The role of urine marking in the foraging behavior of least chipmunks
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Tamias minimus, or least chipmunks may mark a patch of seeds, a type of behavior which is unusual in rodents, and is more often found in otters, wolves, foxes and coyotes. Unprofitable patches tend to be marked, and this means that the chipmunk may be signalling that the patch is depleted. This could benefit chipmunks other than the market. Marking may help jog the memory of the marker and help it to seek food more efficiently. Slightly depleted patches may be marked if the seeds are not of a type preferred by the chipmunk.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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Olfactory nest recognition by British storm-petrel chicks
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The role of olfaction on the homing ability of precocial or semi-precocial chicks of underground-nesting seabirds were analyzed in Hydrobates pelagicus or the British storm-petrel. Homing experiments with the British storm-petrel chicks indicated the absence of parent-offspring recognition after the end of brooding. However, British storm-petrel chicks exhibited olfactory homing abilities and are capable of nest recognition which were crucial for survival.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1997
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The effect of proximity on landmark use in Clark's nutcrackers
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Clark's nutcrackers, Nucifraga columbiana store thousands of pine sees during the autumn to be retrieved throughout the winter. The birds are shown to use visual cues to relocate the hidden food. Experiments showed that local cues were more important sources of spatial information for one group of birds, while global cues were used more by the other two groups of birds.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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