Territoriality and monogamous pairs in a solitary ungulate, the Japanese serow,

Kishimoto, Ryosuke; Kawamichi, Takeo

doi:10.1006/anbe.1996.0212

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“…Otherwise the animals may form large herds (eland Taurotragus oryx, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus) or smaller groups (gerenuk Litocranius walleri, reedbuck Redunca redunca), which can be stable (elephant Loxodonta africana, zebra Equus grevyi) or`open' groups, that females join for relatively short periods of time (gerenuk, reedbuck) (references in Jarman, 1974 andLeuthold, 1977). Among ungulates, female territories are rarely reported, but in the serow Capricornis crispus, females defend their territories against other females (Kishimoto & Kawamichi, 1996).…”

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“…In this situation the territory is functioning both for mating and for defence of resources, mainly food. Following Emlen & Oring (1977), monogamy of solitary ungulates was termed as`resource defence monogamy' (Kishimoto & Kawamichi, 1996). In non-monogamous species the female may live in a`harem' whose home range overlaps a male home range, or she may move freely between male territories.…”

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Use of space and social organization of female mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella gazella) in Ramat HaNadiv, Israel

1999

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The social organization of female mountain gazelles was studied on Mount Carmel, Israel. The behaviour of distinctly recognized individuals was studied by year-round observations. Female gazelles lived in groups whose composition remained constant throughout the year, and new females did not freely enter the established groups. Group home ranges overlapped, but various groups replaced each other in the same area at different times of the day. Different groups tended to use different parts of the overlapping home range. In general, but especially in summer, the different groups largely avoided being synchronously together in the same area. The occurrence of two groups in the same area at the same time was a rare event and when it occurred, a high rate of agonistic interaction was observed between the groups. Hence, groups of female mountain gazelles hold and defend temporal territories against other female groups. Mean seasonal group size ranged between 3.4 and 6.4 and was largest during winter, when groups of females joined together occasionally and little agonistic interaction was observed between the groups. It is suggested that group size is affected by food availability and predation pressure.

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Use of space and social organization of female mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella gazella) in Ramat HaNadiv, Israel

1999

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“…Even though this has been studied in a variety of mammals (e.g. Blanford's fox Vulpes cana: Geffen & Macdonald, 1992; Japanese serow Capricornis crispus: Kishimoto & Kawamichi, 1996; Malagasy giant jumping rat Hypogeomys antimena: Sommer, 2000; muskrat Ondatra zibethicus: Marinelli & Messier, 1993; rock-haunting possum Petropseudes dahli: Runcie, 2000), no real consensus has been found on the effects of monogamy on space use.…”

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Use of space and movement patterns in monogamous adult Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber)

Herr

Rosell

2004

Journal of Zoology

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Monogamy in mammals is characterized by reduced sexual dimorphism in morphology and behaviour. Ten pairs of Eurasian beaver Castor fiber were radio-tracked to test how far this concept can be applied to movement behaviour by focusing on sex-related effects on territory sizes and movement patterns. Within monogamous pairs, males and females occupied territories of almost equal size during the whole radio-tracking period and more specifically after parturition. The territories of pair members overlapped on average by 81.6 ± 14.0% SD while the territory overlap between residents and their neighbours was small to non-existent (on average between 0.5% and 2.2%). Males had larger 95% utility distributions than did females during the whole tracking period and after parturition. There was no significant difference between the 50% utility distributions for both sexes. Furthermore, males and females spent equal proportions of their time in territory border zones. There was a non-significant trend for males to move greater distances at night than females. Nightly distance moved correlated positively with territory size in females but not in males. Nightly distance moved correlated with neither body weight nor colony size. These results suggest that beavers show reduced sexual dimorphism in space use and movement patterns within adult monogamous pairs.

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“…The serow's population is usually well below the environmental carrying capacity estimated from forage availability in winter (Takatsuki et al 1996). Also, its social structure is solitary and intra-sexually territorial (Kishimoto and Kawamichi 1996, Ochiai and Susaki 2002, Kishimoto 2003. Individuals tend to remain in the same territory for a long time (Ochiai and Susaki 2002).…”

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MODEL OF JAPANESE SEROW (CAPRICORNIS CRISPUS) ENERGETICS PREDICTS DISTRIBUTION ON HONSHU, JAPAN

Natori¹,

Porter

2007

Ecological Applications

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Understanding what determines a species' range is a central objective in ecology and evolutionary biology. It has important applications for predicting species distributions and how they might respond to environmental perturbations. This paper describes a mechanistic approach to predict past and present distribution of the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) on Honshu, Japan. We applied state-of-the-art microclimate and animal biophysical/behavioral models coupled with climate and vegetation data to estimate the distribution of potential range expansion under protection. We tested the model results against detailed empirical distribution data from the Ministry of the Environment for a five-prefecture area in central Honshu. We also applied the models to time-series land use/cover maps to investigate the historical transitions in habitat suitability during 1947-1999 in the Arai-Keinan region. This is the first time to our knowledge that mechanistic models have successfully predicted the landscape scale distribution of a mammal species in the absence of other animal species interactions, such as predators. In this case, animal energetics/behavior-plant interactions seem to be critical. Forest cover appears to be important in summer and winter for suitable serow habitats. The energetics model results indicate that the serow can overheat in some open environments in midday hours in summer. In winter, simulation results suggested that forest cover provides effective refuge to avoid increased metabolic demands of cold temperatures and strong winds. The model simulations suggested that land use/cover changes documented during 1947-1999 resulted in increased suitable serow habitat due to expanding forest cover from agricultural marginalization and ecological succession. The models provide a unique tool for estimating species' range expansion under protection or for selecting suitable reintroduction sites.

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Territoriality and monogamous pairs in a solitary ungulate, the Japanese serow,

Cited by 56 publications

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Use of space and social organization of female mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella gazella) in Ramat HaNadiv, Israel

Use of space and social organization of female mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella gazella) in Ramat HaNadiv, Israel

Use of space and movement patterns in monogamous adult Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber)

MODEL OF JAPANESE SEROW (CAPRICORNIS CRISPUS) ENERGETICS PREDICTS DISTRIBUTION ON HONSHU, JAPAN

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