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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 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 Parrish, J. K.; Viscido, S. V.
Title Traffic rules of fish schools: A review of agent-based approaches. Type Book Chapter
Year 2005 Publication Self-organisation and the evolution of social behaviour. Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 50-80
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Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Editor C. K. Hemelrijk
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5419
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Author Huber, R.; van Staaden, M.J.; Kaufman, L.S.; Liem, K.F.
Title Microhabitat Use, Trophic Patterns, and the Evolution of Brain Structure in African Cichlids Type Journal Article
Year 1997 Publication Brain, Behavior and Evolution Abbreviated Journal Brain Behav Evol
Volume 50 Issue 3 Pages 167-182
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Abstract The species assemblages of cichlids in the three largest African Great Lakes are among the richest concentrations of vertebrate species on earth. The faunas are broadly similar in terms of trophic diversity, species richness, rates of endemism, and taxonomic composition, yet they are historically independent of each other. Hence, they offer a true and unique evolutionary experiment to test hypotheses concerning the mutual dependencies of ecology and brain morphology. We examined the brains of 189 species of cichlids from the three large lakes: Victoria, Tanganyika, and Malawi. A first paper demonstrated that patterns of evolutionary change in cichlid brain morphology are similar across taxonomic boundaries as well as across the three lakes [van Staaden et al., 1995 ZACS 98: 165–178]. Here we report a close relationship between the relative sizes of various brain structures and variables related to the utilization of habitat and prey. Causality is difficult to assign in this context, nonetheless, prey size and agility, turbidity levels, depth, and substrate complexity are all highly predictive of variation in brain structure. Areas associated with primary sensory functions such as vision and taste relate significantly to differences in feeding habits. Turbidity and depth are closely associated with differences in eye size, and large eyes are associated with species that pick plankton from the water column. Piscivorous taxa and others that utilize motile prey are characterized by a well developed optic tectum and a large cerebellum compared to species that prey on molluscs or plants. Structures relating to taste are well developed in species feeding on benthos over muddy or sandy substrates. The data militated against the existence of compensatory changes in brain structure. Thus enhanced development of a particular function is generally not accompanied by a parallel reduction of structures related to other modalities. Although genetic and environmental influences during ontogeny of the brain cannot be isolated, this study provides a rich source of hypotheses concerning the way the nervous system functions under various environmental conditions and how it has responded to natural selection.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5454
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Author Potts, R.
Title Variability selection in hominid evolution Type Journal Article
Year 1998 Publication Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews Abbreviated Journal Evol. Anthropol.
Volume 7 Issue 3 Pages 81-96
Keywords variability selection; hominids; environment; adaptation; natural selection; evolution
Abstract Variability selection (abbreviated as VS) is a process considered to link adaptive change to large degrees of environment variability. Its application to hominid evolution is based, in part, on the pronounced rise in environmental remodeling that took place over the past several million years. The VS hypothesis differs from prior views of hominid evolution, which stress the consistent selective effects associated with specific habitats or directional trends (e.g., woodland, savanna expansion, cooling). According to the VS hypothesis, wide fluctuations over time created a growing disparity in adaptive conditions. Inconsistency in selection eventually caused habitat-specific adaptations to be replaced by structures and behaviors responsive to complex environmental change. Key hominid adaptations, in fact, emerged during times of heightened variability. Early bipedality, encephalized brains, and complex human sociality appear to signify a sequence of VS adaptations—i.e., a ratcheting up of versatility and responsiveness to novel environments experienced over the past 6 million years. The adaptive results of VS cannot be extrapolated from selection within a single environmental shift or relatively stable habitat. If some complex traits indeed require disparities in adaptive setting (and relative fitness) in order to evolve, the VS idea counters the prevailing view that adaptive change necessitates long-term, directional consistency in selection. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Place of Publication Editor
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5461
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Author Karenina, K.; Giljov, A.; Ingram, J.; Rowntree, V.J.; Malashichev, Y.
Title Lateralization of mother�infant interactions in a diverse range of mammal species Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Nature Ecology & Evolution Abbreviated Journal Nat Ecol Evol
Volume 1 Issue Pages 0030 Ep -
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Abstract Left-cradling bias is a distinctive feature of maternal behaviour in humans and great apes, but its evolutionary origin remains unknown. In 11 species of marine and terrestrial mammal, we demonstrate consistent patterns of lateralization in mother�infant interactions, indicating right hemisphere dominance for social processing. In providing clear evidence that lateralized positioning is beneficial in mother�infant interactions, our results illustrate a significant impact of lateralization on individual fitness.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 6040
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Author Baragli, P.; Paoletti, E.; Vitale, V.; Sighieri, C.
Title Looking in the correct location for a hidden object: brief note about the memory of donkeys (Equus asinus) Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Ethology Ecology & Evolution Abbreviated Journal Ethology Ecology & Evolution
Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 187-192
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Abstract In recent years, considerable literature has been published on cognition in horses; however, much less is known about the cognitive abilities of domestic donkey (Equus asinus). This study aimed to expand our knowledge of donkey cognition by assessing their short-term memory capacity. We employed a detour problem combined with the classic delayed-response task, which has been extensively used to compare working memory duration in a variety of different species. A two-point choice apparatus was used to investigate location recall and search behaviour for a food target, after a short delay following its disappearance. Four donkeys completed the task with a 10 sec delay, while four others were tested with a 30 sec delay. Overall, each group performed above chance level on the test, showing that subjects had successfully encoded, maintained, and retrieved the existence and location of the target despite the loss of visual contact.
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Publisher Taylor & Francis Place of Publication Editor
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 6177
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Author Pérez-Barbería, F.J.; Shultz, S.; Dunbar, R.I.
Title Evidence for coevolution of sociality and relative brain size in three orders of mammals Type Journal Article
Year 2007 Publication Evolution Abbreviated Journal
Volume 61 Issue Pages
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Pérez-Barbería2007 Serial 6221
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Author Kruska, D.
Title Mammalian domestication and its effect on brain structure and behavior Type Book Chapter
Year 1988 Publication Intelligence and Evolutionary Biology Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Springer-Verlag Place of Publication New York Editor Jerison, H.J.; Jerison, I.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Kruska1988 Serial 6232
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Author Clutton-Brock, J.
Title Origins of the dog: domestication and early history Type Book Chapter
Year 1995 Publication The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behaviour and Interactions with People Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Editor Serpell, J.A.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Clutton-Brock1995 Serial 6247
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Author Van Horik, J.; Clayton, N.; Emery, N.
Title Convergent evolution of cognition in Corvids, Apes and other animals Type Book Chapter
Year 2012 Publication Oxford Handbook of Comparative Evolutionary Psychology Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Oxford University Press Place of Publication New York Editor Vonk, J.; Shackelford, T.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Van Horik2012 Serial 6284
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