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Author | Berger, J | ||||
Title | Wild horses of the Great Basin | Type | Book Whole | ||
Year | 1986 | Publication | University of Chicago Press, | Abbreviated Journal | Univ. of Chic. Press |
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Keywords | wildlife equine behaviour ecology | ||||
Abstract | Describes the behavior of wild horses living in the Great Basin Desert of Nevada and discusses the role of the horses in the area's ecology | ||||
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Publisher | University of Chicago Press | Place of Publication | Chicago | Editor | |
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ISSN | ISBN | 0-226-04367-3 | Medium | ||
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Call Number | refbase @ user @ | Serial | 659 | ||
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Author | Berger, J. | ||||
Title | Wild Horses of the Great Basin: Social Competition and Population Size | Type | Book Whole | ||
Year | 1986 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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Keywords | Wildlife Behavior Ecology | ||||
Abstract | Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Berger begins this scholarly and absorbing treatise by discussing the natural history of the horse in general. Then, on the basis of several years of field work, he describes and details the behavior and ecology of the wild horses in the Great Basin Desert of Nevada. The purpose of the book is not, however, merely to describe natural history, but also to test quantitatively several basic ecological hypotheses. Berger has done both well, and his book will be a major source of information on North American wild horses for years to come. The book will interest specialists and graduate students primarily. It may also appeal to anyone with a strong interest in wild horses, and the remote and starkly beautiful Great Basin. Nicholas J. Volkman, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, Cal. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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Publisher | University of Chicago Press | Place of Publication | Chicago | Editor | |
Language | Englisch | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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ISSN | ISBN | 978-0226043678 | Medium | ||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2173 | ||
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Author | Berger, J.; Cunningham, C. | ||||
Title | Size-Related Effects on Search Times in North American Grassland Female Ungulates | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1988 | Publication | 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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Publisher | Ecological Society of America | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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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 | Wittenberger, James F. | ||||
Title | Animal Social Behavior | Type | Book Whole | ||
Year | 1981 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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Publisher | Duxbury Press | Place of Publication | Boston | Editor | |
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ISSN | ISBN | 978-0878722952 | Medium | ||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 4262 | ||
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Author | Berger, J, | ||||
Title | Social systems, resources, and phylogenetic inertia: an experimental test and its limitations | Type | Book Chapter | ||
Year | 1988 | Publication | 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. | ||||
Title | Organizational systems and dominance in feral horses in the Grand Canyon | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1977 | Publication | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | Abbreviated Journal | Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. |
Volume | 2 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 131-146 |
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Abstract | 1. Several aspects of the behavioral ecology of feral horses (Equus caballus) were studied in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Most bands contained three to five horses that included one stallion and his harem. Males that did not obtain a harem remained solitary. Throughout the study bands remained stable in composition. 2. Home ranges for all bands decreased in size in successive warm months, probably due to increased ambient temperature and drought. This resulted in greater utilization of spring areas that led to increased interband confrontation and agonistic display. 3. Territoriality was not observed in individual horses or bands, but bands hierarchial in both inter- and intraband structures. Interband stallion dominance was reinforced through posturing and fighting. Intraband hierarchies, as determined by dominance coefficients, were independent of individual size in three of four bands. 4. Indexes of nervousness (NER), calculated while horses were drinking, showed that stallions were less nervous than mares. A low NER was correlated with individuals leading toward drinking areas, whereas a high NER existed in individuals initiating flight although no single horse acted consistently as a leader. 5. Diurnal activity patterns were correlated with ambient temperatures. |
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Call Number | refbase @ user @ | Serial | 748 | ||
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Author | Berger, J.; Rudman, R. | ||||
Title | Predation and Interactions between Coyotes and Feral Horse Foals | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1985 | Publication | ournal of Mammalogy | Abbreviated Journal | J. Mammal. |
Volume | 66 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 401-402 |
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Author | Berger, J.; Cunningham, C. | ||||
Title | Influence of Familiarity on Frequency of Inbreeding in Wild Horses | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1987 | Publication | Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Evolution |
Volume | 41 | Issue | Pages | 229-231 | |
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2232 | ||
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Author | Cunningham, C.; Berger, J. | ||||
Title | Wild horses of the Granite Range | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1986 | Publication | Natural History | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 32-39 | ||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 2279 | ||
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Author | Berger, J. | ||||
Title | Induced abortion and social factors in wild horses | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1983 | Publication | Nature | Abbreviated Journal | Nature |
Volume | 303 | Issue | 5912 | Pages | 59-61 |
Keywords | Abortion, Induced/*veterinary; Abortion, Veterinary/*etiology; Aggression/physiology; Animals; Evolution; Female; Horses/*physiology; Humans; Pregnancy; Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology | ||||
Abstract | Much evidence now suggests that the postnatal killing of young in primates and carnivores, and induced abortions in some rodents, are evolved traits exerting strong selective pressures on adult male and female behaviour. Among ungulates it is perplexing that either no species have developed convergent tactics or that these behaviours are not reported, especially as ungulates have social systems similar to those of members of the above groups. Only in captive horses (Equus caballus) has infant killing been reported. It has been estimated that 40,000 wild horses live in remote areas of the Great Basin Desert of North America (US Department of Interior (Bureau of Land Management), unpublished report), where they occur in harems (females and young) defended by males. Here I present evidence that, rather than killing infants directly, invading males induce abortions in females unprotected by their resident stallions and these females are then inseminated by the new males. | ||||
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ISSN | 0028-0836 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 4365 | ||
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