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Author McNaughton, S. J.; Georgiadis, N.J. doi  openurl
  Title Ecology of African Grazing and Browsing Mammals Type Journal Article
  Year 1986 Publication Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 17 Issue Pages 39-66  
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  Abstract INTRODUCTION Africa is the earth's second largest continent, comprising 20% of its surface. Largely tropical, Africa extends as well into temperate zones to 37 N and 35 S. Eastern and southern Africa display steep elevation gradients due to the prevalence there of volcanic orogeny and rifting (29). Local landscapes are distinguished by substantial geological heterogeneity, dissected land forms, and resultant steep gradients of precipitation and vegetation. The consequent pronounced fragnientation of habitats and sharp juxtaposition of distinct vegetation types, combined with climatic oscillations in geological time, contributed to major adaptive radiations of the mammalian fauna (102, 120). Early zoological expeditions recorded that habitat fragmentation and wide spatial variation of animal densities and diversities were distinctive features of African ecosystems (92, 138, 162, 226). Those early records provided the bases of natural history information on animal distributions, habitat preferences, feeding habits, and general ecology; scientific research followed only much later (201). Modem scientific study of African savanna-grassland mammals began in the 1950s (23, 24, 107, 108, 148, 149, 197,203, 204, 210,230), long after the distributions and densities of the major game animals had been affected by growing human populations, colonial land and hunting policies, and virulent exotic diseases that affected the animals both directly and indirectly (57). The mammalian fauna has been increasingly isolated and fragmented within game reserves of varying size, habitat diversity, and animal species diversity; the ability to sustain it in the absence of active management is increasingly questioned (112, 187). For species with population sizes greater than 100 individuals, game reserve area (A) and faunal ...  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 4255  
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Author Cheney, D.; Seyfarth, R.; Smuts, B. doi  openurl
  Title Social relationships and social cognition in nonhuman primates Type Journal Article
  Year 1986 Publication Science (New York, N.Y.) Abbreviated Journal Science  
  Volume 234 Issue 4782 Pages 1361-1366  
  Keywords Animals; *Cognition; Female; Male; Pair Bond; Primates/*physiology; *Social Behavior; Social Dominance; Social Perception  
  Abstract Complex social relationships among nonhuman primates appear to contribute to individual reproductive success. Experiments with and behavioral observations of natural populations suggest that sophisticated cognitive mechanisms may underlie primate social relationships. Similar capacities are usually less apparent in the nonsocial realm, supporting the view that at least some aspects of primate intelligence evolved to solve the challenges of interacting with conspecifics.  
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  Notes PMID:3538419 Approved no  
  Call Number refbase @ user @ Serial 349  
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Author Zumpe, D.; Michael, R.P. doi  openurl
  Title Dominance index: A simple measure of relative dominance status in primates Type Journal Article
  Year 1986 Publication American journal of primatology Abbreviated Journal Am. J. Primatol.  
  Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 291-300  
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  Abstract A simple measure of relative dominance status (cardinal rank) is described which we have termed the dominance index. Like more familiar techniques for assessing rank order, it is based on the direction of aggressive and submissive behaviors between all possible paired combinations of animals in a social group. Using data from five groups of female rhesus monkeys, it reliably produced the same ordinal ranks as fight interaction matrices. There was also good agreement with the cardinal ranks produced by two additional measures of dominance and with those produced by observer ratings. The dominance index can be calculated when fights have not actually occurred and is largely independent of the frequency of agonistic interactions. It has, therefore, wide application and can estimate dominance during brief sampling periods (one hour) and also in stable groups when agonistic interactions are low. Its application is described in experiments in which the male in a group of females was changed and the hormonal status of the females was altered. Estrogen increased female dominance status relative to other females.  
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  Call Number refbase @ user @ DorisZumpe1986 Serial 871  
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Author Berger, J isbn  openurl
  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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  ISSN ISBN 0-226-04367-3 Medium  
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  Call Number refbase @ user @ Serial 659  
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Author Boyd, L. openurl 
  Title Behavior problems of equids in zoos 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 3 Pages 653-664  
  Keywords Aerophagy/veterinary; Aggression/psychology; Animals; *Animals, Zoo; *Behavior, Animal; Coprophagia/psychology; Female; *Horses; Impotence/veterinary; Male; Mastication; Motor Activity; *Perissodactyla; Pregnancy; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Social Environment  
  Abstract Behavior problems in zoo equids commonly result from a failure to provide for needs basic to equine nature. Equids are gregarious, and failure to provide companions may result in pacing. Wild equids spend 60 to 70 per cent of their time grazing, and failure to provide ad libitum roughage contributes to the problems of pacing, cribbing, wood chewing, and coprophagia. Mimicking the normal processes of juvenile dispersal, bachelor-herd formation, and mate acquisition reduces the likelihood of agonistic and reproductive behavior problems. Infanticide can be avoided by introducing new stallions to herds containing only nonpregnant mares and older foals.  
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  Call Number refbase @ user @ Serial 660  
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Author Berg Wa, openurl 
  Title Effective population size estimates and breeding in feral horses: A preliminary assessment Type Journal Article
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal J Equine Vet. Sc.  
  Volume 6 Issue Pages 240-245  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 933  
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Author Boyles Js, openurl 
  Title Managing America's wild horses and burros Type Journal Article
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal J Equine Vet. Sc.  
  Volume 6 Issue Pages 261  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 972  
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Author Schusdziarra, H., Schusdziarra, V. isbn  openurl
  Title Reitergespräche – Der Weg zum unabhängigen Sitz Type Book Whole
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 56  
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  Call Number Reiten Lesen Denken @ eberhardhuebener @ Serial 1011  
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Author Fao, openurl 
  Title The Przewalski horse and restoration to its natural habitat in Mongolia. JO FAO Animal Production and Health Paper Type Journal Article
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal Animal Production and Health Paper  
  Volume 61 Issue Pages  
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  Notes from Prof. Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1078  
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Author Godfrey Eb, L.P. openurl 
  Title Wild horsres mangement: An economic perspective Type Journal Article
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal J Equine Vet Sc  
  Volume 6 Issue Pages 266-273  
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  Notes from Professor Hans Klingels Equine Reference List Approved no  
  Call Number Serial 1117  
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