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Woodward Sl,. (1979). Population dynamics of a herd of feral burros (Abstract).
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Woodward Sl,. (1979). The social system of feral asses. Z. Tierpsychol., 49, 304–316.
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Zervanos Sm, K. R. (1979). Seasonal home ranges and activity patterns of feral assateague island ponies.
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Miller, R. (1979). Band organisation and stability in Red Desert feral horses. In R.H. Denniston (Ed.), Proceedings of a Conference on the Ecology and Behavior of Feral Equids (pp. 113–123). Laramie: University of Wyoming.
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ANGLE M, et al. (1979). Androgenes in feral stallions. Laramie.
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Houpt, K. A. (1979). Intelligence of the horse. Equine Pract., 1, 20–26.
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Fiske, J. C., & Potter, G. D. (1979). Discrimination reversal learning in yearling horses. J. Anim. Sci., 49(2), 583–588.
Abstract: Twenty-six yearling horses were tested on a serial reversal learning discrimination combining spatial and brightness cues. An original discrimination of rewarded or nonrewarded stimuli was made followed by 20 daily reversals for position/brightness discrimination. Learning criteria were defined as 11 out of 12 correct, with the last eight responses all correct. Each horse was allowed 30 trials per discrimination to achieve criteria. Mean errors (ME) and mean trials (MT) required to achieve criteria were computed for each horse. A relative learning ability index (LAI) was calculated by the formula 1000/MT/ME. A daily emotionality score, based on a scale of one (tranquil) to six (very excitable) was assigned each horse each day after testing and a mean computed for each horse. A single subjective trainability score, based on a scale of one (difficult to train) to six (easy to train) was obtained for each horse from an independent trainer. Linear regression analyses for all 26 horses revealed a reduction in MT and ME (P<.01) over the 21-day test period indicating evidence of learning to learn. Differences (P<.05) were evident between sexes for MT and ME. Significant correlations between trainability scores and learning ability indices MT, ME, and LAI were evident for colts and geldings but not for fillies. Pooled data showed significant correlations between ME and trainability. There was a negative correlation (P<.05) between emotionality and trainability scores for all 26 horses, although the filly group did not exhibit significant correlation between these parameters.
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Duncan, P., & Vigne, N. (1979). The effect of group size in horses on the rate of attacks by blood-sucking flies. Anim. Behav., 27(Part 2), 623–625.
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Gates, S. (1979). A Study of home ranges of free ranging Exmoore ponies. Mamm. Rev., 9, :3–18.
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Clutton-Brock, T. H., Albon, S. D., Gibson, R. M., & Guinness, F. E. (1979). The logical stag: Adaptive aspects of fighting in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.). Anim. Behav., 27(Part 1), 211–225.
Abstract: For red deer stags, fighting both has appreciable costs and yields considerable benefits. Up to 6% of rutting stags are permanently injured each year, while fighting success and reproductive success are closely related, within age groups as well as across them. Fighting behaviour is sensitive to changes in the potential benefits of fighting: stags fight most frequently and most intensely where potential benefits are high and tend to avoid fighting with individuals they are unlikely to beat. The relevance of these findings to theoretical models of fighting behaviour is discussed.
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