Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos

We observed behavioral patterns of territorial male guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Both solo territorial males and family-group territorial males were observed to compare the activity time budgets of males (n = 23) in different social groups and habitats. We found...

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Autores principales:	YOUNG,JULIE K., FRANKLIN,WILLIAM L.
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2004
Materias:	guanaco activity budget territorial behavior resource-defense
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0716-078X20040004000052005-04-22Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacosYOUNG,JULIE K.FRANKLIN,WILLIAM L. guanaco activity budget territorial behavior resource-defense We observed behavioral patterns of territorial male guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Both solo territorial males and family-group territorial males were observed to compare the activity time budgets of males (n = 23) in different social groups and habitats. We found no difference in the activity time budgets of males based on social group type, total number of females or all guanacos present, or age of territorial males. Males, in all categories, spent most of their time foraging (65 % of overall time budget). There was a significant difference in time spent in aggressive and in miscellaneous (defecation, alertness to observer, scratching) activities based on habitat type; most aggressive encounters and miscellaneous activity occurred on hilltops of areas dominated by mata barrosa shrubs (Mulinum spinosum). It is likely that territorial male guanaco behaviors are related to the resources defended rather than to any direct ability to attract potential mates.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad de Biología de ChileRevista chilena de historia natural v.77 n.4 20042004-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2004000400005en10.4067/S0716-078X2004000400005
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topic	guanaco activity budget territorial behavior resource-defense
spellingShingle	guanaco activity budget territorial behavior resource-defense YOUNG,JULIE K. FRANKLIN,WILLIAM L. Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos
description	We observed behavioral patterns of territorial male guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Both solo territorial males and family-group territorial males were observed to compare the activity time budgets of males (n = 23) in different social groups and habitats. We found no difference in the activity time budgets of males based on social group type, total number of females or all guanacos present, or age of territorial males. Males, in all categories, spent most of their time foraging (65 % of overall time budget). There was a significant difference in time spent in aggressive and in miscellaneous (defecation, alertness to observer, scratching) activities based on habitat type; most aggressive encounters and miscellaneous activity occurred on hilltops of areas dominated by mata barrosa shrubs (Mulinum spinosum). It is likely that territorial male guanaco behaviors are related to the resources defended rather than to any direct ability to attract potential mates.
author	YOUNG,JULIE K. FRANKLIN,WILLIAM L.
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title	Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos
title_short	Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos
title_full	Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos
title_fullStr	Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos
title_full_unstemmed	Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos
title_sort	activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos
publisher	Sociedad de Biología de Chile
publishDate	2004
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Activity budget patterns in family-group and solitary territorial male guanacos

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