Title

American Bison (Bison bison) Wallowing Behaviour

Source

ZOOL 567, Fall 2021

Contributor

https://www.canva.com/

Creator

Webster, Paige

Description

This infographic explores American bison (Bison bison) wallowing behaviour, by focusing on the who, what, when, where, and why aspects of the behaviour. The sub-classes of bison (sex and age) and their relative wallowing frequencies, proposed hypotheses for what causes wallowing, and a bison's crucial role in the Prairie ecosystem will be discussed.

References

Coppedge, B. R., & Shaw, J. H. (2000). American bison (Bison bison) wallowing behavior and wallow formation on tallgrass prairie. Acta Theriologica, 45(1), 103–110. https://doi.org/10.4098/AT.arch.00-10

Lott, D. F. (2002). American bison: A natural history. University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520930742

McHugh, T. (1958). Social behavior of the American buffalo (Bison bison bison). Zoologica, 43(1), 1–40. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.206661

Mcmillan, B. R., Cottam, M. R., & Kaufman, D. W. (2000). Wallowing behavior of American bison (Bos bison) in tallgrass prairie: An examination of alternate explanations. The American Midland Naturalist, 144(1), 159–167. https://doi.org/10.1674/0003- 0031(2000)144[0159:WBOABB]2.0.CO;2

Mooring, M. S., Patton, M. L., Reisig, D. D., Osborne, E. R., Kanallakan, A. L., & Aubery, S.M. (2006). Sexually dimorphic grooming in bison: The influence of body size, activity budget and androgens. Animal Behaviour, 72(3), 737–745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.02.006

Reinhardt, V. (1985). Quantitative analysis of wallowing in a confined bison herd. Acta Theriologica, 30(7), 149–156. https://doi.org/10.4098/AT.arch.85-7

Date

12/01/2021

Category

Social Behaviour

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