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Author Shaw, E.B.; Houpt, K.A.; Holmes, D.F. openurl 
  Title Body temperature and behaviour of mares during the last two weeks of pregnancy Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Equine veterinary journal Abbreviated Journal Equine Vet J  
  Volume 20 Issue 3 Pages 199-202  
  Keywords Animals; *Behavior, Animal; *Body Temperature; Circadian Rhythm; Eating; Female; Horses/*physiology; Labor, Obstetric/*physiology; Motor Activity; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Animal/*physiology  
  Abstract Average daily core body temperature and behavioural patterns of pregnant mares were studied, in search of definitive signs of parturition within 24 h of the event. Nineteen pony mares were sampled twice daily for core body temperature. A significant temperature drop, averaging 0.1 degrees C (0.2 degrees F) was observed during the day prior to parturition. Between 18.00 h and 06.00 h, during the two weeks before parturition, Thoroughbred and Standardbred mares (n = 52) spent an average 66.8 per cent of their time standing, 27.0 per cent eating, 4.9 per cent lying in sternal recumbency, 1.0 per cent lying in lateral recumbency, and 0.3 per cent walking. On the night before parturition, mares spent significantly less time lying in sternal recumbency than on previous nights and on the night of parturition all behaviour patterns except eating were significantly different from the nights of the two weeks before parturition. There was an increase in walking (5.3 per cent), lying in sternal recumbency (8 per cent) and lying in lateral recumbency (5.3 per cent) whereas standing (53.3 per cent) was decreased. In 58 observed pregnancies, 54 mares (97 per cent) foaled in a recumbent position and 50 mares (86 per cent) foaled between 18.00 h and 06.00 h.  
  Address Department of Physiology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853  
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  ISSN 0425-1644 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes PMID:3402416 Approved no  
  Call Number refbase @ user @ Serial 46  
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Author Carroll, C.L.; Huntington, P.J. openurl 
  Title Body condition scoring and weight estimation of horses Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Equine veterinary journal Abbreviated Journal Equine Vet J  
  Volume 20 Issue 1 Pages 41-45  
  Keywords Animals; Biometry; *Body Weight; Female; Horses/*anatomy & histology; Male; Physical Examination/*veterinary  
  Abstract Three hundred and seventy two horses of varying breeds, height and fatness were weighed and measured for height at the withers. They were assessed for condition score by adaptation of a previously published method. The heart girth and length of 281 of the horses were also measured. Weight of horses was highly correlated (P less than 0.001) with height (r2 = 0.62), condition score (r2 = 0.22) and girth2 x length (r2 = 0.90). Nomograms were constructed to predict weight from height and condition score, and girth and length measurements. Weight can also be accurately estimated from the formula: (formula, see text) The average value of 'Y' in this experiment was 11900 and this estimated weight with more accuracy than some previously published values of 'Y'. Racing Thoroughbred horses were found to be significantly lighter than non-racing Thoroughbreds of the same height and condition score. The method of assessment of condition score was shown to be repeatable between different operators with varying degrees of experience.  
  Address Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory, Westmeadows, Victoria, Australia  
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  Notes PMID:3366105 Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1808  
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Author Berger, J, openurl 
  Title Social systems, resources, and phylogenetic inertia: an experimental test and its limitations Type Book Chapter
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Ecology of Social Behavior Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 157-186  
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  Publisher Academic Press Place of Publication San Diego Editor Slobochikoff, C.N.  
  Language Summary Language Original Title Ecology of Social Behavior  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2234  
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Author Berger, J.; Cunningham, C. doi  openurl
  Title Size-Related Effects on Search Times in North American Grassland Female Ungulates Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Ecology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 69 Issue 1 Pages 177-183  
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  Abstract Feeding and searching (= vigilance) rates arise as a result of many interrelated factors including trophic level, diet, reproductive condition, sex, habitat, body mass, and potential predation pressure. Because of unique ecological conditions in which the confounding influences of all but two of these variables could be minimized, we examined the hypothesis that body mass alone accounts for interspecific differences in search times, and tested it with females of four sympatric native North American ungulates (Bison bison, Antilocapra americana, Ovis canadensis, and Odocoileus hemionus). When the effects of group size were controlled, smaller bodied species were more vigilant (per unit body mass) than larger ones. However, search times (ST) also scaled to body mass, and between 81 and 97% of the ST variance was explained by either exponential or power functions. To remove the potential bias that predators exert different influences on species of varying size, search times of bison in areas with and without their major predator, wolves (Canis lupus), were contrasted; search times did not differ between sites. Our results highlight the importance of designing field research that controls for confounding variables prior to attempting to scale behavioral processes to ecological events. See full-text article at JSTOR  
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  ISSN 0012-9658 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 2233  
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Author Gopnik A, G.P. openurl 
  Title Knowing how you know: young children's ability to identify and remember the sources of their beliefs Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Child Dev. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 59 Issue Pages 1366  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 3001  
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Author Wimmer H; Hogrefe GJ; Perner J openurl 
  Title Children's understanding of informational access as a source of knowledge Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Child Dev. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 59 Issue Pages 386  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 3050  
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Author Mackintosh, N.J. openurl 
  Title Approaches to the study of animal intelligence Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) British Journal of Psychology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 79 Issue Pages 509-525  
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  Notes Cited By (since 1996): 17; Export Date: 24 October 2008 Approved no  
  Call Number Admin @ knut @ Serial 4607  
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Author Schilder, M.B.H. doi  openurl
  Title Dominance relationships between adult Plains zebra stallions in semi – captivity Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Behaviour Abbreviated Journal Behaviour  
  Volume 104 Issue 3-4 Pages 300-319  
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  Abstract The relationships between 4-5 adult zebra stallions, living in a safari park, were investigated over a period of 5 years. Asymmetries in the distributions of a number of behaviours could be explained by adopting dominance as an intervening variable. Dominance in stallions was of a bipolar nature with on the one hand behaviours representing subordinance and defence, and on the other hand behaviours reinforcing and confirming dominance. Expression of formal dominance seems to play a minor role. The dyadic relationships of stallions differed as to the number of behaviours reflecting dominance relationships. Although often linear rank-orders could be constructed, these rank-orders were not necessarily identical. This means that the concept of dominance is of only limited value for describing relationships between zebra stallions.  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved yes  
  Call Number Serial 1564  
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Author Whiten, A.; Byrne, R.W. url  doi
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  Title Tactical deception in primates Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Behavioral and Brain Sciences Abbreviated Journal Behav. Brain Sci.  
  Volume 11 Issue 02 Pages 233-244  
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  Abstract ABSTRACT Tactical deception occurs when an individual is able to use an “honest” act from his normal repertoire in a different context to mislead familiar individuals. Although primates have a reputation for social skill, most primate groups are so intimate that any deception is likely to be subtle and infrequent. Published records are sparse and often anecdotal. We have solicited new records from many primatologists and searched for repeating patterns. This has revealed several different forms of deceptive tactic, which we classify in terms of the function they perform. For each class, we sketch the features of another individual's state of mind that an individual acting with deceptive intent must be able to represent, thus acting as a “natural psychologist.” Our analysis will sharpen attention to apparent taxonomic differences. Before these findings can be generalized, however, behavioral scientists must agree on some fundamental methodological and theoretical questions in the study of the evolution of social cognition.  
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  ISSN 1469-1825 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5937  
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Author Clutton-Brock, T.H.; Green, D.; Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, M.; Albon, S.D. url  doi
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  Title Passing the buck: resource defence, lek breeding and mate choice in fallow deer Type Journal Article
  Year 1988 Publication (down) Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 23 Issue Pages 281-296  
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  Abstract lsquoLekrsquo breeding systems, where males defend small, clustered mating territories, are thought to occur where the distribution of females is heavily clumped but males are unable to defend resources used by females. In this paper, we describe a breeding system in fallow deer where males are able to defend resources used by females but the most successful bucks instead defend small territories on a traditional mating ground; where the lek is sited in an area not heavily used by females at other times of year and is visited primarily by females in or close to oestrus; and where mating success on the lek is related to territory position and to male phenotype but not to the resources available on different lek territories. Comparisons with other ungulates suggest that lek breeding species fall into two groups: those where leks are regularly visited by herds of females many of which are not in oestrus and those, like fallow deer, where leks are visited primarily by oestrous females. In the latter species, it is unlikely that females visit the lek for ecological reasons.  
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  Notes 10.1007/Bf00300575 Approved no  
  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 4882  
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