Giraffe nursing behaviour reflects environmental conditions
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F17%3A74729" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/17:74729 - isvavai.cz</a>
Nalezeny alternativní kódy
RIV/60460709:41340/17:74729
Výsledek na webu
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003413" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003413</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003413" target="_blank" >10.1163/1568539X-00003413</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Giraffe nursing behaviour reflects environmental conditions
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
Nursing behaviour is one component of mammalian life history strategy that demonstrates context-dependent flexibility within species. Wild giraffes live in groups and feed themselves over large area. In the zoo, giraffes are kept in enclosures with abundant food resources. We aimed to analyse whether the nursing behaviour of giraffes differs between the zoo and nature reserve and discuss which factor (food intake, presence of predators, population density) can explain the difference. We observed seven and four female-calf pairs in the Bandia reserve, Senegal, and in Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, respectively. Nursing bouts were less frequent and longer and calves were less successful in nursing solicitations in the reserve, as females there seemed to be more selective for nursing times and locations, likely due to presence of predators and differences in food intake. Allonursing occurred more frequently in the zoo which can be attributed to higher population density in captive conditions.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Giraffe nursing behaviour reflects environmental conditions
Popis výsledku anglicky
Nursing behaviour is one component of mammalian life history strategy that demonstrates context-dependent flexibility within species. Wild giraffes live in groups and feed themselves over large area. In the zoo, giraffes are kept in enclosures with abundant food resources. We aimed to analyse whether the nursing behaviour of giraffes differs between the zoo and nature reserve and discuss which factor (food intake, presence of predators, population density) can explain the difference. We observed seven and four female-calf pairs in the Bandia reserve, Senegal, and in Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, respectively. Nursing bouts were less frequent and longer and calves were less successful in nursing solicitations in the reserve, as females there seemed to be more selective for nursing times and locations, likely due to presence of predators and differences in food intake. Allonursing occurred more frequently in the zoo which can be attributed to higher population density in captive conditions.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
10614 - Behavioral sciences biology
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
—
Návaznosti
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2017
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
BEHAVIOUR
ISSN
0005-7959
e-ISSN
1568-539X
Svazek periodika
154
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
1
Stát vydavatele periodika
CZ - Česká republika
Počet stran výsledku
15
Strana od-do
115-129
Kód UT WoS článku
000392199200006
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85009106936