Using social network analysis of mixed-species groups in African savannah herbivores to assess how community structure responds to environmental change. [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2019 The dynamics of wildlife populations often depend heavily on interspecific interactions and understanding the underlying principles can be an important step in designing conservation strategies.
Meise K, Franks DW, Bro-Jørgensen J.
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Can mixed-species groups reduce individual parasite load? A field test with two closely related poeciliid fishes (Poecilia reticulata and Poecilia picta). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Predation and parasitism are two of the most important sources of mortality in nature. By forming groups, individuals can gain protection against predators but may increase their risk of being infected with contagious parasites.
Felipe Dargent +4 more
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Diversity in mixed species groups improves success in a novel feeder test in a wild songbird community. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 Mixed-species groups are common and are thought to provide benefits to group members via enhanced food finding and antipredator abilities. These benefits could accrue due to larger group sizes in general but also to the diverse species composition in the
Freeberg TM +3 more
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Anthropogenic disturbance and mixed-species groups
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionMixed-species groups (MSGs) are composed of individuals of two or more species with such close associations that they can be regarded as members of the same social group.
Eric K. Frazier +4 more
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Mixed-species groups of Serengeti grazers: a test of the stress gradient hypothesis. [PDF]
Ecology, 2020 Understanding the role of species interactions within communities is a central focus of ecology. A key challenge is to understand variation in species interactions along environmental gradients.
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Why don’tSaimiri oerstedii andCebus capucinus form mixed-species groups? [PDF]
International Journal of Primatology, 1989 The instances of association with Cebus capucinustroops were monitored for 11 months as part of a field study of Saimiri oerstediiin a tropical wet forest in Costa Rica, Parque Nacional Corcovado. Contrary to the usual situation in South America, where S. sciureusforms persistent mixed-species groups with Cebus apella,in Corcovado S.
Sue Boinski
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Improper Primate Release Fuels Interspecific Mating: Cases of Two Mixed‐Species Groups in Bangladesh [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWildlife trafficking has escalated in recent years, leading to a rise in animal rescues every year. In Bangladesh, increasing numbers of primates are being rescued from illegal trades and private collections.
Tanvir Ahmed +12 more
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Modeling vigilance in mixed‐species groups [PDF]
Natural Resource Modeling, 2022 Mixed‐species groups are usually explained by foraging advantages and reduced predation risk for at least one of the participating species. Given that animals trade‐off foraging and vigilance, the optimal level of vigilance of individuals in mixed ...
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Egalitarian mixed-species bird groups enhance winter survival of subordinate group members but only in high-quality forests [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 Only dominant individuals have unrestricted access to contested resources in group-living animals. In birds, subordinates with restricted access to resources may respond to intragroup contests by acquiring extra body reserves to avoid periods of food ...
Indriķis Krams +8 more
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Foraging behaviour of an omnivorous bird varies in mixed-species groups
Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 2022 In mixed-species groups (MSGs), individuals from different species may locate and communicate about the presence of predators and prey quickly and accurately but may compete for food and favourable positions in the flock. Thus, foraging behaviour is likely to change when individuals participate in MSGs compared with single-species groups (SSGs).
Pedro Diniz +2 more
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