Title:

Footedness in foraging muskoxen Ovibos moschatus

Creator:

Schaefer, J. A. ; Messier, F.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1997

Description:

Authors investigated the propensity for the wild muskoxen Ovibos moschatus (Zimmerman, 1780) to exhibit right or left bias in foreleg use while foraging during winter. Authors found little evidence of such leterlisation, either on the individual or population level. Only 3 of 40 animals exhibited significant right- or left-footedness, and the distribution across the population for use of either limb was near 50%. Time-series analysis revealed that lateralisation of paw use was sequentially dependent. Muskoxen tended to use the same paw for one ensuring bout, but were also inclined tp switch sides over durations of 4 bouts. The lack of lateral bias, at least for this behaviour, contrasts with the general, emerging pattern for the Mammalia.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

behaviour ; footedness ; lateralisation ; Ovibos moschatus ; Piżmowół

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

42

Issue:

3

Start page:

335

End page:

338

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.97-34

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Streszcz. ang.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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