Co-cultures: exploring interspecies culture among humans and other animals

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(9), P. 821 - 829

Published: June 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Species diversity and interspecific information flow

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 99(3), P. 999 - 1014

Published: Jan. 27, 2024

ABSTRACT Interspecific information flow is known to affect individual fitness, population dynamics and community assembly, but there has been less study of how species diversity affects thereby ecosystem functioning services. We address this question by first examining differences among in the sensitivity, accuracy, transmissibility, detectability value cues signals they produce, receive, store use derived from heterospecifics. then review interspecific occurs communities, involving a sensory modes, can ecosystem‐level functions, such as decomposition, seed dispersal or algae removal on coral reefs. highlight evidence that some keystone are particularly critical source used eavesdroppers, so have disproportionate effect flow. Such include informants producing signals, about predation risk, influence other species' landscapes fear, aggregation initiators creating resources. suggest presence means will likely be positive relationship many communities between through ‘sampling effect’, which larger pools more chance. consider whether number relative abundance species, irrespective matter flow; issue, theory developed, scant indirect. Higher could increase quantity quality eavesdroppers because redundancy increases reliability provide complementary information. Alternatively, lack if widespread parasitism where users not sources, sourced heterospecifics lower than gained personally conspecifics. Recent research suggests does information‐modulated consequences, especially birds, at feeders increasing resource exploitation, imitated responses vocal mimics. A step for future includes comprehensive observations different taxa habitats. Then studies should investigate influences cumulative level, consequently processes. An applied objective conserve part their sources including humans.

Language: Английский

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Indigenizing conservation science for a sustainable Amazon

Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 386(6727), P. 1229 - 1232

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Dialogues between Western and Indigenous systems are critical.

Language: Английский

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The economic value of human-honeyguide mutualism in Reserva Especial do Niassa, Moçambique

Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 72, P. 101696 - 101696

Published: Feb. 2, 2025

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Vocal communication between humans and animals

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Learning from eavesdropping on human-human encounters changes feeding location choice in horses (Equus Caballus)

Animal Cognition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 28(1)

Published: March 17, 2025

Abstract When animals observe human signals, they may learn from them. Such learning humans has been reported for intentional communication between with animals, but might also socially by observing unintentional information transfer when eavesdropping on humans-human encounters. In this study, 12 of 17 horses significantly changed their preference a feeding location after approval in human-human interaction there, and kept social housing adapted higher percentage trials to demonstrations than those individual housing. This indicates, the first time, that some change strategies adaptation be dependent experience. As maintained observed demonstrators were absent, we suggest learned applying mechanisms. The rank, age sex did not affect performance. However, particular tended have stronger impact horses’ Future research should further investigate durability absence repeated demonstrations, establish whether long-term sets in. would important implications impacts interactions interspecies communication.

Language: Английский

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Honey Harvesting from Wild (Unmanaged) Honeybee Colonies (Apis mellifera scutellata L.) Supports Rural Community Livelihoods in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Wild, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(2), P. 10 - 10

Published: March 30, 2025

Honeybees provide a variety of services and products that are beneficial to humans, including pollination, honey, propolis, other harvested products. In South Africa, it is believed honey harvesting from wild (unmanaged) honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies widely practiced. However, there limited knowledge regarding this practice. Using structured questionnaire surveys site visits for validation, we aimed (1) confirm the practice ascertain extent which practiced; (2) quantify economic benefits communities’ livelihoods. We found (i.e., brood pollen) still common among rural communities selected areas within Vhembe District, was confirmed by 44% respondents. These either consumed harvesters or sold, helping generate total household incomes ranging R500.00 ($26USD) R2000.00 ($112USD) African Rands (ZAR), contribute towards offsetting various costs. Although overall population health status honeybees in area unknown, survey respondents (29%) indicated they generally healthy. From these findings, were able establish good level dependence on income generation, albeit at small scale. Given wide array pressures insect pollinators, particularly honeybees, factors such as habitat loss, climate change, pests, pathogens, pesticides, our findings serve strong basis considering protection preservation mechanisms populations. could be accommodated under local provincial conservation efforts, especially those preventing loss.

Language: Английский

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Multi-species societies

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 48

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Research in community ecology, anthropology, and ethnoprimatology has identified mixed-species animal groups, we argue that Moffett's definition of society allows these groups to qualify as societies. The existence two implications – societies are structured by social norms, it may be more common belong multiple than Moffett suggests.

Language: Английский

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Animal culture

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

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A synthesis of coevolution across levels of biological organization

Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 78(2), P. 211 - 220

Published: Dec. 12, 2023

Abstract In evolutionary ecology, coevolution is typically defined as reciprocal evolution of interacting species. However, outside the context species, term “coevolution” also used at levels biological organization within species (e.g., between males and females, cells, genes or proteins). Furthermore, although “genetic change over time”, need not involve genetic changes in parties, since cultures can evolve. this review, I propose that be more broadly “reciprocal adaptive any level organisation”. The classification all would maintain consistency terminology. More importantly, broader definition should facilitate greater integration research across disciplines. For example, principles usually discussed only tight diffuse coevolution, compensatory respectively) could readily applied to new fields. application coevolutionary contexts provide benefits society, for instance deducing dynamics cancer cells human immune system.

Language: Английский

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