Mother-offspring conflict in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii): Suckling bout duration

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Mother-offspring conflict in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii): Suckling bout duration

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Short suckling bout duration could be taken as an indicator of shortage of milk and lack of maternal care, and could therefore be used to test the parent-offspring conflict hypothesis. We examined suckling bout duration of 20 plains zebra foals, at the Dvůr Králové Zoo, and collected data on suckling events during 19 months of observation. As expected, suckling bout duration decreased with increasing age of the foal. The suckling bouts differed in duration when terminated by the foal, mother or any other adult mare (foal > mother > herdmate). Thus, bouts terminated by the mother should indicate that demands of the foal were not satisfied. Finally, we found that suckling bout duration was shorter in pregnant mothers than in non-pregnant ones, suggestinghigher mother-offspring conflict when the mother was pregnant. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the importance of the termination of suckling bouts and the mother's pregnancy when interpreting suckling bout duration of equids.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Mother-offspring conflict in captive plains zebra (Equus burchellii): Suckling bout duration

Popis výsledku anglicky

Short suckling bout duration could be taken as an indicator of shortage of milk and lack of maternal care, and could therefore be used to test the parent-offspring conflict hypothesis. We examined suckling bout duration of 20 plains zebra foals, at the Dvůr Králové Zoo, and collected data on suckling events during 19 months of observation. As expected, suckling bout duration decreased with increasing age of the foal. The suckling bouts differed in duration when terminated by the foal, mother or any other adult mare (foal > mother > herdmate). Thus, bouts terminated by the mother should indicate that demands of the foal were not satisfied. Finally, we found that suckling bout duration was shorter in pregnant mothers than in non-pregnant ones, suggestinghigher mother-offspring conflict when the mother was pregnant. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the importance of the termination of suckling bouts and the mother's pregnancy when interpreting suckling bout duration of equids.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EG - Zoologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GP523%2F08%2FP313" target="_blank" >GP523/08/P313: Vnitrodruhové a mezidruhové aspekty kojení koňovitých</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Rok uplatnění

2010

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

ISSN

0168-1591

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

122

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2-4

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000274765100008

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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