Dense habitats selecting for small body size: A comparative study on bovids

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 729-737

  Bro Jørgensen, Jakob ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD SELECTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOME RANGE; RELATEDNESS; RUMINANT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 42949147526     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16069.x     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Ashton, K. G. et al. 2000. Is Bergmann's rule valid for mammals? Am. Nat. 156 : 390 415.
2. Bergmann, C. 1847. Über die Verhaltnisse der Warmeökonomie der Thiere zur Ihrer Grosse Göttinger Studien Pt. 1 : 595 708.
3. Bowyer, R. T. Leslie Jr, D. M. 1992. Ovis dalli Mammalian Species 393 : 1 7.
4. Bradbury, J. W. Vehrencamp, S. L. 1998. Principles of animal communication. Sinauer.
5. Brashares, J. S. et al. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of coadaptation in behaviour, diet, and body size in the African antelope Behav. Ecol. 11 : 452 463.
6. Bro-Jørgensen, J. 2007. The intensity of sexual selection predicts weapon size in male bovids Evolution 61 : 1316 1326.
7. Brouin, G. 1950. Notes sur les ongulés du cercle d'Agadez et leur chasse Mém. Inst. Français Afr. Noire 10 : 425 455.
8. Carbone, C. et al. 1999. Energetic constraints on the diet of terrestrial carnivores Nature 402 : 286 288.
9. Caro, T. M. et al. 2004. Adaptive significance of antipredator behaviour in artiodactyls Anim. Behav. 67 : 205 228.
10. Clauss, M. Lechner-Doll, M. 2001. Differences in selective reticulo-ruminal particle retention as a key factor in ruminant diversification Oecologia 129 : 321 327.
11. Clauss, M. et al. 2002. Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end Oecologia 131 : 343 349.
12. Custodio, C. C. et al. 1996. Bubalus mindorensis Mammalian Species 520 : 1 5.
13. Demment, M. W. van Soest, P. J. 1985. A nutritional explanation for body-size patterns of ruminant and nonruminant herbivores Am. Nat. 125 : 641 672.
14. Dubost, G. 1979. The size of African forest artiodactyls as determined by the vegetation structure Afr. J. Ecol. 17 : 1 17.
15. East, R. 1988. Antelopes. Part 1. East and northeast Africa. Global survey and regional action plans. SSC Antelope Specialist Group. IUCN.
16. East, R. 1989. Antelopes. Part 2. Southern and south-central Africa. Global survey and regional action plans. SSC Antelope Specialist Group. IUCN.
17. East, R. 1990. Antelopes. Part 3. West and central Africa. Global survey and regional action plans. SSC Antelope Specialist Group. IUCN.
18. East, R. 1999. African antelope database 1998. SSC Antelope Specialist Group IUCN.
19. Estes, R. D. 1991. The behavior guide to African mammals. California Univ. Press.
20. Fedosenko, A. K. Blank, D. A. 2001. Capra sibirica Mammalian Species 675 : 1 13.
21. Felsenstein, J. 1985. Phylogenies and the comparative method Am. Nat. 125 : 1 15.
22. Fernández, M. H. Vrba, E. S. 2005. A complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships in Ruminantia: a dated species-level supertree of the extant ruminants Biol. Rev. 80 : 269 302.
23. Fisher, D. O. et al. 2002. Convergent maternal care strategies in ungulates and macropods Evolution 56 : 167 176.
24. Gordon, I. J. Illius, A. W. 1994. The functional significance of the browser-grazer dichotomy in African ruminants Oecologia 98 : 167 175.
25. Gordon, I. J. Illius, A. W. 1996. The nutritional ecology of African ruminants: a reinterpretation J. Anim. Ecol. 65 : 18 28.
26. Haltenorth, T. Diller, H. 1980. Mammals of Africa. Collins.
27. Harvey, P. H. Pagel, M. D. 1991. The comparative method in evolutionary biology. Oxford Univ. Press.
28. Hofmann, R. R. 1989. Evolutionary steps of ecophysiological adaptation and diversification of ruminants: a comparative view of their digestive system Oecologia 78 : 443 457.
29. Iason, G. R. van Wieren, S. E. 1999. Digestive and ingestive adaptations of mammalian herbivores to low quality forage Olff, H. Herbivores: between plants and predators, 38th Symp. Br. Ecol. Soc. Springer 369 393.
30. Jarman, P. 1974. The social organisation of antelope in relation to their ecology Behaviour 48 : 215 267.
31. Jass, C. N. Mead, J. I. 2004. Capricornis crispus Mammalian Species 750 : 1 10.
32. Kingdon, J. 1982a. East African mammals. Vol. III C. Academic Press.
33. Kingdon, J. 1982b. East African mammals. Vol. III D. Academic Press.
34. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals. Academic Press.
35. Kingswood, S. C. Blank, D. A. 1996. Gazella subgutturosa Mammalian Species 518 : 1 10.
36. Kleiber, M. 1975. The fire of life: an introduction to animal energetics. Krieger.
37. Leuthold, W. 1977. African ungulates. A comparative review of their ethology and behavioral ecology Zoophysiol. Ecol. 8 : 1 307.
38. Loison, A. et al. 1999. What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates? Evol. Ecol. Res. 1 : 611 633.
39. MacDonald, D. 2001. The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford Univ. Press.
40. Mallon, D. P. Kingswood, S. C. 2001. Antelopes. Part 4. North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Global survey and regional action plans. SSC Antelope Specialist Group IUCN.
41. Maynard Smith, J. 1978. The evolution of sex. Cambridge Univ. Press.
42. Mead, I. 1989. Nemorhaedus goral Mammalian Species 335 : 1 5.
43. Medway, L. 1978. The wild mammals of Malaya (peninsular Malaysia) and Singapore, 2nd ed. Oxford Univ. Press.
44. Mendelssohn, H. et al. 1995. Gazella gazella Mammalian Species 490 : 1 7.
45. Miura, S. 1986. Body and horn growth patterns in the Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus J. Mammal. Soc. Japan 11 : 1 13.
46. Mooring, M. S. et al. 2007. Insect-repelling behaviour in bovids: role of mass, tail length, and group size Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 91 : 383 392.
47. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's mammals of the world, 6th ed. John Hopkins Univ. Press.
48. Parker, S. P. 1990. Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals 5. McGraw-Hill.
49. Parr, J. W. K. 2003. A guide to the large mammals of Thailand. Sarakadee Press.
50. Pérez-Barbería, F. J. Gordon, I. J. 2000. Differences in body mass and oral morphology between the sexes in the Artiodactyla: evolutionary relationships with sexual segregation Evol. Ecol. Res. 2 : 667 684.
51. Pérez-Barbería, F. J. Gordon, I. J. 2005. Gregariousness increases brain size in ungulates Oecologia 145 : 41 52.
52. Pérez-Barbería, F. J. et al. 2001a. Phylogenetic analysis of stomach adaptation in digestive strategies in African ruminants Oecologia 129 : 498 508.
53. Pérez-Barbería, F. J. et al. 2001b. Evolutionary transitions among feeding styles and habitats in ungulates Evol. Ecol. Res. 3 : 221 230.
54. Pérez-Barbería, F. J. et al. 2002. The origins of sexual dimorphism in body size in ungulates Evolution 56 : 1276 1285.
55. Pérez-Barbería, F. J. et al. 2004. The evolution of phylogenetic differences in the efficiency of digestion in ruminants Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 271 : 1081 1090.
56. Purvis, A. Rambaut, A. 1995. Comparative analysis by independent contrasts (CAIC): an Apple Macintosh application for analysing comparative data Comput. Appl. Biosci. 11 : 247 251.
57. Rabinowitz, A. 1999. Notes on the rare red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi) of north Myanmar Mammalia 63 : 119 123.
58. Ranjitsinh, M. K. 1989. The Indian blackbuck. Natraj Publishers.
59. Robichaud, W. G. 1998. Physical and behavioral description of a captive saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis J. Mammal. 79 : 394 405.
60. Schaller, G. B. 1977. Mountain monarchs. Chicago Univ. Press.
61. Shackleton, D. M. 1985. Ovis canadensis Mammalian Species 230 : 1 9.
62. Shackleton, D. M. 1997. Wild sheep and goats and their relatives. Status survey and conservation action plan for Caprinae. IUCN.
63. Siegfried, W. R. 1990. Tail length and biting insects of ungulates J. Mammal. 71 : 75 78.
64. Skinner, J. D. Smithers, R. H. N. 1990. The Mammals of the southern African subregion. Pretoria Univ.
65. Soma, H. 1987. The biology and management of Capricornis and related mountain antelopes. Croom Helm.
66. Spinage, C. A. 1986. The natural history of antelopes. Croom Helm.
67. Valdez, R. et al. 1977. Weights and measurements of Iranian wild sheep and and wild goats J. Wildlife Manage. 41 : 592 594.
68. von Richter, W. 1974. Connochaetes gnou Mammalian Species 50 : 1 6.
69. Wade, M. J. Shuster, S. M. 2004. Sexual selection: harem size and the variance in male reproductive success Am. Nat. 164 : E83 E89.
70. Wang, X. Hoffmann, R. S. 1987. Pseudois nayaur and Pseudois schaeferi Mammalian Species 278 : 1 6.
71. Wang, X. M. et al. 2000. Preliminary observations on the distribution and status of dwarf blue sheep Pseudois schaeferi Oryx 34 : 21 26.
72. Weckerly, F. W. 1998. Sexual-size dimorphism: influence of mass and mating systems in the most dimorphic mammals J. Mammal. 79 : 33 52.
73. Weinberg, P. J. 2002. Capra cylindricornis Mammalian Species 695 : 1 9.
74. Wilson, V. J. 2001. Duikers of Africa. Directory Publishers.
75. Yom-Tov, Y. et al. 1995. Gazella dorcas Mammalian Species 491 : 1 6.