Temporal, spatial and social segregation of red-billed choughs between two types of communal roost: a role for mating and territory acquisition
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There are two types of communal roost for the red-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax phyrrhocorax. Roosts used traditionally and during the whole year attract more choughs than those used only infrequently. This research provides support for the hypothesis that main roosts could act as recruitment sites for first years shortly after they leave their natal territories. The social segregation of choughs in the two types of roost appears to be an adaptive behaviour that boosts breeding opportunities of nonbreeding choughs.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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Individual differences in mouse behavioural development: effects of precocious weaning and ongoing sexual segregation
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The difference in the behavioral development of mice depends on the age of weaning and the sex of litter-mates. Mice which are prematurely weaned develop fast and showed an increased rate of eating and jumping. Mice reared unisexually have less affiliated behaviours and more exploratory-escape functions than those from sex-balanced litters. Precocious weaning causes an increased tendency in females to engage in exploration and solitary play.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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Sex differences in weather sensitivity can cause habitat segregation: red deer as an example
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Research into sex differences in habitat use in sexually dimorphic ungulates has established that male red deer are more sensitive to weather than females. It is suggested that weather sensitivity may explain winter habitat segregation in many ungulate species.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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