Infanticide as sexual conflict: coevolution of male strategies and female counterstrategies
RA Palombit - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
One of the earliest recognized forms of sexual conflict was infanticide by males, which
imposes serious costs on female reproductive success. Here I review two bodies of …
imposes serious costs on female reproductive success. Here I review two bodies of …
A Ten-Stage Protocol for Assessing the Welfare of Individual Non-Captive Wild Animals: Free-Roaming Horses (Equus Ferus Caballus) as an Example
Simple Summary Vital for informing debates about the ways we interact with wild animals
and their associated habitats is knowledge of their welfare status. To date, scientific …
and their associated habitats is knowledge of their welfare status. To date, scientific …
Social bonds between unrelated females increase reproductive success in feral horses
EZ Cameron, TH Setsaas… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
In many mammals, females form close social bonds with members of their group, usually
between kin. Studies of social bonds and their fitness benefits have not been investigated …
between kin. Studies of social bonds and their fitness benefits have not been investigated …
What are the benefits of parental care? The importance of parental effects on developmental rate
H Klug, MB Bonsall - Ecology and Evolution, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of parental care is beneficial if it facilitates offspring performance traits that are
ultimately tied to offspring fitness. While this may seem self‐evident, the benefits of parental …
ultimately tied to offspring fitness. While this may seem self‐evident, the benefits of parental …
Maternal investment results in better foal condition through increased play behaviour in horses
Play behaviour is widespread in mammals, but benefits to play have been difficult to
demonstrate. Physical training is one of the many proposed hypotheses, suggesting that …
demonstrate. Physical training is one of the many proposed hypotheses, suggesting that …
Extreme sex ratio variation in relation to change in condition around conception
EZ Cameron, WL Linklater - Biology letters, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Adaptive theory predicts that mothers would be advantaged by adjusting the sex ratio of their
offspring in relation to their offspring's future reproductive success. Studies investigating sex …
offspring in relation to their offspring's future reproductive success. Studies investigating sex …
Why chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) mothers are less gregarious than nonmothers and males: the infant safety hypothesis
E Otali, JS Gilchrist - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2006 - Springer
Socialization of young is an important component of maternal care in social mammals. It is
therefore perplexing that female chimpanzees with dependent offspring spend more time …
therefore perplexing that female chimpanzees with dependent offspring spend more time …
Effect of adult male sterilization on the behavior and social associations of a feral polygynous ungulate: the horse
SRB King, KA Schoenecker, MJ Cole - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Castration is commonly used to control the behavior of companion animals and livestock, yet
there have been few longitudinal studies of its effects. Despite the ubiquity of this surgery in …
there have been few longitudinal studies of its effects. Despite the ubiquity of this surgery in …
Intra-and intersexual conflicts and cooperation in the evolution of mating strategies: lessons learnt from ungulates
J Bro-Jørgensen - Evolutionary Biology, 2011 - Springer
The traditional narrow focus on male mate competition in studies of mammalian mating
strategies has been successful in explaining many conspicuous outcomes of sexual …
strategies has been successful in explaining many conspicuous outcomes of sexual …
Third-party interventions keep social partners from exchanging affiliative interactions with others
G Schneider, K Krueger - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
Third-party interventions are defined as the interruption of dyadic interactions by third
animals through direct physical contact, interposing or threats. Previous studies focused on …
animals through direct physical contact, interposing or threats. Previous studies focused on …