Can you believe my eyes? The importance of interobserver reliability statistics in observations of animal behaviour

Kaufman, Allison B.; Rosenthal, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.014

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“…placed its nose within 1 cm of the dropping or cotton bud) to the nearest 0.1 s (by counting the individual frames; 25/s). To test for observer bias (Kaufman & Rosenthal, 2009), 25% of the video data for the anal-gland secretion experiment (five randomly selected trials) were also analysed by a second observer (blind to the test question and the test subject's sex). There was a high level of congruence between observers with regard to the duration of sniffing recorded for individual test subjects at a cotton bud (Pearson product moment correlation: r 19 ¼ 0.971, P < 0.001).…”

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Handstand scent marking: height matters to dwarf mongooses

Sharpe

2015

Animal Behaviour

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Handstand scent marking: height matters to dwarf mongooses

Sharpe

2015

Animal Behaviour

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“…Interobserver agreement for each behavioral measure ranged from 0.70 to 0.98 (P < 0.001), indicating from a good (where > k 0.75) to excellent (k > 0.75) interobserver reliability (Kaufman and Rosenthal, 2009). Moreover, recording of behaviors was not influenced by the observer of the video recordings (P > 0.05).…”

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Effect of meloxicam administration after calving on milk production, acute phase proteins, and behavior in dairy cows

Mainau

Cuevas

Ruiz-de-la-Torre

et al. 2014

Journal of Veterinary Behavior

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“…A. Widdig, D. Langos, and two field assistants collected the data. Interobserver reliability tests ranged between 90 and 97 %, with subsequent assistants conducting simultaneous focal samples with A. Widdig or D. Langos, respectively (Kaufman and Rosenthal 2009). We used Psion Workabout ™ handhelds and processed the collected data with Observer software (version 5.0).…”

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Sex Differences in the Development of Social Relationships in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

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Several studies have documented the importance of social bonding for the enhancement of individual fitness. However, little is known about how social relationships develop through ontogeny, and whether their development follows the same trajectory in males and females. Here we analyzed affiliative interactions (proximity, social grooming, play) combined with demographic and genetic data in semi-free-ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) on Cayo Santiago over their first 4 yr of life (from birth to sexual maturation) to understand how these interactions change through development in both sexes. Generalized linear mixed models revealed that social behaviors mostly followed different developmental trajectories in males and females and were highly dependent on the social context. In particular, sex differences in social behavior varied through development depending on the partner’s sex and age. Females engaged in more social interactions than males, especially with other females, and were more involved in grooming around the time of maturation. In contrast, males interacted more with males and age peers, especially around maturation. Sex differences in social behavior varied through development, but also depended on rank, partner’s rank, and kin line, although not consistently. High-ranking individuals, especially older females, were generally preferred as social partners. Moreover, both male and female individuals interacted mostly with maternal kin, although males also preferred paternal kin over nonkin. Importantly, most developmental changes in sociality happened when individuals were ca. 2 yr old, suggesting that this might be a milestone in the development of sociality in rhesus macaques. The only notable exception to this pattern was play, which was more pronounced in males from the beginning of their lives. We propose that play might serve as a trigger of sex differences in social behavior, with sex differences emerging early in development and increasing through time as males and females gradually grow into their adult social roles.

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Can you believe my eyes? The importance of interobserver reliability statistics in observations of animal behaviour

Cited by 129 publications

References 11 publications

Handstand scent marking: height matters to dwarf mongooses

Handstand scent marking: height matters to dwarf mongooses

Effect of meloxicam administration after calving on milk production, acute phase proteins, and behavior in dairy cows

Sex Differences in the Development of Social Relationships in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

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