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Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes

open access: yesEthology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals, 2022

semanticscholar   +1 more source

The boundaries of cooperation: sharing and coupling from ethology to neuroscience.

open access: yes, 2016
Cooperation is usually described as a human tendency to act jointly that involves helping, sharing, and acting prosocially. Nonetheless clues of cooperative actions can be found also in non-humans animals, as described in the first section of the present
M. E. Vanutelli, J. Nandrino, M. Balconi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wild boar feeding habits before versus after wolf recolonization

open access: yesJournal of Zoology, EarlyView.
By analyzing wild boar diet before and after wolf recolonization in a Mediterranean coastal area, we evaluated whether the return of wolves facilitated feeding on deer carcasses by wild boar. While deer hair was never reported in samples of wild boar feces in 1991–1994, we found it in c.
I. Belardi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Do Cattle Prefer in a Tropical Climate: Water Immersion or Artificial Shade? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Animal performance is affected by high air temperature and it is known that shade reduces the absorption of radiant temperature, and water for immersion facilitates heat loss.
Geraldo, A.C.P.M.   +3 more
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Effect of trail bifurcation asymmetry and pheromone presence or absence on trail choice by Lasius niger ants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
During foraging, ant workers are known to make use of multiple information sources, such as private information (personal memory) and social information (trail pheromones).
Czaczkes, Tomer J   +6 more
core   +1 more source

On the Quality of Relational Justice

open access: yesAnalytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT By emphasising the role of concepts like social status, power and respect, all relational egalitarians seek to demonstrate that there is more to the political concept of equality than the distribution of goods. While there is a broad consensus on the nature of equality, however, the nature of justice is a matter of internal dispute. The aim of
Matilda Carter
wiley   +1 more source

Dogs catch human yawns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This study is the first to demonstrate that human yawns are possibly contagious to domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). Twenty-nine dogs observed a human yawning or making control mouth movements.
Joly-Mascheroni, Ramiro M.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Olfaction: An Overlooked Sensory Modality in Applied Ethology and Animal Welfare

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2015
It has long been known that odors and olfaction play a major role in behavioral development and expression in animals. The sense of smell is employed in numerous contexts, such as foraging, mate choice, and predation risk assessment. Indeed, olfaction is
Emily Patterson-Kane   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Traces of Intentionality: Balance, Complexity, and Organization in Artworks by Humans and Apes

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Are people able to tell apart a random configuration of lines and dots from a work of art? Previous studies have shown that untrained viewers can distinguish between abstract art made by professional artists, children, or apes. Pieces made by artists were perceived as more intentionally made and organized than the rest.
Larissa M. Straffon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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