Sexual Segregation in Ungulates : Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation / R. Terry Bowyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowyer, R. Terry, author.

Series:

Wildlife management and conservation (Series)

Wildlife Management and Conservation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ungulates--Behavior.

Ungulates.

Spatial behavior in animals.

Sex discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This book is essential reading for scientists, science students, and those interested in the conservation and management of species, including wildlife professionals, hunters, outdoor enthusiasts, and naturalists.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction and Overview

Historical Perspectives

Ungulate Characteristics and Relevant Aspects of Their Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

Distribution, Habitats, and Body Size

Diets and Digestive Systems

Mating Systems

Life-History Characteristics, Population Dynamics, and Movements

Predator Pits, Apparent Competition, and Territorial Regulation of Populations

Effects on Plants, Animals, and Nutrient Cycling

Trophic Cascades

Cultural and Historical Relationships with Ungulates

Challenges Today and Future Unknowns

Sexual Segregation in Plants and Animals

2. Differences between the Sexes

Definitions of Sexual Segregation

Sexual Differences in Morphology, Physiology, and Foraging Behavior

Sexual Dimorphism

Teeth Morphology and Diet

Gastrointestinal Characteristics and Related Physiology of Ruminants

The Role of Resources and Predation Risk in Gregariousness

Resources and Topography

Predation

3. Temporospatial Patterns

Defining Social Groups

Attributes of Groups

Types of Social Groups

Temporal Patterns of Sexual Segregation and Aggregation

Spatial Patterns of Sexual Segregation

Patterns on the Landscape

Forage and Habitat Use, Selection, and Quality

Density Effects

4. Detection and Measurement

Detecting Sexual Segregation

Measuring Sexual Segregation

Segregation Coefficients

Sexual Segregation and Aggregation Statistic

Tests of Ratios and Proportions

Multi-response Permutation Procedures

Information-Theoretic and Machine-Learning Approaches

Effects of Scale

Habitat Selection, Home Ranges, and Scale

A Synthetic Approach

5. Failed Concepts

Setting Aside Rejected Hypotheses

Social Hypotheses

Ecological Hypotheses

Limiting Overutilization of Habitats

Problematical Speculations

Reproductive-Strategy Hypothesis

Forage-Selection Hypothesis

Proximate Causations

Avoiding More Speculation

6. The Role of Social Behavior

Social Aggression and Sexual Affinities

Activity Patterns

A Case Study of Mule Deer

Criticisms of the Activity-Pattern Hypothesis

The Social-Constraints Hypothesis

7. Ecological Aspects of Sexual Segregation

Competition Hypothesis

Gastrocentric Hypothesis

Niche-Partitioning Hypothesis

Predation-Risk Hypothesis

Multiple Causations and Tradeoffs

8. Consequences of Sexual Segregation for Theory and Management

Paternal Investment and Sexual Selection

Population Dynamics

9. Failing to Consider Sexual Segregation

Moose

North American Elk

White-Tailed Deer

Bighorn Sheep

10. The Future

Defining Sexual Segregation

Why Is Sexual Segregation Overlooked?

Future Questions and Directions

Relevance to Other Organisms

Literature Cited

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Bowyer, R. Terry Sexual Segregation in Ungulates

ISBN:

9781421445076

OCLC:

1348489438