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The effect of relatedness and pack size on territory overlap in African wild dogs
Background Spacing patterns mediate competitive interactions between conspecifics, ultimately increasing fitness. The degree of territorial overlap between neighbouring African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) packs varies greatly, yet the role of factors ...
Craig R. Jackson +3 more
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Wildlife responses to livestock guard dogs and domestic sheep on open range
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are an attractant to carnivores; however, sheep are often accompanied by humans and livestock guardian dogs (LGDs; Canis familiaris), which defend sheep from depredation.
Daniel Kinka +2 more
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Animal-borne acoustic data alone can provide high accuracy classification of activity budgets
Background Studies on animal behaviour often involve the quantification of the occurrence and duration of various activities. When direct observations are challenging (e.g., at night, in a burrow, at sea), animal-borne devices can be used to remotely ...
Andréa Thiebault +4 more
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Foraging behaviour and habitat-use drives niche segregation in sibling seabird species
To mediate competition, similar sympatric species are assumed to use different resources, or the same but geographically separated resources. The two giant petrels (Macronectes spp.) are intriguing in that they are morphologically similar seabirds with ...
Ryan R. Reisinger +4 more
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Intolerant baboons avoid observer proximity, creating biased inter-individual association patterns
Social network analysis is an increasingly popular tool for behavioural ecologists exploring the social organisation of animal populations. Such analyses require data on inter-individual association patterns, which in wild populations are often collected
Andrew T. L. Allan +2 more
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The utility of accelerometers to predict stroke rate in captive fur seals and sea lions
The energy expenditure of free-living fur seals and sea lions is difficult to measure directly, but may be indirectly derived from flipper stroke rate. We filmed 10 captive otariids swimming with accelerometers either attached to a harness (Daily Diary ...
Monique A. Ladds +3 more
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Seasonal and annual climate variations are linked to fluctuations in the abundance and distribution of resources, posing a significant challenge to animals that need to adjust their foraging behavior accordingly.
Tegan Carpenter‐Kling +7 more
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The distribution of Caryocar brasiliense Camb. (Caryocaraceae) trees is wide in the Brazilian Cerrado biome and its fruits are used by humans for food and as the main income source of many communities.
Germano Leão Demolin-Leite +7 more
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Predating predators requires at least three specimen to which we refer as players 1, 2, and 3. Player 1 has simply to guess nature when trying to find food. Player 2 is hunting player 1 in the hope that 1 is well-fed but must also avoid being hunted by player 3.
Avrahami, Judith +2 more
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Highlight Research • After bleaching disturbance and Acanthaster planci outbreaks, herbivore fishes species were dominated in MRP Pieh • This explains the marine recreational activities in utilization zone MRP Pieh have no impact on reducing fish ...
Risandi Dwirama Putra +5 more
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