Daddy, daddy cool: stallion-foal relationships in a socially-natural herd of Exmoor ponies
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F20%3A82470" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/20:82470 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-020-01388-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-020-01388-x</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01388-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10071-020-01388-x</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Daddy, daddy cool: stallion-foal relationships in a socially-natural herd of Exmoor ponies
Original language description
Different forms of direct paternal investment have been described in mammals. One such species where paternal care was noticed, but remains poorly understood, is the horse (Equus caballus), where the male keeps a long term relationship with several females and offspring. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the interactions between the harem stallion and his foals. Two herds of Exmoor ponies living under semi-feral conditions in two separate reserves within Czech Republic were studied, each during one of the two consecutive breeding seasons (in 2016 and 2017). Both herds consisted of a stallion, 14 mares and their offspring (12 and 10 foals). The behaviour of all group members was recorded focusing on the stallion foal interactions. The results show that the stallion receives more friendly interactions, snapping and playful behaviour from foals compared with adult mares. Furthermore, the stallion is more tolerant than mares, and actively plays with his offspring. There is no statistical di
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10614 - Behavioral sciences biology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Aggressive Behavior
ISSN
0096-140X
e-ISSN
1435-9456
Volume of the periodical
23
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
781-793
UT code for WoS article
000528820600002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85084156180