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Author Mori, E.; Benatti, L.; Lovari, S.; Ferretti, F. url  doi
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  Title What does the wild boar mean to the wolf? Type Journal Article
  Year 2016 Publication European Journal of Wildlife Research Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 63 Issue 1 Pages 9  
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  Abstract Generalist predators are expected to shape their diets according to the local availability of prey species. In turn, the extent of consumption of a prey would be influenced by the number of alternative prey species. We have tested this prediction by considering the wild boar and the grey wolf: two widespread species whose distribution ranges overlap largely in Southern Europe, e.g. in Italy. We have reviewed 16 studies from a total of 21 study areas, to assess whether the absolute frequency of occurrence of wild boar in the wolf diet was influenced by (i) occurrence of the other ungulate species in diet and (ii) the number of available ungulate species. Wild boar turned out to be the main prey of the wolf (49% occurrence, on average), followed by roe deer (24%) and livestock (18%). Occurrence of wild boar in the wolf diet decreased with increasing usage of roe deer, livestock, and to a lower extent, chamois and red deer. The number of prey species did not influence the occurrence of wild boar in the wolf diet. The wild boar is a gregarious, noisy and often locally abundant ungulate, thus easily detectable, to a predator. In turn, the extent of predation on this ungulate may not be influenced so much by the availability of other potential prey. Heavy artificial reductions of wild boar numbers, e.g. through numerical control, may concentrate predation by wolves on alternative prey (e.g. roe deer) and/or livestock, thus increasing conflicts with human activities.  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Mori2016 Serial 6689  
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Author Morgan, T.W.; Elliott, C.L. openurl 
  Title Comparison of remotely-triggered cameras vs. howling surveys for estimating coyote (Canis latrans) Abundance in central Kentucky Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication J Ky Acad Science Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 72 Issue Pages  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Morgan2011 Serial 6492  
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Author Morand-Ferron, J.; Cole, E.F.; Rawles, J.E.C.; Quinn, J.L. url  doi
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  Title Who are the innovators? A field experiment with 2 passerine species Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication Behav Ecol Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 22 Issue Pages  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Morand-Ferron2011 Serial 6264  
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Author Mladenoff, D.J.; Sickley, T.A.; Wydeven, A.P. url  doi
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  Title Predicting gray wolf landscape recolonization: logistic regression models vs. new field data Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Ecol Appl Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue Pages  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Mladenoff1999 Serial 6442  
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Author Miyata, H.; Gajdon, G.K.; Huber, L.; Fujita, K. url  doi
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  Title How do keas (Nestor notabilis) solve artificial-fruit problems with multiple locks? Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication Animal Cognition Abbreviated Journal Anim. Cogn.  
  Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 45-58  
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  Abstract Keas, a species of parrots from New Zealand, are an interesting species for comparative studies of problem solving and cognition because they are known not only for efficient capacities for object manipulation but also for explorative and playful behaviors. To what extent are they efficient or explorative, and what cognitive abilities do they use? We examined how keas would solve several versions of artificial-fruit box problems having multiple locks. After training keas to remove a metal rod from over a Plexiglas lid that had to be opened, we exposed the birds to a variety of tasks having two or more locks. We also introduced a preview phase during which the keas had extended opportunity to look at the tasks before the experimenter allowed the birds to solve them, to examine whether the preview phase would facilitate the birds' performance on the tasks. In a large number of tests, the keas showed a strong trend to solve the tasks with no positive effect of previewing the tasks. When the tasks became complex, however, the keas corrected inappropriate responses more quickly when they had had chance to preview the problems than when they had not. The results suggest that the keas primarily used explorative strategies in solving the lock problems but might have obtained some information about the tasks before starting to solve them. This may reflect a good compromise of keas' trial-and-error tendency and their good cognitive ability that result from a selection pressure they have faced in their natural habitat.  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Miyata2011 Serial 6549  
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Author Meddock, T.; Osborn, D. doi  openurl
  Title Neophobia in wild and laboratory mice Type Journal Article
  Year 1968 Publication Psychol Sci Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 12 Issue Pages  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Meddock1968 Serial 6366  
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Author Mech, L.D. openurl 
  Title The Wolf: The Ecology and Behaviour of an Endangered Species Type Book Whole
  Year 1970 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Publisher The Natural History Press, Garden City Place of Publication New York Editor  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Mech1970 Serial 6480  
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Author McComb, K.; Moss, C.; Sayialel, S.; Baker, L. url  doi
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  Title Unusually extensive networks of vocal recognition in African elephants Type Journal Article
  Year 2000 Publication Anim Behav Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 59 Issue Pages  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ McComb2000 Serial 6281  
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Author Marescot, L.; Pradel, R.; Duchamp, C.; Cubaynes, S.; Mrboutin, E.; Choquet, R. url  doi
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  Title Capture – recapture population growth rate as a robust tool against detection heterogeneity for population management Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication Ecol Appl Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 21 Issue Pages  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Marescot2011 Serial 6491  
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Author Liedtke, J.; Schneider, J.M. url  doi
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  Title Social makes smart: rearing conditions affect learning and social behaviour in jumping spiders Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Animal Cognition Abbreviated Journal Anim. Cogn.  
  Volume 20 Issue 6 Pages 1093-1106  
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  Abstract There is a long-standing debate as to whether social or physical environmental aspects drive the evolution and development of cognitive abilities. Surprisingly few studies make use of developmental plasticity to compare the effects of these two domains during development on behaviour later in life. Here, we present rearing effects on the development of learning abilities and social behaviour in the jumping spider Marpissa muscosa. These spiders are ideally suited for this purpose because they possess the ability to learn and can be reared in groups but also in isolation without added stress. This is a critical but rarely met requirement for experimentally varying the social environment to test its impact on cognition. We split broods of spiders and reared them either in a physically or in a socially enriched environment. A third group kept under completely deprived conditions served as a 'no-enrichment' control. We tested the spiders' learning abilities by using a modified T-maze. Social behaviour was investigated by confronting spiders with their own mirror image. Results show that spiders reared in groups outperform their conspecifics from the control, i.e. 'no-enrichment', group in both tasks. Physical enrichment did not lead to such an increased performance. We therefore tentatively suggest that growing up in contact with conspecifics induces the development of cognitive abilities in this species.  
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  Call Number (down) Equine Behaviour @ team @ Liedtke2017 Serial 6191  
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