Opportunities and risks in the use of drones for studying animal behaviour

L Schad, J Fischer - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, drones have become an affordable technology offering highly mobile
aerial platforms that can carry a range of sensory equipment into hitherto uncharted areas …

Drone observation for the quantitative study of complex multilevel societies

T Maeda, S Yamamoto - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Multilevel societies are the most complex social structures in animals.
They are social structures with nested levels of social organization, where stable “core units” …

Social determinants of affiliation and cohesion in a population of feral horses

RS Mendonça, P Pinto, S Inoue, M Ringhofer… - Applied Animal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Investigating affiliative behaviors (eg proximity, grooming, cooperative behaviors) is
essential to understand group cohesion and stability in animal societies, as they may foster …

Aerial drone observations identified a multilevel society in feral horses

T Maeda, S Ochi, M Ringhofer, S Sosa, C Sueur… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The study of non-human multilevel societies can give us insights into how group-level
relationships function and are maintained in a social system, but their mechanisms are still …

Knowledge of lateralized brain function can contribute to animal welfare

LJ Rogers - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The specialized functions of each hemisphere of the vertebrate brain are summarized
together with the current evidence of lateralized behavior in farm and companion animals …

Population characteristics of feral horses impacted by anthropogenic factors and their management implications

RS Mendonça, P Pinto, T Maeda, S Inoue… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Feral horses form relatively stable harems over time that are characterized by long-lasting
bonds among their members, a characteristic that makes them an exceptional case of a …

Proximity tracking using ultra-wideband technology for equine social behaviour research

L Torres Borda, P Roth, J Lumetzberger, U Auer… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Sociopositive interactions with conspecifics are essential for equine welfare and quality of
life. This study aimed to validate the use of wearable ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to …

Show me your best side: Lateralization of social and resting behaviors in feral horses

AB da Cruz, S Hirata, ME Dos Santos… - Behavioural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Growing evidence shows a variety of sensorial and motor asymmetries in social and non-
social interactions in various species, indicating a lateralized processing of information by …

Examining the effect of sociodemographic factors on feral horses' social networks

RS Mendonça, T Maeda, P Pinto, S Inoue… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The benefits of sociality are not equitably shared among members of a social group. The
position individuals occupy in social networks is key to maximizing their fitness and …

Automated and repeated aerial observations of GPS‐collared animals using UAVs and open‐source electronics

CM Kavwele, JGC Hopcraft, D Davy, CJ Torney - Ecosphere, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Telemetry has enabled ecologists to link animal movement trajectories and environmental
features at a fine spatiotemporal resolution; however, the effects of social interactions on …