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Barking foxes, Alopex lagopus: field experiments in individual recognition in a territorial mammal

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Field studies were conducted, on a wild population of Arctic foxes namely Alopex lagopus, to examine whether acoustic long-distance signals were used for individual recognition. The result revealed that individual could distinguish between barks of members of their own social group and those of other foxes.

Author: Macdonald, David W., Frommolt, Karl-Heinz, Goltsman, Mikhail E.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
Public affairs, Social aspects, Foxes

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Cross-fostering as a means to study kin recognition

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The central issues involved in using cross-fostering to analyze kin recognition are discussed. The cross-fostering techniques are used in behavioral research to investigate many developmental questions.

Author: Mateo, Jill M., Holmes, Warren G.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
United States, Methods, Kin recognition in animals, Animal kin recognition

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How noisy information and individual asymmetries can make 'personality' an adaptation: a simple model

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A study conducted to analyze the personality traits in animals such as coping styles, behavioural tendencies, syndromes etc is discussed.

Author: McElreath, Richard, Strimling, Pontus
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
Sweden, Personality, Personality traits

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Subjects list: Research, Animal behavior, Animal behaviour
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