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Author Murray, Martyn G.; Brown, David
Title Niche Separation of Grazing Ungulates in the Serengeti: An Experimental Test Type Journal Article
Year 1993 Publication The Journal of Animal Ecology Abbreviated Journal (up) T. J. Anim. Ecol.
Volume 62 Issue 2 Pages 380-389
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Abstract 1. The niche separation of three species of alcelaphine antelope (wildebeest, topi and hartebeest) with similar body size was compared by measuring bite weight, bite rate, intake rate and selectivity of tame animals in plots containing grass at different growth stages. 2. On growing swards, hartebeest had a smaller bite weight and lower intake rate, and were also less selective of green leaf, than either topi or wildebeest. On senescent swards, hartebeest were more selective of leaf than the other two species. 3. Wildebeest had a faster bite rate than either topi or hartebeest on swards with low biomass and high protein content of green leaf (green flush). Bite weight and intake rate of wildebeest and topi were similar despite the difference in breadth of their incisor rows. 4. Topi were significantly more selective of green leaf than the other two species and were the only species to maintain a rapid bite rate on swards with high green leaf biomass. 5. The feeding experiments did not reveal significant cross-overs between species in the rate of food intake on different grass types, but each species was most proficient either in leaf selection or bite rate when feeding on grass swards in a particular growth stage. We suggest that growth stage is a primary determinant of niche separation. 6. In Serengeti, grazing ungulates which migrate are specialists of the earlier growth stages of grass which tend to be transient, while those that are residential specialize on late growth stages which are more enduring. The mobility of species, and the spatial and temporal dynamics of pastures containing different growth stages of grass, contribute to niche separation.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 3544
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Author Illius,A. W.; Gordon, I. J.
Title The Allometry of Food Intake in Grazing Ruminants Type Journal Article
Year 1987 Publication The Journal of Animal Ecology Abbreviated Journal (up) T. J. Anim. Ecol.
Volume 56 Issue 3 Pages 989-999
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Abstract A simulation model of grazing mechanics in ruminants shows that, due to the allometric relations of bite size and metabolic requirements to body size, small animals are able to subsist on shorter swards than large animals. (2) The density of nutrients in the grazed horizon of the modelled swards markedly affected the ability of animals of a given body size to satisfy their energy requirements. (3) By extension, the allometric relationships would be expected to apply in selective grazing and browsing species in their choice of food items of different size and nutrient content. (4) The results support the argument that sexual segregation and habitat choice of dimorphic species is an effect of scramble competition for limited resources, the males thus being excluded from mutually preferred swards. (5) The model provides an explanation for two interspecific phenomena amongst grazers: grazing succession and grazing facilitation.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 4265
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Author Dall, S.R.X.; Giraldeau, L.-A.; Olsson, O.; McNamara, J.M.; Stephens, D.W.
Title Information and its use by animals in evolutionary ecology Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Personal Edition) Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends Ecol Evol
Volume 20 Issue 4 Pages 187-193
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Abstract Information is a crucial currency for animals from both a behavioural and evolutionary perspective. Adaptive behaviour relies upon accurate estimation of relevant ecological parameters; the better informed an individual, the better it can develop and adjust its behaviour to meet the demands of a variable world. Here, we focus on the burgeoning interest in the impact of ecological uncertainty on adaptation, and the means by which it can be reduced by gathering information, from both 'passive' and 'responsive' sources. Our overview demonstrates the value of adopting an explicitly informational approach, and highlights the components that one needs to develop useful approaches to studying information use by animals. We propose a quantitative framework, based on statistical decision theory, for analysing animal information use in evolutionary ecology. Our purpose is to promote an integrative approach to studying information use by animals, which is itself integral to adaptive animal behaviour and organismal biology.
Address Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter in Cornwall, Tremough Campus, Penryn, UK, TR10 9EZ. sashadall@iname.com
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Author Conradt, L.; Roper, T.J.
Title Consensus decision making in animals Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Personal Edition) Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends Ecol Evol
Volume 20 Issue 8 Pages 449-456
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Abstract Individual animals routinely face decisions that are crucial to their fitness. In social species, however, many of these decisions need to be made jointly with other group members because the group will split apart unless a consensus is reached. Here, we review empirical and theoretical studies of consensus decision making, and place them in a coherent framework. In particular, we classify consensus decisions according to the degree to which they involve conflict of interest between group members, and whether they involve either local or global communication; we ask, for different categories of consensus decision, who makes the decision, what are the underlying mechanisms, and what are the functional consequences. We conclude that consensus decision making is common in non-human animals, and that cooperation between group members in the decision-making process is likely to be the norm, even when the decision involves significant conflict of interest.
Address Department of Biology and Environmental Science, John Maynard Smith Building, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, BN1 9QG. L.Conradt@sussex.ac.uk
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 4802
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Author List, C.
Title Democracy in animal groups: a political science perspective Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Personal Edition) Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends Ecol Evol
Volume 19 Issue 4 Pages 168-169
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5137
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Author Connor, R.C.
Title Altruism among non-relatives: alternatives to the 'Prisoner's Dilemma' Type Journal Article
Year 1995 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends Ecol Evol
Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages 84-86
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Abstract Triver's model of reciprocal altruism, and its descendants based on the Prisoner's Dilemma model, have dominated thinking about cooperation and altruism between non-relatives. However, there are three alternative models of altruism directed to non-relatives. These models, which are not based on the Prisoner's Dilemma, may explain a variety of phenomena, from allogrooming among impala to helping by non-relatives in cooperatively breeding birds and mammals.
Address Division of Biological Sciences and The Michigan Society of Fellows, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, 48109, USA
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5407
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Author Taberlet, P.; Waits, L.P.; Luikart, G.
Title Noninvasive genetic sampling: look before you leap Type Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends Ecol. Evol
Volume 14 Issue 8 Pages 323-327
Keywords Hairs; Feces; Feathers; Allelic dropout; Individual identification; Conservation genetics; Behavioural ecology; Pilot study; Microsatellites; Probability of identity
Abstract Noninvasive sampling allows genetic studies of free-ranging animals without the need to capture or even observe them, and thus allows questions to be addressed that cannot be answered using conventional methods. Initially, this sampling strategy promised to exploit fully the existing DNA-based technology for studies in ethology, conservation biology and population genetics. However, recent work now indicates the need for a more cautious approach, which includes quantifying the genotyping error rate. Despite this, many of the difficulties of noninvasive sampling will probably be overcome with improved methodology.
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Author Shettleworth, S.J.
Title Cognitive ecology: field or label? Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends. Ecol. Evol
Volume 15 Issue 4 Pages 161
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Address Depts of Psychology and Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G3
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Author Czaran, T.
Title Game theory and evolutionary ecology: Evolutionary Games & Population Dynamics by J. Hofbauer and K. Sigmund, and Game Theory & Animal Behaviour, edited by L.A. Dugatkin and H.K. Reeve Type Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends. Ecol. Evol
Volume 14 Issue 6 Pages 246-247
Keywords Game theory; Evolutionary ecology; Population dynamics; Ethology
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Author Healy,S.; Braithwaite, V
Title Cognitive ecology: a field of substance? Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Trends in Ecology & Evolution Abbreviated Journal (up) Trends. Ecol. Evol
Volume 15 Issue 1 Pages 22-26
Keywords Cognitive ecology; Neuroethology; Cognition; Ecology; Evolution; Orientation mechanisms
Abstract In 1993, Les Real invented the label 'cognitive ecology'. This label was intended for work that brought cognitive science and behavioural ecology together. Real's article stressed the importance of such an approach to the understanding of behaviour. At the end of a decade in which more interdisciplinary work on behaviour has been seen than for many years, it is time to assess whether cognitive ecology is a label describing an active field.
Address Division of Biological Sciences, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK EH9 3JT
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