Schneider, Tilman C.

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","913"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","926"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","70"],["dc.contributor.author","Schneider, Tilman C."],["dc.contributor.author","Kappeler, Peter"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:48:36Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:48:36Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Sex-specific costs and benefits of sociality are rarely evaluated, even though the main fitness determinants differ between the sexes. The Carnivora include some of the few mammalian species in which the sexes differ in social organization, providing an opportunity to study male and female sociality separately. Anecdotal reports indicated that Malagasy narrow-striped mongooses (Mungotictis decemlineata) appear to have unusual and flexible association patterns. We therefore conducted a 3-year field study in Western Madagascar to delineate the social organization of this forest-dwelling species and to obtain insights into sex-specific determinants of sociality. We conducted systematic radio tracking on 40 adult individuals (20 males, 20 females) and collected additional data during regular censuses and behavioral observations. We found males and females to live in small, same-sex social units. Males formed stable associations of up to four adult individuals, except for the short annual mating season, when they roamed by themselves. Male home ranges exhibited high mutual overlap and encompassed those of up to four female social unit ranges. Female social units were on average composed of two adult females, one juvenile, and one infant offspring of the dominant female and occupied exclusive territories. Female units were stable year-round and their size was unrelated to home range size, but home range sizes were significantly larger during the dry season. Our analyses indicate that both male and female associations are likely stabilized by antipredator benefits, with females accruing additional benefits from joint resource defense. Males trade off the safety in associations for temporary reproductive opportunities. Thus, antipredator benefits appear to favor group living in both sexes, but sex-specific reproductive fitness limiting factors affect the stability of such units differently."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s00265-016-2113-3"],["dc.identifier.gro","3150875"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/7670"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.issn","0340-5443"],["dc.title","Gregarious sexual segregation: the unusual social organization of the Malagasy narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata)"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","173"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Biological Reviews"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","198"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","89"],["dc.contributor.author","Schneider, Tilman C."],["dc.contributor.author","Kappeler, Peter"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:49:05Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:49:05Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","The diversity of extant carnivores provides valuable opportunities for comparative research to illuminate general patterns of mammalian social evolution. Recent field studies on mongooses (Herpestidae), in particular, have generated detailed behavioural and demographic data allowing tests of assumptions and predictions of theories of social evolution. The first studies of the social systems of their closest relatives, the Malagasy Eupleridae, also have been initiated. The literature on mongooses was last reviewed over 25 years ago. In this review, we summarise the current state of knowledge on the social organisation, mating systems and social structure (especially competition and cooperation) of the two mongoose families. Our second aim is to evaluate the contributions of these studies to a better understanding of mammalian social evolution in general. Based on published reports or anecdotal information, we can classify 16 of the 34 species of Herpestidae as solitary and nine as group-living; there are insufficient data available for the remainder. There is a strong phylogenetic signal of sociality with permanent complex groups being limited to the genera Crossarchus, Helogale, Liberiictis, Mungos, and Suricata. Our review also indicates that studies of solitary and social mongooses have been conducted within different theoretical frameworks: whereas solitary species and transitions to gregariousness have been mainly investigated in relation to ecological determinants, the study of social patterns of highly social mongooses has instead been based on reproductive skew theory. In some group-living species, group size and composition were found to determine reproductive competition and cooperative breeding through group augmentation. Infanticide risk and inbreeding avoidance connect social organisation and social structure with reproductive tactics and life histories, but their specific impact on mongoose sociality is still difficult to evaluate. However, the level of reproductive skew in social mongooses is not only determined by the costs and benefits of suppressing each other's breeding attempts, but also influenced by resource abundance. Thus, dispersal, as a consequence of eviction, is also linked to the costs of co-breeding in the context of food competition. By linking these facts, we show that the socio-ecological model and reproductive skew theory share some determinants of social patterns. We also conclude that due to their long bio-geographical isolation and divergent selection pressures, future studies of the social systems of the Eupleridae will be of great value for the elucidation of general patterns in carnivore social evolution."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/brv.12050"],["dc.identifier.gro","3150955"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23865895"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/7759"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.issn","1464-7931"],["dc.subject","Carnivores; Eupleridae; Herpestidae; cooperative breeding; life history; mongooses; reproductive competition; reproductive skew; social organisation; socio-ecological model"],["dc.title","Social systems and life-history characteristics of mongooses"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","438"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","445"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","78"],["dc.contributor.author","Schneider, Tilman C."],["dc.contributor.author","Kowalczyk, Rafal"],["dc.contributor.author","Koehler, Max"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:29:30Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:29:30Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","Resting site selection by European bison (Bison bonasus, L, 1758), the largest terrestrial mammal of Europe, was studied in the free-ranging population in Bialowieza Primeval Forest (Poland) in 2009-2010. In total, 104 sites of 21 bison (both collared and uncollared) were analysed to determine the most important microhabitat characteristics selected by resting bison during summer and winter and to study the influence of supplementary feeding on resting behaviour of this herbivore. Resting sites were identified on the basis of GPS locations and activity records collected by GPS collars, as well as direct observations of bison, and were compared with control sites. Microhabitat selection by bison did not differ significantly between the sexes. During summer and winter, bison resting sites displayed a high tree density, low visibility and high complexity (structures providing cover). Summer resting sites were also characterised by a significantly lower abundance of blood-sucking insects and denser canopy than control sites. Winter resting sites showed a lower complexity and higher visibility than summer sites, and were less often located in mixed forest habitats. During winter, bison rested more frequently in forest below 50 years of age than in older forest. Resting sites of non-fed bison were more often located in young coniferous forests, were lower in visibility and situated closer to open areas than sites of bison using supplementary winter feeding, suggesting a trade-off between food and cover. The results indicate that European bison select their resting sites in areas of mosaic habitat structure providing cover from disturbances with access to profitable natural forage grounds. (C) 2013 Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde. Published by Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.mambio.2013.06.002"],["dc.identifier.isi","000327364300006"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/31048"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag"],["dc.relation.issn","1618-1476"],["dc.relation.issn","1616-5047"],["dc.title","Resting site selection by large herbivores - The case of European bison (Bison bonasus) in Bialowieza Primeval Forest"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","3734"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","11"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Ecology and Evolution"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","3749"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Schneider, Tilman C."],["dc.contributor.author","Kappeler, Peter"],["dc.contributor.author","Pozzi, Luca"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:48:32Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:48:32Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Information on the genetic structure of animal populations can allow inferences about mechanisms shaping their social organization, dispersal, and mating system. The mongooses (Herpestidae) include some of the best-studied mammalian systems in this respect, but much less is known about their closest relatives, the Malagasy carnivores (Eupleridae), even though some of them exhibit unusual association patterns. We investigated the genetic structure of the Malagasy narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata), a small forest-dwelling gregarious carnivore exhibiting sexual segregation. Based on mtDNA and microsatellite analyses, we determined population-wide haplotype structure and sex-specific and within-group relatedness. Furthermore, we analyzed parentage and sibship relationships and the level of reproductive skew. We found a matrilinear population structure, with several neighboring female units sharing identical haplotypes. Within-group female relatedness was significantly higher than expected by chance in the majority of units. Haplotype diversity of males was significantly higher than in females, indicating male-biased dispersal. Relatedness within the majority of male associations did not differ from random, not proving any kin-directed benefits of male sociality in this case. We found indications for a mildly promiscuous mating system without monopolization of females by males, and low levels of reproductive skew in both sexes based on parentages of emergent young. Low relatedness within breeding pairs confirmed immigration by males and suggested similarities with patterns in social mongooses, providing a starting point for further investigations of mate choice and female control of reproduction and the connected behavioral mechanisms. Our study contributes to the understanding of the determinants of male sociality in carnivores as well as the mechanisms of female competition in species with small social units."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1002/ece3.2123"],["dc.identifier.gro","3150844"],["dc.identifier.pmid","27231532"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13372"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/7638"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.relation.issn","2045-7758"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Genetic population structure and relatedness in the narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata), a social Malagasy carnivore with sexual segregation"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

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