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DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00417.x |
Gait choice in desert-living black-backed jackals | |
Goldenberg, F.1,2; Glanzl, M.1,2; Henschel, J. R.2; Funk, S. M.3; Millesi, E.1 | |
通讯作者 | Goldenberg, F. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
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ISSN | 0952-8369 |
出版年 | 2008 |
卷号 | 275期号:2页码:124-129 |
英文摘要 | Gait selection is a strategy used by quadrupeds to meet the demands of locomotion under variable environmental conditions. The movement of black-backed jackals Canis mesomelas within a desert area was investigated. The usage and distribution of gaits in three distinct desert environments in the Namib Desert, Namibia, were analysed. The areas were chosen based on topographical differences: a bare, a featureless sand plain in an interdune valley, a large sand dune and a narrow dune valley with clumped plant growth. Fresh jackal tracks were recorded by GPS once a week for 1 year. Gait types, gait segment lengths and the rate of switches between gaits were analysed. Trot was the most frequently used gait in all areas, followed by walk and the two types of gallop. Jackals used faster gaits, with the lowest number of gait switches in the interdune plain. Movements on the sand dune were characterized by shorter gait segment lengths and frequent gait changes. In the dune valley, movements were slower and the rate of gait changes was intermediate between the other two areas. The strongest influence on gait choice and on gait changes was found to be the terrain topography, mainly the grade. Gait and track choice can be seen as a dynamic adaptation to a demanding environment like the Namib Desert. |
英文关键词 | desert environment gaits jackal movement Namib |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Austria ; Namibia ; England |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000256349000004 |
WOS关键词 | CANIS-MESOMELAS ; HOME RANGE ; MOVEMENT PATTERNS ; ENERGY ; DOGS ; LOCOMOTION ; NAMIBIA ; ECOLOGY ; PARK |
WOS类目 | Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/158486 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Vienna, Dept Behav Biol, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; 2.Gobabeb Training & Res Ctr, Gobabeb, Namibia; 3.Durell Wildlife Conservat Trust, Jersey, Channel Isl, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Goldenberg, F.,Glanzl, M.,Henschel, J. R.,et al. Gait choice in desert-living black-backed jackals[J],2008,275(2):124-129. |
APA | Goldenberg, F.,Glanzl, M.,Henschel, J. R.,Funk, S. M.,&Millesi, E..(2008).Gait choice in desert-living black-backed jackals.JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY,275(2),124-129. |
MLA | Goldenberg, F.,et al."Gait choice in desert-living black-backed jackals".JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 275.2(2008):124-129. |
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