[图书][B] Collective animal behavior
DJT Sumpter - 2010 - degruyter.com
Fish travel in schools, birds migrate in flocks, honeybees swarm, and ants build trails. How
and why do these collective behaviors occur? Exploring how coordinated group patterns …
and why do these collective behaviors occur? Exploring how coordinated group patterns …
[图书][B] Mountain goats: ecology, behavior, and conservation of an alpine ungulate
M Festa-Bianchet, SD Côté - 2012 - books.google.com
Mountain goats have been among the least studied of North American ungulates, leaving
wildlife managers with little information on which to base harvest strategies or conservation …
wildlife managers with little information on which to base harvest strategies or conservation …
Association patterns of African elephants in all-male groups: the role of age and genetic relatedness
Strong social bonds are uncommon among male mammals. In many mammals, however,
males form all-male groups, providing opportunities for male–male bonds to emerge. We …
males form all-male groups, providing opportunities for male–male bonds to emerge. We …
Cooperative partner choice in multi-level male dolphin alliances
Investigations into cooperative partner choice should consider both potential and realised
partners, allowing for the comparison of traits across all those available. Male bottlenose …
partners, allowing for the comparison of traits across all those available. Male bottlenose …
How has the risk of predation shaped the behavioural responses of sheep to fear and distress?
CM Dwyer - Animal Welfare, 2004 - cambridge.org
To use behaviours as indicators of stress it is important to understand their underlying
causation. For a prey animal in the wild, such as a sheep, behavioural responses have …
causation. For a prey animal in the wild, such as a sheep, behavioural responses have …
Forecasting the response to global warming in a heat-sensitive species
Avoiding hyperthermia entails considerable metabolic costs for endotherms. Such costs
increase in warm conditions, when endotherms may trade food intake for cooler areas to …
increase in warm conditions, when endotherms may trade food intake for cooler areas to …
Evidence for gregarious behavior and age segregation in sauropod dinosaurs
TS Myers, AR Fiorillo - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2009 - Elsevier
Both body fossil and ichnofossil evidence for gregarious behavior in sauropod dinosaurs is
examined. Some localities suggest that herds were partitioned on the basis of age, whereas …
examined. Some localities suggest that herds were partitioned on the basis of age, whereas …
Bite rates in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis): effects of season, age, sex and reproductive status
KE Ruckstuhl, M Festa-Bianchet… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2003 - Springer
We investigated the effects of vegetation biomass, crude protein content of consumed
forage, age, sex and reproductive status on bite rates in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. We …
forage, age, sex and reproductive status on bite rates in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. We …
Movements and distribution of northern bottlenose whales, Hyperoodon ampullatus, on the Scotian Slope and in adjacent waters
T Wimmer, H Whitehead - Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2004 - cdnsciencepub.com
A small, apparently isolated, and endangered population of~ 130 northern bottlenose
whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster, 1770) is found on the Scotian Slope south of Nova …
whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus Forster, 1770) is found on the Scotian Slope south of Nova …
Predation risk as a factor affecting sexual segregation in Alpine ibex
S Grignolio, I Rossi, B Bassano… - Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) are polygynous ungulates that exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism
and segregation. To test the hypothesis that risk of predation plays a key role in the …
and segregation. To test the hypothesis that risk of predation plays a key role in the …