[HTML][HTML] Is play a behavior system, and, if so, what kind?

SM Pellis, VC Pellis, A Pelletier, JB Leca - Behavioural processes, 2019 - Elsevier
Given that many behavior patterns cluster together in sequences that are organized to solve
specific problems (eg, foraging), a fruitful perspective within which to study behaviors is as …

Enzymatic synthesis of lignin derivable pyridine based polyesters for the substitution of petroleum derived plastics

A Pellis, JW Comerford, S Weinberger… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Following concerns over increasing global plastic pollution, interest in the production and
characterization of bio-based and biodegradable alternatives is rising. In the present work …

Mother and offspring lateralized social behavior across mammalian species

K Karenina, A Giljov - Progress in brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
Findings on nonprimate mammals place the issue of mother–infant lateralized relations in a
broader context, demonstrating that humans are one of many species showing this feature …

Facing each other: mammal mothers and infants prefer the position favouring right hemisphere processing

A Giljov, K Karenina, Y Malashichev - Biology letters, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The right hemisphere plays a crucial role in social processing. Human mothers show a
robust left cradling/holding bias providing greater right-hemispheric involvement in the …

“I am going to groom you”: Multiple forms of play fighting in gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus).

SM Pellis, VC Pellis - Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Play fighting is a commonly reported form of play that involves competitive interactions that
generally do not escalate to serious fighting. Although in many species what are competed …

Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), with Emphasis on Communication and Social Behavior

EH Miller, AA Kochnev - Ethology and behavioral ecology of otariids and …, 2021 - Springer
Large tusks characterize the extant walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) and its extinct relatives.
Those socially selected organs vary between the walrus and fossil relatives, intraspecifically …

Toxic and essential trace element concentrations in Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) skeletal muscle varies by location and reproductive status

GL Godfrey, L Horstmann, J Snyder, SJ Trumble - Polar Biology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Changes to Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) habitat and foraging
behavior may affect exposure to both toxic and essential trace elements in walrus tissue …

Playing at the edge of the sea: A comparative analysis in otariids and odobenids

C Llamazares-Martín, E Palagi - … and behavioral ecology of otariids and …, 2021 - Springer
The role of play in the superfamily Otarioidea has not been widely explored. However, all
play types found in other so-called “playful groups”(eg, primates or canids) have been …

Prey capture and processing in fur seals, sea lions and the walrus

DP Hocking, T Park, JP Rule, FG Marx - Ethology and behavioral ecology …, 2021 - Springer
Otarioids (fur seals, sea lions and the walrus, Odobenus rosmarus) are an ancient group of
marine mammals that have adapted to feeding in water in a variety of ways. Fur seals and …

[PDF][PDF] Legal regulation of the traditional (native) Pacific walrus harvest in Russia

NV KRYUKOVA - SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 2019 - arcticandnorth.ru
The article briefly reviewed studies of the Pacific walrus. This information is necessary for the
development of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) since the native people of Chukotka …