di Atri, 64032 Atri, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giampaolo","family":"Pennacchioni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Informal Research Group, Centre for Studies on Ecology and Biodiversity of the Apennines (CSEBA), Contrada Vallonica 11, 62010 Treia, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"51","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2907.2005.00053.x","article-title":"The response of mammals to forest fire and timber harvest in the North American boreal forest","volume":"35","author":"Fisher","year":"2005","journal-title":"Mammal Rev."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"322","DOI":"10.1198\/jabes.2009.08038","article-title":"Estimating overlap of daily activity patterns from camera trap data","volume":"14","author":"Ridout","year":"2009","journal-title":"J. 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