Presentations

Question 1

One armed brachiation in gibbons

Answer 1

Hypo: If dominant male is an amputee then the others will copy him.
Results: Amputee is not dominant male any more

Question 2

marking behavior in snow leopards

Answer 2

Hypo: wild males will mark more often than captive and females
Results: Marking in captive was higher than in wild

Question 3

crane and foraging terrain

Answer 3

foraging does vary with type of terrain

Question 4

aggression in flamingos

Answer 4

Hypo: There will be less time spent foraging as aggressive behavior increases
Results: yes

Question 5

McCaws social behavior

Answer 5

Hypo: Captivity will weaken social behaviors
Results: Captivity does not effect them

Question 6

integration in peccaries

Answer 6

Hypo: They will eventually integrate
Results: Peccary not accepted, showed solitary behavior

Question 7

Locomotor posture in colobus monkeys

Answer 7

Hypo: There will be variations with age in captivity
Results: Yes, adults rested longer than young

Question 8

Dominance hierarchy in goats

Answer 8

Hypo: There will be a dominance hierarchy
Results: Yes

Question 9

Chickens dominance

Answer 9

Hypo: Social interactions not affected by breed
Results: yes

Question 10

habituation in Tinamou’s

Answer 10

Hypo: More stress related behaviors under disturbance by observer
Results: not a strong response

Question 11

Branch and substrate preference in tamarins

Answer 11

Hypo: Tamarins will prefer 5-13 cm branches
Results: no preference