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Dominic Cram

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As seen in: Bloomberg News, Wiley Online Library, PNAS, The Conversation, Cell Press, AllAfrica, Modern Ghana, Popular Mechanics SA
Lecturer in Ecology at the University of East Anglia. Behavioural ecologist. Photographer. Nuts about wildlife. Views my own.
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Toward an integrated understanding of animal weapons

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By Christine Miller, Dominic Cram, Sarah Lane, Romain P. Boisseau, Nicole Lopez Verified, Allen Moore, Christina J. Painting, Alexandre V. Palaoro, Michael Ryan, Camille Thomas-Bulle, Douglas Emlen, David Labonte, Sophia Fitzgerald, Ummat Somjee
| Cell Press Verified
Keywords male–male competition armament horn antler sexual selection Animal weapons provide diverse solutions to conflict Conflict in nature is not anomalous but rather a central driver of adaptation [1]. Animal weapons (see Glossary) have evolved repeatedly across taxa to aid in the process of resolving conflict. Weapons are traits that can be used to cause physical harm to others in the process of competing for food and mates, subduing prey, and in self-protection.
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Researchers reveal honeyguide birds speak regional dialects in Mozambique

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By David Lloyd-Jones, Dominic Cram
| independentonsaturday.co.za
INTRICATE RELATIONSHIP Carvalho Nanguar, Yao honey-hunter from northern Mozambique, with a male greater honeyguide released from the hand after being caught for research purposes. Image: David Lloyd-Jones and Dominic Cram In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), in collaboration with international partners, have uncovered a fascinating aspect of human-animal communication.
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An Observation of Coordinated Collaboration in Wild Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

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By Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio, Guillam E. McIvor, Dominic Cram
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 Introduction Collaborative behaviours, in which individuals actively coordinate their actions to achieve shared benefits, represent one of the most cognitively demanding forms of cooperation (Duguid and Melis 2020). While many cooperative interactions arise when individuals gain benefits unobtainable alone (Brosnan and de Waal 2002), collaboration requires that partners adjust their actions in relation to one another.
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