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Necro-VikingismsWhy does Viking period mortuary practice matter in contemporary society? Necro-Vikingisms in contemporary society are inspired by mythology and historical sources, and informed by ever-increasing archaeological evidence. In this way, Viking period Scandinavian attitudes and practices towards dying, death and the dead pervade our popular culture far beyond academia, museums and heritage sites. As a case study in contemporary Necro-Vikingisms, this paper critically evaluates the prominent multiple funerals of the long-running and popular television show Vikings (2013–2020) as a means of exploring modern-day uses of Viking death ways and their relationship with mortalities past and present. The chapter focuseson the varied, complex and extravagant funerals in the twenty episodes of season 5 which first aired from 29 November 2017 to 30 January 2019.
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Effects of hand-rearing and group size on chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) social competence in captivityThe behaviour of individual animals reflects both internal states and external context. For captive animals, their early life experiences can influence later adjustment, partic-ularly their social competence. In addition, the way in which they are housed and their current social grouping context are important factors affecting the expression of social skills. Here, the social behavior of 39 chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) was observed to assess whether differences existed due to how the apes were reared and grouped. Be-haviors recorded related specifically to five main components: Sociability, Grooming, Play, Responsibility and Aggression. Chimpanzees in larger groups groomed and played more, while those housed in pairs or trios displayed more and spent more time alone. Mother-reared chimpanzees took more responsibility for soliciting grooming, and interactions between grouping and rearing on chimpanzee agonistic display rates highlighted how both hand- and mother-reared chimpanzees display more if housed in small groups rather than large. Implications for the optimal management and welfare of this highly intelligent and social species are discussed in light of the importance of early life experiences in modulating the impact of current social environment on chimpanzee social profiles.
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Fish and coral communities shape elasmobranch reef use in southern MozambiqueFew studies have explored whether a reef’s bioecological structure affects the presence of elasmobranchs. To examine if the structure of a reef’s fish and coral community influences the likelihood of observing certain elasmobranch species, we deployed a remote underwater video station (RUVS) on four reefs in southern Mozambique. A single RUVS was deployed monthly on each reef for 12 months, resulting in 48 deployments and 140 h of video recordings. Images were extracted from the video recordings to estimate the relative abundance of teleost fish and following each camera deployment a 30 m2 belt transect was completed to measure the percentage cover of corals. Coral and fish abundances were then separated into common functional metrics describing each community. NMDS and PERMANOVA were used to estimate if the calculated metrics and observations of elasmobranchs by RUVS varied between the four reefs. Metrics were then analysed for their influence on the composition of each reef’s elasmobranch community within the NMDS ordination space. The relative abundance of coral species was primarily found to be linked with the depth of the reef surveyed. Relative abundances of coral measured on the shallow reef site were distinct from the other examined reefs in ordination space, with less coral cover and a lower overall abundance of teleost and elasmobranch fish. The richness and abundance of teleost fish species, particularly piscivorous fish, was highest on the northern reef where the elasmobranch community was dominated by several species of reef shark. The southern reef also had a distinct richness and abundance of teleost fish species, with a heightened abundance of herbivorous and cleaner fish, and the observed elasmobranch community was mostly comprised of Mobula rays and guitarfish. Our findings suggest that fish and coral communities can significantly differ between reefs with similar abiotic conditions in a relatively small region, and that this can lead to spatially heterogenous patterns of reef use by elasmobranchs. This may suggest that including the protection of reefs with different biological characteristics within local conservation strategies may promote rare and vulnerable regional elasmobranch species ranging from stingrays, guitarfishes, reef sharks, and pelagic rays.
