Behavioural profiles of African bovids (Hippotraginae)

摘要: Behavioural assays for taxon-specific groups aid in assessing individual welfare and population planning (e.g. choice of enclosures, age/sex structure groups, candidates breeding reintroduction).  Personality approaches to measuring variation have focused less on ethological coding behavioural differences the animals more keeper questionnaires.  Although use questionnaires is a convenient efficient technique, responses vary with diversity experience.  Typically, contact minimized when animal are managed recovery reintroduction.  We report systematic technique traits under conditions where individuals large social minimal contact.  This case study was conducted at conservation centre that part network institutions managing sustainable herds ungulates long-term goals recovery, reintroduction ecological restoration.  developed assay system subfamily Hippotraginae (African horse antelope), based video samples.  We field-tested this system, using focal observations  breeding males addax ( Addax nasomaculatus) sable Hippotragus niger) .  Behavioral profiles differed significantly activity (G 2 = 107.74, df 4, p < 0.001), 16.99, 2, 0.001) proximity categories 6.57, 0.05). discuss utility samples, statistical variability behaviour value hierarchical nested approach analyzing categories.  Considering need sustainability planning, we recommend applying evolutionary ecology framework designing systems especially species reintroduction.