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Author Keiper, R.
Title Social organization of feral ponies Type Journal Article
Year 1976 Publication Abbreviated Journal Proc Pennsyl Acad Sci
Volume 50 Issue (up) Pages 69-70
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Author Keiper, R.R.; Moss, M.; Zervanos, S.
Title Daily and seasonal patterns of feral ponies on Assateague Island. Type Conference Article
Year 1980 Publication 2nd Conference on Scientific Research in the National Parks Abbreviated Journal
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2310
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Author BASHORE, T. L.; KEIPER, R.; TURNER ,J. W. JR; KIRKPATRICK J. F.
Title The accuracy of fixed-wing aerial surveys of feral horses on a coastal barrier island Type Journal Article
Year 1990 Publication Journal of coastal research Abbreviated Journal J. coast. res
Volume 6 Issue (up) Pages 53-56
Keywords Accuracy; Airborne methods; Vegetation; Barrier islands; Maryland; Ground methods; United States; North America; America
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2221
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Author Keiper, R.R.
Title The behaviour, ecology and social organization of the feral ponies of Assateague Island Type Journal Article
Year 1979 Publication Proc. I. Conf. Sci. Res. Nat. Parks Abbreviated Journal Proc. I. Conf. Sci. Res. Nat. Parks,
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Publisher University of Wyoming Place of Publication Laramie Editor
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2309
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Author Keiper, R.R.; Keenan, M.A.
Title Nocturnal activity patterns of feral horses Type Journal Article
Year 1980 Publication J. Mammal Abbreviated Journal J. Mammal
Volume 61 Issue (up) Pages 116-118
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2311
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Author Boyd, L.; Keiper, R.
Title Behavioural ecology of feral horses Type Book Chapter
Year 2005 Publication The domestic horse: the origins, development, and management of its behaviour Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Editor Mills, D. S.; McDonnell S. M.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5439
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Author Keiper, R.R.
Title Social interactions of the Przewalski horse (Equus przewalskii Poliakov, 1881) herd at the Munich Zoo Type Journal Article
Year 1988 Publication Applied Animal Behaviour Science Abbreviated Journal Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci.
Volume 21 Issue (up) 1-2 Pages 89-97
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Abstract Data were collected on 972 aggressions and 233 acts of mutual grooming in a herd of 9 Przewalski horses in the Hellabrunn Tierpark in Munich, West Germany. The herd was composed of 1 adult stallion, 5 adult mares and 3 foals. A distinct linear dominance hierarchy was present in the herd, with the stallion being the top-ranking animal. Age was significantly correlated with rank. Almost 40% of all aggressions consisted of herding actions by the stallion. Threats to bite (20% of all aggressions) and threats to kick (11.4%) were next in frequency of occurrence. Most mutual grooms (71%) involved grooming the front part of the body. Although mutual grooming may be used to appease higher-ranked animals, most grooming bouts were between related horses. Foals initiate 47.6% of all allogrooming. Mutual grooming may reduce weaning conflict between a mare and her foal or may result in female coalitions that defend against predators or aggression by the herd stallion.
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Author Kirkpatrick, J.F.; Liu, I.M.; Turner, J.W.J.; Naugle, R.; Keiper, R.
Title Long-term effects of porcine zonae pellucidae immunocontraception on ovarian function in feral horses (Equus caballus) Type Journal Article
Year 1992 Publication Journal of reproduction and fertility Abbreviated Journal J Reprod Fertil
Volume 94 Issue (up) 2 Pages 437-444
Keywords Animals; Contraception, Immunologic/*veterinary; *Egg Proteins; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)/urine; Female; Glycoproteins/*pharmacology; Horses/immunology/*physiology; *Membrane Glycoproteins; Ovary/drug effects/*physiology; Progesterone/metabolism; *Receptors, Cell Surface; Swine/immunology; Time Factors; Zona Pellucida/*immunology
Abstract Ten feral mares free-roaming in Maryland, USA, were inoculated with porcine zonae pellucidae (PZP) protein before the breeding season for three consecutive years (1988-90). Ovarian function was monitored for 51 days during the peak of the breeding season after the third annual PZP inoculation, in seven of these mares and in four untreated control mares, by means of urinary oestrone conjugates and nonspecific progesterone metabolites. None of the ten inoculated mares became pregnant in 1990, compared with 55% of 20 control mares, which included two of the four monitored for ovarian function. Three of the untreated mares demonstrated apparent normal ovarian activity, characterized by preovulatory oestrogen peaks, concurrent progesterone nadirs at ovulation, breeding activity, and luteal-phase progesterone increases after ovulation. Two of the seven monitored PZP-treated mares demonstrated ovulatory cycles that did not result in conception. One was pregnant as a result of conception in 1989 and demonstrated a normal, late-gestation, endocrine profile. The remaining four PZP-treated mares revealed no evidence of ovulation, and urinary oestrogen concentrations were significantly depressed. The experiments indicated that (i) a third consecutive annual PZP booster inoculation is greater than 90% effective in preventing pregnancies in mares and (ii) three consecutive years of PZP treatment may interfere with normal ovarian function as shown by markedly depressed oestrogen secretion.
Address Deaconess Research Institute, Billings, MT 59102
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Author Keiper, R.R.; Sambraus, H.H.
Title The stability of equine dominance hierarchies and the effects of kinship, proximity and foaling status on hierarchy rank Type Journal Article
Year 1986 Publication Applied Animal Behaviour Science Abbreviated Journal Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci.
Volume 16 Issue (up) 2 Pages 121-130
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Abstract Dominance hierarchies were determined in four bands of feral horses living on Assateague Island. The bands varied in size from 10 to 16 horses, and consisted of one stallion, several mares and their offspring. The animals ranged in age from less than 1 to over 18 years. Field observation of all social interactions during the summer of 1981 was used to determine dominance. 1981 hierarchies for three of the bands were compared with hierarchies determined for the same bands in 1978, and showed that hierarchies change over time. Age was significantly correlated with rank. Mares with foals did not rank any higher in the hierarchies than mares without foals. Kinship did not appear to have an effect on dominance rank either, since neither juvenile nor adult offspring ranks correlated with the ranks of their mothers. The band stallion was not the highest-ranking animal of any band, but the location of the stallion peripheral to the main body of the band, the nature of his interactions with band members, and his length of residence in the band may have contributed to his low rank.
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Author Keiper, R.R.
Title Social structure Type Journal Article
Year 1986 Publication The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice Abbreviated Journal Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract
Volume 2 Issue (up) 3 Pages 465-484
Keywords Animal Communication; Animals; Animals, Domestic; Animals, Wild; Dominance-Subordination; Female; *Hierarchy, Social; Homing Behavior; *Horses; Male; Sexual Behavior, Animal; *Social Behavior; *Social Dominance
Abstract Socially feral horses live in stable social groups characterized by one adult male, a number of adult females, and their offspring up to 2 years of age. Extra males either live by themselves or with other males in bachelor groups. The bands occupy nondefended home ranges that often overlap. Many abnormal behaviors seen in domestic horses occur because some aspect of their normal social behavior cannot be carried out in captivity.
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Call Number refbase @ user @ Serial 675
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