Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal

In group-living species, the development of agonistic interactions among conspecifics may be affected by socio-ecological factors, such as size and composition of social group, and availability of nests and food. We analysed the importance of size and composition of social groups on agonistic intera...

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Publicado:	2011
Materias:	agonistic behavior breeding season conspecific food availability group behavior rodent Mammalia Microcavia australis
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01791613_v117_n11_p992_Andino http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01791613_v117_n11_p992_Andino
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spelling	paper:paper_01791613_v117_n11_p992_Andino2023-06-08T15:19:27Z Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal agonistic behavior breeding season conspecific food availability group behavior rodent Mammalia Microcavia australis In group-living species, the development of agonistic interactions among conspecifics may be affected by socio-ecological factors, such as size and composition of social group, and availability of nests and food. We analysed the importance of size and composition of social groups on agonistic interactions among males in the Southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis). We made behavioural observations in four social groups of different size and composition. We recorded two types of agonistic interactions: agonistic displays and direct agonistic behaviours; both types increased in the breeding season. A social group composed of a high number of males was associated with high frequency of agonistic displays. Direct agonistic behaviours were also influenced by the interaction of season and number of males per social group and number of females per social group. Agonistic interactions were also recorded among males of different socials groups in the breeding season. Agonistic displays were most frequent among males of the same social group, whereas direct agonistic behaviours were most common among males of different social groups. These results suggest that social factors affect agonistic interactions among males of Southern mountain cavy and that in a conflict situation, males develop different strategies, such as increased frequency of agonistic behaviours in breeding season and intragroup cooperation for defence of oestrous females. © 2011 Blackwell Verlag GmbH. 2011 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01791613_v117_n11_p992_Andino http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01791613_v117_n11_p992_Andino
institution	Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic	agonistic behavior breeding season conspecific food availability group behavior rodent Mammalia Microcavia australis
spellingShingle	agonistic behavior breeding season conspecific food availability group behavior rodent Mammalia Microcavia australis Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal
topic_facet	agonistic behavior breeding season conspecific food availability group behavior rodent Mammalia Microcavia australis
description	In group-living species, the development of agonistic interactions among conspecifics may be affected by socio-ecological factors, such as size and composition of social group, and availability of nests and food. We analysed the importance of size and composition of social groups on agonistic interactions among males in the Southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis). We made behavioural observations in four social groups of different size and composition. We recorded two types of agonistic interactions: agonistic displays and direct agonistic behaviours; both types increased in the breeding season. A social group composed of a high number of males was associated with high frequency of agonistic displays. Direct agonistic behaviours were also influenced by the interaction of season and number of males per social group and number of females per social group. Agonistic interactions were also recorded among males of different socials groups in the breeding season. Agonistic displays were most frequent among males of the same social group, whereas direct agonistic behaviours were most common among males of different social groups. These results suggest that social factors affect agonistic interactions among males of Southern mountain cavy and that in a conflict situation, males develop different strategies, such as increased frequency of agonistic behaviours in breeding season and intragroup cooperation for defence of oestrous females. © 2011 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.
title	Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal
title_short	Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal
title_full	Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal
title_fullStr	Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal
title_full_unstemmed	Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal
title_sort	social environment and agonistic interactions: strategies in a small social mammal
publishDate	2011
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01791613_v117_n11_p992_Andino http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01791613_v117_n11_p992_Andino
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Social Environment and Agonistic Interactions: Strategies in a Small Social Mammal

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