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| Author | Purvis, A. | ||||
| Title | The h index: playing the numbers game | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2006 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Trends. Ecol. Evol |
| Volume | 21 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 422-422 |
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| Abstract | Article Outline References The ‘h index’ was developed recently as a measure of research performance [1]: a researcher's h is the number of his or her papers that have been cited at least h times. In their thoughtful critique of the index, Kelly and Jennions [2] point out many ways in which h is no better than ‘traditional’ bibliometrics, such as total citation counts. However, there is one way in which, for researchers, it could be very much better, especially if (as Hirsch suggests [1]) it is to inform hiring and promotion decisions. The skewed nature of the distribution of citations among publications means that most researchers have several papers that nearly but not quite count. Consequently, h can be distorted much more easily than can total citation count just by finding a subtle way to cite one's own papers that are ‘bubbling under’. Incidentally, bats show broadly the same life-history allometries as other mammalian clades [3]. |
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| ISSN | 0169-5347 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5046 | ||
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| Author | List, C. | ||||
| Title | Democracy in animal groups: a political science perspective | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2004 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Personal Edition) | Abbreviated Journal | Trends Ecol Evol |
| Volume | 19 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 168-169 |
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| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 0169-5347 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | PMID:16701250 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5137 | ||
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| Author | Wilson, S. D.; Clark, A. B.; Coleman, K.; Dearstyne, T. | ||||
| Title | Shyness and boldness in humans and other animals | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1994 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Trends. Ecol. Evol |
| Volume | 9 | Issue | 11 | Pages | 442-446 |
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| Abstract | The shy-bold continuum is a fundamental axis of behavioral variation in humans and at least some other species, but its taxonomic distribution and evolutionary implications are unknown. Models of optimal risk, density- or frequency-dependent selection, and phenotypic plasticity can provide a theoretical framework for understanding shyness and boldness as a product of natural selection. We sketch this framework and review the few empirical studies of shyness and boldness in natural populations. The study of shyness and boldness adds an interesting new dimension to behavioral ecology by focusing on the nature of continuous behavioral variation that exists within the familiar categories of age, sex and size. | ||||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5161 | ||
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| Author | Pusey, A.E. | ||||
| Title | Sex-biased dispersal and inbreeding avoidance in birds and mammals | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1987 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Trends. Ecol. Evol |
| Volume | 2 | Issue | 10 | Pages | 295-299 |
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| Abstract | Sex differences in dispersal distance are widespread in birds and mammals, but the predominantly dispersing sex differs consistently between the classes. There has been persistent debate over the relative importance of two factors -- intrasexual competition and inbreeding avoidance -- in producing sex-biased dispersal, and over the sources of the difference in dispersal patterns between the two classes. Recent studies cast new light on these questions. | ||||
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| ISSN | 0169-5347 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5326 | ||
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| Author | Connor, R.C. | ||||
| Title | Altruism among non-relatives: alternatives to the 'Prisoner's Dilemma' | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1995 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Trends Ecol Evol |
| Volume | 10 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 84-86 |
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| Abstract | Triver's model of reciprocal altruism, and its descendants based on the Prisoner's Dilemma model, have dominated thinking about cooperation and altruism between non-relatives. However, there are three alternative models of altruism directed to non-relatives. These models, which are not based on the Prisoner's Dilemma, may explain a variety of phenomena, from allogrooming among impala to helping by non-relatives in cooperatively breeding birds and mammals. | ||||
| Address | Division of Biological Sciences and The Michigan Society of Fellows, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, 48109, USA | ||||
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| Notes | PMID:21236964 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5407 | ||
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| Author | Amodio, P.; Boeckle, M.; Schnell, A.K.; Ostojic, L.; Fiorito, G.; Clayton, N.S. | ||||
| Title | Grow Smart and Die Young: Why Did Cephalopods Evolve Intelligence? | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2018 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Trends. Ecol. Evol. |
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| Abstract | Intelligence in large-brained vertebrates might have evolved through independent, yet similar processes based on comparable socioecological pressures and slow life histories. This convergent evolutionary route, however, cannot explain why cephalopods developed large brains and flexible behavioural repertoires: cephalopods have fast life histories and live in simple social environments. Here, we suggest that the loss of the external shell in cephalopods (i) caused a dramatic increase in predatory pressure, which in turn prevented the emergence of slow life histories, and (ii) allowed the exploitation of novel challenging niches, thus favouring the emergence of intelligence. By highlighting convergent and divergent aspects between cephalopods and large-brained vertebrates we illustrate how the evolution of intelligence might not be constrained to a single evolutionary route. | ||||
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| Publisher | Elsevier | Place of Publication | Editor |
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| Notes | doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.10.010 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6508 | ||
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| Author | Taberlet, P.; Waits, L.P.; Luikart, G. | ||||
| Title | Noninvasive genetic sampling: look before you leap | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1999 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | Trends Ecol. Evol |
| Volume | 14 | Issue | 8 | Pages | 323-327 |
| Keywords | Hairs; Feces; Feathers; Allelic dropout; Individual identification; Conservation genetics; Behavioural ecology; Pilot study; Microsatellites; Probability of identity | ||||
| Abstract | Noninvasive sampling allows genetic studies of free-ranging animals without the need to capture or even observe them, and thus allows questions to be addressed that cannot be answered using conventional methods. Initially, this sampling strategy promised to exploit fully the existing DNA-based technology for studies in ethology, conservation biology and population genetics. However, recent work now indicates the need for a more cautious approach, which includes quantifying the genotyping error rate. Despite this, many of the difficulties of noninvasive sampling will probably be overcome with improved methodology. | ||||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6573 | ||
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| Author | Bergmüller, R.; Taborsky, M. | ||||
| Title | Animal personality due to social niche specialisation | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 25 | Issue | 9 | Pages | 504-511 |
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| Abstract | The existence of 'animal personality', i.e. consistent individual differences in behaviour across time and contexts, is an evolutionary puzzle that has recently generated considerable research interest. Although social factors are generally considered to be important, it is as yet unclear how they might select for personality. Drawing from ecological niche theory, we explore how social conflict and alternative social options can be key factors in the evolution and development of consistent individual differences in behaviour. We discuss how animal personality research might benefit from insights into the study of alternative tactics and illustrate how selection can favour behavioural diversification and consistency due to fitness benefits resulting from conflict reduction among social partners. | ||||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 6646 | ||
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