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Author Fischhoff, I.R.; Sundaresan, S.R.; Cordingley, J.; Rubenstein, D.I. url  doi
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  Title Habitat use and movements of plains zebra (Equus burchelli) in response to predation danger from lions Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioral Ecology Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Ecol.  
  Volume 18 Issue 4 Pages 725-729  
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  Abstract Prey species must adapt their behavior to avoid predation. As a key prey item for lions (Panthera leo), plains zebras (Equus burchelli) were expected to respond to immediate threats posed by lions in their area. In addition, zebras were predicted to exhibit behavior tuned to reduce the potential for encounters with lions, by modifying their movement patterns in the times of day and habitats of greatest lion danger. We studied a population of approximately 600 plains zebra living in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya. We found that zebra abundance on or near a grassland patch was lower if lions had also been observed on that patch during the same day. Predation danger was highest in grassland habitat during the night, when lions were more active. Zebra sightings and global positioning system radio collar data indicated that zebras also reduced their use of grassland at night, instead using more woodland habitat. Zebras moved faster and took sharper turns in grassland at night. It is hypothesized that these more erratic movements assist zebras in avoiding detection or capture by lions.  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 4360  
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Author Krause, J.; Croft, D.; James, R. url  doi
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  Title Social network theory in the behavioural sciences: potential applications Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol.  
  Volume 62 Issue 1 Pages 15-27  
  Keywords Social networks – Social organisation – Mate choice – Disease transmission – Information transfer – Cooperation  
  Abstract Abstract  Social network theory has made major contributions to our understanding of human social organisation but has found relatively little application in the field of animal behaviour. In this review, we identify several broad research areas where the networks approach could greatly enhance our understanding of social patterns and processes in animals. The network theory provides a quantitative framework that can be used to characterise social structure both at the level of the individual and the population. These novel quantitative variables may provide a new tool in addressing key questions in behavioural ecology particularly in relation to the evolution of social organisation and the impact of social structure on evolutionary processes. For example, network measures could be used to compare social networks of different species or populations making full use of the comparative approach. However, the networks approach can in principle go beyond identifying structural patterns and also can help with the understanding of processes within animal populations such as disease transmission and information transfer. Finally, understanding the pattern of interactions in the network (i.e. who is connected to whom) can also shed some light on the evolution of behavioural strategies.  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5171  
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Author Zentall, T.R. doi  openurl
  Title Temporal discrimination learning by pigeons Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 74 Issue 2 Pages 286-292  
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  Abstract Memory for time by animals appears to undergo a systematic shortening. This so-called choose-short effect can be seen in a conditional temporal discrimination when a delay is inserted between the sample and comparison stimuli. We have proposed that this temporal shortening may result from a procedural artifact in which the delay appears similar to the intertrial interval and thus, produces an inadvertent ambiguity or 'instructional failure'. When this ambiguity is avoided by distinguishing the intertrial interval from the delay, as well as the samples from the delay, the temporal shortening effect and other asymmetries often disappear. By avoiding artifacts that can lead to a misinterpretation of results, we may understand better how animals represent time. An alternative procedure for studying temporal discriminations is with the psychophysical bisection procedure in which following conditional discrimination training, intermediate durations are presented and the point of subjective equality is determined. Research using the bisection procedure has shown that pigeons represent temporal durations not only as their absolute value but also relative to durations from which they must be discriminated. Using this procedure, we have also found that time passes subjectively slower when animals are required to respond to the to-be-timed stimulus.  
  Address Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States. zentall@uky.edu  
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Author Hall, C. url  doi
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  Title The impact of visual perception on equine learning Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 76 Issue Pages 29-33  
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Author Ninomiya, S. url  doi
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  Title Social leaning and stereotypy in horses Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 76 Issue Pages 22-23  
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Author Leblanc, M.-A.; Duncan, P. url  doi
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  Title Can studies of cognitive abilities and of life in the wild really help us to understand equine learning? Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 76 Issue Pages 49-52  
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Author McCall, C.A. url  doi
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  Title Making equine learning research applicable to training procedures Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 76 Issue 1 Pages 27-28  
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Author Sigurjónsdóttir , H. url  doi
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  Title Equine learning behaviour: The importance of evolutionary and ecological approach in research Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 76 Issue Pages 40-42  
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Author Krueger, K.; Flauger, B. url  doi
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  Title Social learning in horses from a novel perspective Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 76 Issue 1 Pages 37-39  
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Author Heitor, F.; Vicente, L. url  doi
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  Title Learning about horses: What is equine learning all about? Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal (up) Behav. Process.  
  Volume 76 Issue 1 Pages 34-36  
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  Call Number refbase @ user @ Serial 627  
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