Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Verlag Paul Parey. Berlin : Verlag Paul Parey
Frequency: Monthly
Country: Germany
Language: ger
Start Year:1937 - 1985
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0044-3573 (Print) 0044-3573 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0033336 |
| (DNLM): | Z05840000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01695221 |
| Coden: | ZETIAG |
| Classification: | W1 ZE625N |
Behavior patterns and communication in feral horses. The social behavior of feral horses was studied in the western United States. Stable harem groups with a dominant stallion and bachelor hermaphrodite hermaphrodite groups occupied overlapping home ranges. Groups spacing, but not territoriality, was expressed. Harem group, stability resulted from strong dominance by dominant stallions, and fidelity of group members. Eliminations of group members were usually marked by urine of the dominant stallion. Hermaphrodite-hermaphrodite aggression involved spacing between harems and dominance in bachelor groups. Marking with feces was important in hermap...
Ranks and relationships in Highland ponies and Highland Cows. Recent studies of primates have questioned the importance of dominance hierarchies in groups living under natural conditions. In a herd of Highland ponies and one of Highland cattle grazing under free-range conditions on the Isle of Rhum (Inner Hebrides) well defined hierarchies were present. The provision of food produced a marked increase in the frequency of agonistic interactions but had no effect on the rank systems of the two herds. While rank was clearly important in affecting the distribution of agonistic interactions, it was poorly related to behaviour in non-agonistic situations.