The mismeasure of animal contests

Article Abstract:

A negative relation between Resource Holding Potential (RHP) difference and contest duration may be generated even when decisions of retreat are not based on estimated RHP difference. In order to discriminate between the effects of weaker rival RHP and true effects of RHP difference, statistical and experimental approaches are suggested.

Animal behavior, Animal behaviour

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The mismeasure of animal contests

Article Abstract:

A negative relation between Resource Holding Potential (RHP) difference and contest duration may be generated even when decisions of retreat are not based on estimated RHP difference. In order to discriminate between the effects of weaker rival RHP and true effects of RHP difference, statistical and experimental approaches are suggested.

Social behavior in animals, Animal social behavior, Contests, Animal social behaviour

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Honest and dishonest displays, motivational state and subsequent decisions in hermit crab shell fights

Article Abstract:

The influence of hermit crabs prefight displays on the fight decisions and motivational state of the defender and attacker, during hermit crab shell fights, is analyzed. The displays can be honest or manipulative.

United Kingdom, Psychological aspects, Analysis, Behavior, Hermit-crabs, Hermit crabs, Animal fighting, Display behavior in animals, Animal display behavior, Animal display behaviour

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