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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Numerous species of cetaceans have been recorded in mixed-species groups (MSGs). By forming groups with individuals of different species, cetaceans may reduce predation risk, improve foraging, and gain social benefits.
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Mixed-species groups and aggregations: shaping ecological and behavioural patterns and processes
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2023 Mixed-species groups of birds, fishes and mammals have traditionally been described in taxa-specific journals. However, mixed-species systems are actually more widely found when one includes aggregative (non-moving) systems, such as those common in amphibians and invertebrates.
Nora V. Carlson +3 more
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Comparing single- and mixed-species groups in fruit flies: differences in group dynamics, but not group formation [PDF]
Journal of Heredity, 2021 AbstractMixed-species groups describe active associations among individuals of 2 or more species at the same trophic level. Mixed-species groups are important to key ecological and evolutionary processes such as competition and predation, and research that ignores the presence of other species risks ignoring a key aspect of the environment in which ...
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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.
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Mixed species exhibits in zoos are used to create larger, more stimulating environments to support naturalistic interactions between species. In the wild, mixed species groups are observed as having lower rates of vigilance, presumably due to reduced ...
Claire Gauquelin Des Pallieres +1 more
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Development and validation of a chemostat gut model to study both planktonic and biofilm modes of growth of Clostridium difficile and human microbiota [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright: 2014 Crowther et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source ...
Baines, Simon D. +6 more
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Seasonal changes in mixed‐species bird flocks and antipredator information
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Animals acquire information produced by other species to reduce uncertainty and avoid predators. Mixed‐species flocks (MSFs) of birds are ubiquitous in forest ecosystems and structured, in part, around interspecific information transfer, with “nuclear ...
Demeng Jiang +3 more
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Bat response to differing fire severity in mixed-conifer forest California, USA [PDF]
, 2013 Wildlife response to natural disturbances such as fire is of conservation concern to managers, policy makers, and scientists, yet information is scant beyond a few well-studied groups (e.g., birds, small mammals).
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2021 Background Mixed-species groups in animals have been shown to confer antipredator, foraging and other benefits to their members that may provide selective advantages.
Detlev H. Kelm +2 more
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Mixed-phenotype grouping: the interaction between oddity and crypsis [PDF]
, 2012 Aggregations of different-looking animals are frequently seen in nature, despite well-documented selection pressures on individuals to maintain phenotypically homogenous groups.
Kimbell, Helen +2 more
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