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| Author | Imanishi, K. | ||||
| Title | Identification : A process of enculturation in the subhuman society of Macaca fuscata | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1957 | Publication | Primates | Abbreviated Journal | Primates |
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| Keywords | Biomedical and Life Sciences | ||||
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| Publisher | Springer Japan | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| ISSN | 0032-8332 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5266 | ||
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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 | van Schaik, C.P. | ||||
| Title | Social learning and culture in animals | Type | Book Chapter | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms | Abbreviated Journal | |
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| Keywords | Life Sciences | ||||
| Abstract | Most animals must learn some of the behaviours in their repertoire, and some must learn most. Although learning is often thought of as an individual exercise, in nature much learning is social, i.e. under the influence of conspecifics. Social learners acquire novel information or skills faster and at lower cost, but risk learning false information or useless skills. Social learning can be divided into learning from social information and learning through social interaction. Different species have different mechanisms of learning from social information, ranging from selective attention to the environment due to the presence of others to copying of complete motor sequences. In vertical (or oblique) social learning, naïve individuals often learn skills or knowledge from parents (or other adults), whereas horizontal social learning is from peers, either immatures or adults, and more often concerns eavesdropping and public information use. Because vertical social learning is often adaptive, maturing individuals often have a preference for it over individual exploration. The more cognitively demanding social learning abilities probably evolved in this context, in lineages where offspring show long association with parents and niches are complex. Because horizontal learning can be maladaptive, especially when perishable information has become outdated, animals must decide when to deploy social learning. Social learning of novel skills can lead to distinct traditions or cultures when the innovations are sufficiently rare and effectively transmitted socially. Animal cultures may be common but to date taxonomic coverage is insufficient to know how common. Cultural evolution is potentially powerful, but largely confined to humans, for reasons currently unknown. A general theory of culture is therefore badly needed. | ||||
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| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | Place of Publication | Editor | Kappeler, P. | |
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| ISSN | ISBN | 978-3-642-02624-9 | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5268 | ||
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| Author | Kerth, G. | ||||
| Title | Group decision-making in animal societies | Type | Book Chapter | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | Animal Behaviour: Evolution and Mechanisms | Abbreviated Journal | |
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| Keywords | Life Sciences | ||||
| Abstract | Individuals need to coordinate their activities to benefit from group living. Thus group decisions are essential for societies, especially if group members cooperate with each other. Models show that shared (democratic) decisions outperform unshared (despotic) decisions, even if individuals disagree about actions. This is surprising as in most other contexts, differences in individual preferences lead to sex-, age-, or kin-specific behaviour. Empirical studies testing the predictions of the theoretical models have only recently begun to emerge. This applies particularly to group decisions in fission-fusion societies, where individuals can avoid decisions that are not in their interest. After outlining the basic ideas and theoretical models on group decision-making I focus on the available empirical studies. Originally most of the relevant studies have been on social insects and fish but recently an increasing number of studies on mammals and birds have been published, including some that deal with wild long-lived animals living in complex societies. This includes societies where group members have different interests, as in most mammals, and which have been less studied compared to eusocial insects that normally have no conflict among their colony members about what to do. I investigate whether the same decision rules apply in societies with conflict and without conflict, and outline open questions that remain to be studied. The chapter concludes with a synthesis on what is known about group decision-making in animals and an outlook on what I think should be done to answer the open questions. | ||||
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| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | Place of Publication | Editor | Kappeler, P. | |
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| ISSN | ISBN | 978-3-642-02624-9 | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5381 | ||
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| Author | Boyce, P.N.; McLoughlin, P.D. | ||||
| Title | Ecological Interactions Involving Feral Horses and Predators: Review with Implications for Biodiversity Conservation | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2021 | Publication | The Journal of Wildlife Management | Abbreviated Journal | Jour. Wild. Mgmt. |
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| Keywords | apparent competition; artificial selection; community ecology; conservation; feral horse (Equus ferus caballus); life history; predator-prey dynamics | ||||
| Abstract | ABSTRACT For many ecosystems, feral horses are increasingly becoming an important if not dominant component of ungulate biomass and hence influence on community dynamics. Yet we still know little of how horses contribute to key ecological interactions including predator-prey and indirect competitive relationships at a community level. Notably, feral species like horses can exhibit life-history traits that differ from that of native (mainly artiodactyl) herbivore competitors. Artificial selection for traits like increased, early, or extended reproduction that have yet to be reversed by natural selection, coupled with naturally selected differences in anatomy and behavior, in addition to unique management objectives for horses compared to other species, means that the dynamics of feral horse populations are not likely to align with what might be expected of other large herbivores. Unexpected population dynamics and inherent biological asymmetries between native ungulates and feral horses may therefore influence the former via direct competition for shared resources and through enemy-mediated interactions like apparent competition. In several localities feral horses now co-exist with multiple native prey species, some of which are in decline or are species at risk. Compounding risks to native species from direct or indirect competitive exclusion by horses is the unique nature and socio-political context of feral horse management, which tends towards allowing horse populations to be limited largely by natural, density-dependent factors. We summarize the inherent asymmetries between feral horse biology and that of other ungulate prey species with consequences for conservation, focusing on predator-prey and emerging indirect interactions in multi-prey systems, and highlight future directions to address key knowledge gaps in our understanding of how feral horses may now be contributing to the (re)structuring of food webs. Observations of patterns of rapid growth and decline, and associated skews in sex ratios of feral horse populations, indicate a heightened potential for indirect interactions among large ungulate prey species, where there is a prevalence of feral horses as preferred prey, particularly where native prey are declining. In places like western North America, we expect predator-prey interactions involving feral horses to become an increasingly important factor in the conservation of wildlife. This applies not only to economically or culturally important game species but also at-risk species, both predators (e.g., wolves [Canis lupus], grizzly bears [Ursus arctos]) and prey (e.g., woodland caribou [Rangifer tarandus caribou]), necessitating an ecological understanding of the role of horses in natural environments that goes beyond that of population control. ? 2021 The Wildlife Society. | ||||
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| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| ISSN | 0022-541x | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21995 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6642 | ||
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