Facts from faecesMammal Review - Tập 14 Số 2 - Trang 79-97 - 1984
R. J. Putman
ABSTRACTFor any frustrated field‐mammalogists seeking observational data on
their elusive study animals, dung may represent the most readily‐available and
easily‐collected source of information upon which they may fall back in despair.
Yet it is surprising how much ecological information may be deduced from an
analysis of faecal depositions. This present article reviews some of the current
methods... hiện toàn bộ
Home‐range analysis using radio‐tracking data–a review of problems and techniques particularly as applied to the study of mammalsMammal Review - Tập 20 Số 2-3 - Trang 97-123 - 1990
Stephen Harris, Warren Cresswell, Peter Forde, W. J. Trewhella, Tom Woollard, Stephanie Wray
AbstractNinety‐three papers on home‐range analysis using radio‐tracking data
were reviewed; these papers were found in a literature search of 18 of the major
journals likely to include such papers, published in the 5‐year period to the
end of 1988. The review showed that even 25 years after the first radio‐tracking
studies, in the majority of papers there was still insufficient attention given
to ... hiện toàn bộ
Ecology and behaviour of domestic sheep (Ovis aries): a reviewMammal Review - Tập 5 Số 2 - Trang 35-57 - 1975
Victor R. Squires
AbstractBehaviour of sheep is complex and poorly understood. It is only within
the past 20 years that a concerted effort has been made to elucidate those
aspects of behaviour which have most relevance to sheep raising under open‐range
conditions.The present report attempts to summarize and review published work on
the behaviour and ecology of sheep.The whole question of the significance of
behavio... hiện toàn bộ
The food of suburban foxes (Vulpes vulpes), with special reference to LondonMammal Review - Tập 11 Số 4 - Trang 151-168 - 1981
Stephen Harris
AbstractThe food of foxes in suburban London was examined using stomach contents
and den litter analysis. A great diversity of food was taken. Adult foxes killed
nearer to the city centre were found to eat significantly fewer earthworms,
domestic pets and wild mammals, but more scavenged food items, than foxes killed
closer to the suburban fringe. Cubs killed closer to the city centre ate
signific... hiện toàn bộ
The social and reproductive biology of Humpback Whales: an ecological perspectiveMammal Review - Tập 26 Số 1 - Trang 27-49 - 1996
Phillip J. Clapham
AbstractExisting knowledge of the social organization, mating system and
reproduction of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) is reviewed to assess
how our current understanding of this wide‐ranging marine mammal fits into the
predictive framework developed from ecological studies of more accessible
terrestrial taxa. The small unstable groups characteristic of this species on
its summer feedin... hiện toàn bộ
Advances in insectivore and rodent systematics due to geometric morphometricsMammal Review - Tập 39 Số 2 - Trang 80-91 - 2009
Lenka Barčiová
ABSTRACT Morphometrics, the study of the variation and change in form amongst
organisms, serves as a basic methodological tool in various fields of biological
research, including systematics. Because it includes information about spatial
relationships amongst anatomical landmarks, geometric morphometrics is more
suitable for analyzing morphometric variation than methods based on distance
measureme... hiện toàn bộ
Classifying rodent diets for comparative researchMammal Review - Tập 51 Số 1 - Trang 51-65 - 2021
Luis D. Verde Arregoitia, Guillermo D’Elía
AbstractThe foods consumed by animals reflect their adaptations and ecological
roles, which makes diet an important trait for ecological, evolutionary, and
paleobiological research. Rodents are the most species‐rich order of mammals and
are also ecologically diverse, consuming a wide range of foods.To relate form
with function, and to study diversification in the context of diet and feeding,
resea... hiện toàn bộ
Dolphin swimming–a reviewMammal Review - Tập 21 Số 4 - Trang 181-195 - 1991
Frank E. Fish, Clifford A. Hui
AbstractResearch into dolphin swimming has historically been guided by false
assumptions of ‘effortless’, ‘high‐speed’ swimming. These assumptions have
instigated the development of drag‐reduction hypotheses but tests of these
hypotheses have generally had little success. The autecological approach has
dominated recent efforts and has been more successful. In this review we
summarize results of de... hiện toàn bộ