Studying hunting behaviour in the striped field mouse using data compression

Резникова, Ж. И.; Levenets, J. V.; Panteleeva, S. N.; Ryabko, Boris

doi:10.1007/s10211-017-0260-9

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“…The data-compression method suggested by Ryabko et al [ 16 ] is based on the concept of Kolmogorov complexity and allows us to search for regularities within sequences of symbols using data compressors (see details in References [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]). The main idea behind the data compression method is that it is able to capture all kind of regularities in a “text”, and do so in a way amenable to formal statistical analysis.…”

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“…When applied to the members of different branches of animal kingdom, like seagulls, and ants, the data-compression method appears to be a useful tool to distinguish between “basic” stereotypical behavioral patterns and flexible behavior [ 16 ], and to reveal similarities between hunting behavior in the insectivorous common shrew and the granivorous striped field mouse [ 18 ].…”

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“…We revealed for the first time a hunting behavior in four omnivorous hamster species and two herbivorous vole species. Including two rodent species that we studied before [ 18 ], we were able to compare the hunting behavior of 8 rodent species belonging to the super-family Muroidea, in which nearly all elements of hunting behavior were common, while the ratios in the behavioral sequences significantly differed. We used a specialized insectivorous species (the common shrew) as a ‘standard’ insect hunter.…”

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Using the Data-Compression Method for Studying Hunting Behavior in Small Mammals

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Using the data-compression method we revealed a similarity between hunting behaviors of the common shrew, which is insectivorous, and several rodent species with different types of diet. Seven rodent species studied displayed succinct, highly predictable hunting stereotypes, in which it was easy for the data compressor to find regularities. The generalist Norway rat, with its changeable manipulation of prey and less predictable transitions between stereotype elements, significantly differs from other species. The levels of complexities of hunting stereotypes in young and adult rats are similar, and both groups had no prior experience with the prey, so one can assume that it is not learning, but rather the specificity of the organization of the stereotype that is responsible for the nature of the hunting behavior in rats. We speculate that rodents possess different types of hunting behaviors, one of which is based on a succinct insectivorous standard, and another type, perhaps characteristic of generalists, which is less ordered and is characterized by poorly predictable transitions between elements. We suggest that the data-compression method may well be more broadly applicable to behavioral analysis.

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Using the Data-Compression Method for Studying Hunting Behavior in Small Mammals

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“…To assign behavioral elements and obtain behavioral sequences, we applied The Observer XT 12.5 (Noldus Information Technology). In sum, we selected 19 behavioral elements (see Appendix A, Table A1, Video S1; details in: [22,24]). We assigned the letters to elements of behavior, in the order of their appearance, without taking into account their duration.…”

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“…Recently we found a good model for the comparative study of widespread behavioral sequences of the same types within a particular taxon: optional hunting behavior in rodents [22]. We applied the data-compression method [23] to analyze hunting behavior in different rodent species as "texts" in which specific letters coded elements of hunting patterns.…”

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Using Data-Compressors for Classification Hunting Behavioral Sequences in Rodents as “Ethological Texts”

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One of the main problems in comparative studying animal behavior is searching for an adequate mathematical method for evaluating the similarities and differences between behavioral patterns. This study aims to propose a new tool to evaluate ethological differences between species. We developed the new compression-based method for the homogeneity testing and classification to investigate hunting behavior of small mammals. A distinction of this approach is that it belongs to the framework of mathematical statistics and allows one to compare the structural characteristics of any texts in pairwise comparisons. To validate a new method, we compared the hunting behaviors of different species of small mammals as ethological “texts.” To do this, we coded behavioral elements with different letters. We then tested the hypothesis whether the behavioral sequences of different species as “texts” are generated either by a single source or by different ones. Based on association coefficients obtained from pairwise comparisons, we built a new classification of types of hunting behaviors, which brought a unique insight into how particular elements of hunting behavior in rodents changed and evolved. We suggest the compression-based method for homogeneity testing as a relevant tool for behavioral and evolutionary analysis.

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Precise relative-quantity judgement in the striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius Pallas

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Studying hunting behaviour in the striped field mouse using data compression

Cited by 13 publications

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Using the Data-Compression Method for Studying Hunting Behavior in Small Mammals

Using the Data-Compression Method for Studying Hunting Behavior in Small Mammals

Using Data-Compressors for Classification Hunting Behavioral Sequences in Rodents as “Ethological Texts”

Precise relative-quantity judgement in the striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius Pallas

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