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JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY
卷 29, 期 3, 页码 443-451出版社
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0279-8
关键词
Anti-predator behavior; Group size; Vigilance; Rutting behavior; Birth season
资金
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China [2010DFA92720]
- Sino-Italian Cooperation Project [0866031]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [2009Z2-5]
Animals receive benefits from social behavior. As part of a group, individuals spend less time having to be vigilant. This phenomenon, called the group size effect, is considered the most dominant factor in an animal's demonstrated level of vigilance. However, in addition to group size, many other social and environmental factors also influence the degree of vigilance, including the season of the year and the sex of the individual. In our study, we examined the vigilant behavior of goitered gazelles in the Xinjiang Province in western China to test whether and how seasons, the yearly breeding cycle, and group size affect vigilance. According to our results, we found that seasonal factors were not a substantial influence on a gazelle's level of vigilance, while group size had a tangible effect. In comparison, the yearly breeding cycle (a natural phenomenon) was the most powerful factor: it significantly changed the degree of vigilance in females during birthing and males during rut. Anthropogenic factors (unnatural phenomena) were also potential causes of increased vigilance in both sexes during winter.
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