Solitary working hunting dogs show a higher tendency for magnetic alignment, with decreased alignment in older dogs

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027014%3A_____%2F25%3A10006240" target="_blank" >RIV/00027014:_____/25:10006240 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41320/25:103552

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001436244500001" target="_blank" >https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001436244500001</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106575" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106575</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Solitary working hunting dogs show a higher tendency for magnetic alignment, with decreased alignment in older dogs

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Previous studies have suggested that domestic dogs may be able to sense the Earth&apos;s magnetic field. One way in which this sensory ability (magnetoreception) may be behaviourally expressed is via magnetic alignment, when animals align their bodies in a non-random direction relative to the geomagnetic field. Expression of magnetic alignment can vary depending on environmental and magnetic conditions, cognitive ability, motivation, experience, and possibly on dog breed. Here, we investigated whether magnetic alignment in domestic dogs varied according to breed working specialisation, particularly between breeds used for independent work away from their owners and those working closely with them. We analysed 4986 observations of dogs during excretion, categorising them into three groups based on their working specialisation: (1) non-hunting breeds cooperating closely with their owners, (2) hunting dogs working in visual contact with their owners, and (3) hunting dogs working independently of their owners out of sight. Although we did not observe a consistent pattern of magnetic alignment across all dogs, our results indicate that breeds working independently of their owners demonstrated a higher tendency to align their bodies along the North-South magnetic axis (N-S alignment) than those working closely with their owners. Additionally, the likelihood of N-S alignment decreased with the dogs&apos; age, indicating that older dogs were less likely to exhibit this behaviour. Interestingly, dogs that defecated were more likely to align themselves than those that urinated. These findings highlight the importance of considering working specialisation and age in future studies of magnetoreception in dogs.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Solitary working hunting dogs show a higher tendency for magnetic alignment, with decreased alignment in older dogs

Popis výsledku anglicky

Previous studies have suggested that domestic dogs may be able to sense the Earth&apos;s magnetic field. One way in which this sensory ability (magnetoreception) may be behaviourally expressed is via magnetic alignment, when animals align their bodies in a non-random direction relative to the geomagnetic field. Expression of magnetic alignment can vary depending on environmental and magnetic conditions, cognitive ability, motivation, experience, and possibly on dog breed. Here, we investigated whether magnetic alignment in domestic dogs varied according to breed working specialisation, particularly between breeds used for independent work away from their owners and those working closely with them. We analysed 4986 observations of dogs during excretion, categorising them into three groups based on their working specialisation: (1) non-hunting breeds cooperating closely with their owners, (2) hunting dogs working in visual contact with their owners, and (3) hunting dogs working independently of their owners out of sight. Although we did not observe a consistent pattern of magnetic alignment across all dogs, our results indicate that breeds working independently of their owners demonstrated a higher tendency to align their bodies along the North-South magnetic axis (N-S alignment) than those working closely with their owners. Additionally, the likelihood of N-S alignment decreased with the dogs&apos; age, indicating that older dogs were less likely to exhibit this behaviour. Interestingly, dogs that defecated were more likely to align themselves than those that urinated. These findings highlight the importance of considering working specialisation and age in future studies of magnetoreception in dogs.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10614 - Behavioral sciences biology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF16_019%2F0000803" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000803: Excelentní Výzkum jako podpora Adaptace lesnictví a dřevařství na globální změnu a 4. průmyslovou revoluci</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

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

—

Svazek periodika

285

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

APRIL

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

"Article Nr 106575"

Kód UT WoS článku

001436244500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85219054409