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Artificial mass loading disrupts stable social order in pigeon dominance hierarchies (2020)
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Portugal, S. J., Usherwood, J. R., White, C. R., Sankey, D. W. E., & Wilson, A. M. (2020). Artificial mass loading disrupts stable social order in pigeon dominance hierarchies. Biology Letters, 16(8), 20200468

Dominance hierarchies confer benefits to group members by decreasing the incidences of physical conflict, but may result in certain lower ranked individuals consistently missing out on access to resources. Here, we report a linear dominance hierarchy... Read More about Artificial mass loading disrupts stable social order in pigeon dominance hierarchies.

Spatial and temporal overlaps between leopards ( Panthera pardus ) and their competitors in the African large predator guild (2020)
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Rafiq, K., Hayward, M. W., Wilson, A. M., Meloro, C., Jordan, N. R., Wich, S. A., McNutt, J. W., & Golabek, K. A. (2020). Spatial and temporal overlaps between leopards ( Panthera pardus ) and their competitors in the African large predator guild. Journal of Zoology, 311(4), 246-259

Understanding the mechanisms facilitating coexistence within species assemblages is a key consideration for conservation as intact assemblages are necessary for maintaining full ecosystem function. The African large predator guild represents one of t... Read More about Spatial and temporal overlaps between leopards ( Panthera pardus ) and their competitors in the African large predator guild.

Ground reaction forces of overground galloping in ridden Thoroughbred racehorses (2019)
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Self Davies, Z. T., Spence, A. J., & Wilson, A. M. (2019). Ground reaction forces of overground galloping in ridden Thoroughbred racehorses. Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.204107

The horse has evolved to gallop economically at high speed. Limb force increases with speed but direct measures of limb ground reaction forces (GRFs) at gallop are sparse. This study reports GRFs for multiple limbs, using force plates, across seven T... Read More about Ground reaction forces of overground galloping in ridden Thoroughbred racehorses.

Energy turnover in mammalian skeletal muscle in contractions mimicking locomotion: effects of stimulus pattern on work, impulse and energetic cost and efficiency (2019)
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Curtin, N. A., Woledge, R. C., West, T. G., Goodwin, D., Piercy, R. J., & Wilson, A. M. (2019). Energy turnover in mammalian skeletal muscle in contractions mimicking locomotion: effects of stimulus pattern on work, impulse and energetic cost and efficiency. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.203877

Active muscle performs various mechanical functions during locomotion: work output during shortening, work absorption when resisting (but not preventing) lengthening, and impulse (force–time integral) whenever there is active force. The energetic cos... Read More about Energy turnover in mammalian skeletal muscle in contractions mimicking locomotion: effects of stimulus pattern on work, impulse and energetic cost and efficiency.

Terrestrial mammalian wildlife responses to Unmanned Aerial Systems approaches (2019)
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Bennitt, E., Bartlam-Brooks, H. L. A., Hubel, T. Y., & Wilson, A. M. (2019). Terrestrial mammalian wildlife responses to Unmanned Aerial Systems approaches. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38610-x

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are increasingly being used recreationally, commercially and for wildlife research, but very few studies have quantified terrestrial mammalian reactions to UAS approaches. We used two Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL)... Read More about Terrestrial mammalian wildlife responses to Unmanned Aerial Systems approaches.

The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (2019)
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Basu, C. K., Deacon, F., Hutchinson, J. R., & Wilson, A. M. (2019). The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). PeerJ, 7, e6312. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6312

The study of animal locomotion can be logistically challenging, especially in the case of large or unhandleable animals in uncontrolled environments. Here we demonstrate the utility of a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in measuring two-dimensi... Read More about The running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Parsimonious test of dynamic interaction (2019)
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Chisholm, S., Stein, A. B., Jordan, N. R., Hubel, T. Y., Shawe-Taylor, J., Fearn, T., McNutt, J. W., Wilson, A. M., & Hailes, S. (2019). Parsimonious test of dynamic interaction. Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4805

In recent years, there have been significant advances in the technology used to collect data on the movement and activity patterns of humans and animals. GPS units, which form the primary source of location data, have become cheaper, more accurate, l... Read More about Parsimonious test of dynamic interaction.

The locomotor kinematics and ground reaction forces of walking giraffes. (2019)
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Basu, C. K., Wilson, A. M., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2019). The locomotor kinematics and ground reaction forces of walking giraffes. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(22), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.159277

Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758) possess specialised anatomy. Their disproportionately elongate limbs and neck confer recognised feeding advantages, but little is known about how their morphology affects locomotor function. In this stu... Read More about The locomotor kinematics and ground reaction forces of walking giraffes..

Remarkable muscles, remarkable locomotion in desert-dwelling wildebeest (2018)
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Curtin, N. A., Bartlam-Brooks, H. L. A., Hubel, T. Y., Lowe, J. C., Gardner-Medwin, A. R., Bennitt, M., Amos, S. J., Lorenc, M., West, T. G., & Wilson, A. M. (2018). Remarkable muscles, remarkable locomotion in desert-dwelling wildebeest. Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0602-4

Large mammals that live in arid and/or desert environments can cope with seasonal and local variations in rainfall, food and climate1 by moving long distances, often without reliable water or food en route. The capacity of an animal for this long-dis... Read More about Remarkable muscles, remarkable locomotion in desert-dwelling wildebeest.

Movement patterns and athletic performance of leopards in the Okavango Delta (2018)
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Hubel, T. Y., Golabek, K. A., Rafiq, K., Weldon McNutt, J., & Wilson, A. M. (2018). Movement patterns and athletic performance of leopards in the Okavango Delta. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(4), 1017-1027. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2622

Although leopards are the most widespread of all the big cats and are known for their adaptability, they are elusive and little is known in detail about their movement and hunting energetics. We used high-resolution GPS/IMU (inertial measurement unit... Read More about Movement patterns and athletic performance of leopards in the Okavango Delta.

Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala (2018)
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Wilson, A. M., Hubel, T. Y., Wilshin, S. D., Lowe, J. C., Lorenc, M., Dewhirst, O. P., Bartlam-Brooks, H. L. A., Diack, R. A., Bennitt, E., Golabek, K. A., Woledge, R., McNutt, J. W., Curtin, N. A., & West, T. G. (2018). Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala. Nature, 554(7691), 183+. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25479

The fastest and most manoeuvrable terrestrial animals are found in savannah habitats, where predators chase and capture running prey. Hunt outcome and success rate are critical to survival, so both predator and prey should evolve to be faster and/or... Read More about Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala.

Dynamics of direct inter-pack encounters in endangered African wild dogs (2017)
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Jordan, N. R., Buse, C., Wilson, A. M., Golabek, K. A., Apps, P. J., Lowe, J. C., Van Der Weyde, L. K., & McNutt, J. W. (2017). Dynamics of direct inter-pack encounters in endangered African wild dogs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-017-2338-9

Aggressive encounters may have important life history consequences due to the potential for injury and death, disease transmission, dispersal opportunities or exclusion from key areas of the home range. Despite this, little is known of their detailed... Read More about Dynamics of direct inter-pack encounters in endangered African wild dogs.

Suite of simple metrics reveals common movement syndromes across vertebrate taxa (2017)
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Abrahms, B., Seidel, D. P., Dougherty, E., Hazen, E. L., Bograd, S. J., Wilson, A. M., Weldon McNutt, J., Costa, D. P., Blake, S., Brashares, J. S., & Getz, W. M. (2017). Suite of simple metrics reveals common movement syndromes across vertebrate taxa. Movement Ecology, 5(12), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-017-0104-2

ecause empirical studies of animal movement are most-often site- and species-specific, we lack understanding of the level of consistency in movement patterns across diverse taxa, as well as a framework for quantitatively classifying movement patterns... Read More about Suite of simple metrics reveals common movement syndromes across vertebrate taxa.

Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs (2016)
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Hubel, T. Y., Myatt, J. P., Jordan, N. R., Dewhirst, O. P., Weldon McNutt, J., & Wilson, A. M. (2016). Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs. Nature Communications, 7, 11033. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11033

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are described as highly collaborative endurance pursuit hunters based on observations derived primarily from the grass plains of East Africa. However, the remaining population of this endangered species mainly occupi... Read More about Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs.