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Author | Barton, R. | ||||
Title | The evolutionary ecolgy of the primate brain | Type | Book Chapter | ||
Year | 2002 | Publication | Comparative Primate Socioecology | Abbreviated Journal | |
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Publisher | Cambridge University Press | Place of Publication | Cambridge | Editor | Lee, P. C. |
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ISSN | ISBN | ISBN-13: 9780521004244 | ISBN-10: 0521004241 | Medium | ||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5450 | ||
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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 | Meriggi,A.; Lovari, S. | ||||
Title | A Review of Wolf Predation in Southern Europe: Does the Wolf Prefer Wild Prey to Livestock? | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1996 | Publication | Journal of Applled Ecology | Abbreviated Journal | J. Appl. Ecol |
Volume | 33 | Issue | Pages | 1561-1571 | |
Keywords | Canis lupus, conservation, food habits, prey abundance, prey availability. | ||||
Abstract | 1. The recent recovery of the wolf in southern Europe has not yet removed the risk of local extinction. Wolf populations are fragmented and often comprise fewer than 500 individuals. In North America, northern and eastern Europe, wolves feed maiiily on wild herbivores. In southern Europe, this canid has apparently adapted to feed also on fruit, rubbish, livestock, small and medium-size mammals. 2. The main conservation problem lies with predation o n domestic ~ingulates,w liich leads to extensive killing of wolves. The reintroduction of wild large herbivores has been advocated as a means of reducing attacks on livestock, but predatiori on the latter may remain high if domestic ungulates are locally abundant. 3. Our synthesis of 15 studies, published in the last 15 years, on food habits of the wolf in southern Europe, has shown that ungulates have been the main diet component overall. A significant inverse correlation was found between the occurrence (%) of wild and domestic ungulates in the diet. The presence of relatively few wild ungulate species was necessary to reduce predation on livestock. 4. Selection of wild and domestic ungulate prey was influenced mainly by their local abundance, but also by their accessibility. Feeding dependence on rubbish was local and rare. In Italy, the consumption of riibbish/fruit and that of ungulates was significantly negatively correlated. Diet breadth increased as the presence of large prey in tlie diet decreased. 5. The simultaneous reintroduction of severa1 wild ungulate species is likely to reduce predation on livestock and may prove to be one of the most effective conservation measures. |
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6387 | ||
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Author | Ronnenberg, K.; Habbe, B.; Gräber, R.; Strauß, E.; Siebert, U. | ||||
Title | Coexistence of wolves and humans in a densely populated region (Lower Saxony, Germany) | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Basic and Applied Ecology | Abbreviated Journal | Basic. Appl. Ecol. |
Volume | 25 | Issue | Pages | 1-14 | |
Keywords | Grey wolf; ; Habitat use; Species distribution models; Predator-prey interactions | ||||
Abstract | Since the first sporadic occurrences of grey wolves (Canis lupus) west of the Polish border in 1996, wolves have shown a rapid population recovery in Germany. Wolves are known to avoid people and wolf attacks on humans are very rare worldwide. However, the subjectively perceived threat is considerable, especially as food-conditioned habituation to humans occurs sporadically. Lower Saxony (Germany) has an exceedingly higher human population density than most other regions with territorial wolves; thus, the potential for human-wolf conflicts is higher. Using hunters' wildlife survey data from 455 municipalities and two years (2014-2015) and data from the official wolf monitoring (557 confirmed wolf presences and 500 background points) collected between 2012-2015, grey wolf habitat selection was modelled using generalized additive models with respect to human population density, road density, forest cover and roe deer density. Moreover, we tested whether habitat use changed in response to human population and road density between 2012/2013 and 2014/2015. Wolves showed a preference for areas of low road density. Human population density was less important as a covariate in the model of the survey data. Areas with higher prey abundance (5-10 roe deer/km2) and areas with >20% forest cover were preferred wolf habitats. Wolves were mostly restricted to areas with the lowest road and human population densities. However, between the two time periods, avoidance of human density decreased significantly. Recolonization of Germany is still in its early stages and it is unclear where this process will halt. To-date authorities mainly concentrate on monitoring measures. However, to avoid conflict, recolonization will require more stringent management of wolf populations and an improved information strategy for rural populations. | ||||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6397 | ||
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Author | Amodio, P.; Boeckle, M.; Schnell, A.K.; Ostojic, L.; Fiorito, G.; Clayton, N.S. | ||||
Title | Grow Smart and Die Young: Why Did Cephalopods Evolve Intelligence? | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2018 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Trends. Ecol. Evol. |
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Abstract | Intelligence in large-brained vertebrates might have evolved through independent, yet similar processes based on comparable socioecological pressures and slow life histories. This convergent evolutionary route, however, cannot explain why cephalopods developed large brains and flexible behavioural repertoires: cephalopods have fast life histories and live in simple social environments. Here, we suggest that the loss of the external shell in cephalopods (i) caused a dramatic increase in predatory pressure, which in turn prevented the emergence of slow life histories, and (ii) allowed the exploitation of novel challenging niches, thus favouring the emergence of intelligence. By highlighting convergent and divergent aspects between cephalopods and large-brained vertebrates we illustrate how the evolution of intelligence might not be constrained to a single evolutionary route. | ||||
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Publisher | Elsevier | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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Notes | doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.10.010 | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6508 | ||
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Author | Bruns, A.; Waltert, M.; Khorozyan, I. | ||||
Title | The effectiveness of livestock protection measures against wolves (Canis lupus) and implications for their co-existence with humans | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2020 | Publication | Global Ecology and Conservation | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 21 | Issue | Pages | e00868 | |
Keywords | Carnivore; Depredation; Efficiency; Germany; Intervention; Predator | ||||
Abstract | Wolves (Canis lupus) can kill domestic livestock resulting in intense conflicts with humans. Damage to livestock should be reduced to facilitate human-wolf coexistence and ensure positive outcomes of conservation efforts. Current knowledge on the effectiveness of livestock protection measures from wolves is limited and scattered in the literature. In this study, we compiled a dataset of 30 cases describing the application of 11 measures of protecting cattle and smaller livestock against wolves, estimated their effectiveness as a relative risk of damage, and identified the best measures for damage reduction. We found that: (1) lethal control and translocation were less effective than other measures, (2) deterrents, especially fladry which is a fence with ropes marked by hanging colored flags that sway in the wind and provide a visual warning signal, were more effective than guarding dogs; (3) deterrents, fencing, calving control and herding were very effective, but the last two measures included only one case each; and (4) protection of cattle was more effective than that of small stock (sheep and goats, or sheep only) and mixed cattle and small stock. In all of these cases, the relative risk of damage was reduced by 50-100%. Considering Germany as an example of a country with a recovering wolf population and escalating human-wolf conflicts, we suggest electric fences and electrified fladry as the most promising measures, which under suitable conditions can be accompanied by well-trained livestock guarding dogs, and the temporary use of deterrents during critical periods such as calving and lambing seasons. Further research in this field is of paramount importance to efficiently mitigate human-wolf conflicts. | ||||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6641 | ||
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Author | Hunt, G.R.; Gray R.D.; Taylor, A.H. | ||||
Title | Why is tool use rare in animals? | Type | Book Whole | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Tool Use in Animals: Cognition and Ecology | Abbreviated Journal | |
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Publisher | Cambridge University Press | Place of Publication | Cambridge, MA. | Editor | anz C, Call J, Boesch C |
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6658 | ||
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Author | Hofmeester, T.R.; Cromsigt, J.P.G.M.; Odden, J.; Andrén, H.; Kindberg, J.; Linnell, J.D.C. | ||||
Title | Framing pictures: A conceptual framework to identify and correct for biases in detection probability of camera traps enabling multi-species comparison | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2019 | Publication | Ecology and Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Ecol Evol |
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Keywords | animal characteristics; detectability; environmental variables; mammal monitoring; reuse of data; trail camera | ||||
Abstract | Abstract Obtaining reliable species observations is of great importance in animal ecology and wildlife conservation. An increasing number of studies use camera traps (CTs) to study wildlife communities, and an increasing effort is made to make better use and reuse of the large amounts of data that are produced. It is in these circumstances that it becomes paramount to correct for the species- and study-specific variation in imperfect detection within CTs. We reviewed the literature and used our own experience to compile a list of factors that affect CT detection of animals. We did this within a conceptual framework of six distinct scales separating out the influences of (a) animal characteristics, (b) CT specifications, (c) CT set-up protocols, and (d) environmental variables. We identified 40 factors that can potentially influence the detection of animals by CTs at these six scales. Many of these factors were related to only a few overarching parameters. Most of the animal characteristics scale with body mass and diet type, and most environmental characteristics differ with season or latitude such that remote sensing products like NDVI could be used as a proxy index to capture this variation. Factors that influence detection at the microsite and camera scales are probably the most important in determining CT detection of animals. The type of study and specific research question will determine which factors should be corrected. Corrections can be done by directly adjusting the CT metric of interest or by using covariates in a statistical framework. Our conceptual framework can be used to design better CT studies and help when analyzing CT data. Furthermore, it provides an overview of which factors should be reported in CT studies to make them repeatable, comparable, and their data reusable. This should greatly improve the possibilities for global scale analyses of (reused) CT data. | ||||
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Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6518 | ||
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Author | Kavaliers, M.; Colwell, D.D.; Choleris, E. | ||||
Title | Kinship, familiarity and social status modulate social learning about “micropredators” (biting flies) in deer mice | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2005 | Publication | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | Abbreviated Journal | Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. |
Volume | 58 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 60-71 |
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Call Number | refbase @ user @ | Serial | 710 | ||
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Author | Houston, A.I.; McNamara, J.M. | ||||
Title | Fighting for food: a dynamic version of the Hawk-Dove game | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1988 | Publication | Evolutionary Ecology | Abbreviated Journal | Evol. Ecol. |
Volume | 2 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 51-64 |
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Call Number | refbase @ user @ | Serial | 750 | ||
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