Social and reproductive behaviour of critically endangered northern white rhinoceros in a zoological garden.

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.09.007" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.09.007</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.09.007" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.mambio.2012.09.007</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Social and reproductive behaviour of critically endangered northern white rhinoceros in a zoological garden.

Original language description

Northern and southern white rhinos have poor reproduction in captivity and social interactions between them, especially increased agonistic behaviour, are believed to be one of the possible reasons. Northern white rhino is currently on the brink of extinction with less than ten animals surviving. We studied the social behaviour of northern white rhinos in zoological garden and investigated the effects of separation of the oldest, wild-born female from the herd on the social behaviour of other group members. After the separation, the numbers of agonistic and the play interactions between the animals significantly increased, no change was found in cohesive behaviour. Our results suggest that a composition of white rhino groups has a significant influenceon social interactions between the animals and that better knowledge of proper composition of their groups in captivity in terms of age, sex and wild or zoo origin might improve animals' well-being and also increase a chance for reproduc

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2013

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Mammalian Biology

ISSN

1616-5047

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

78

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

50-54

UT code for WoS article

000314004700008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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