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Comley J, Wijers M, Leslie AJ, Groom RJ, Watermeyer JP. Finding a safe space: Denning range dynamics of African wild dogs in Zimbabwe. Afr J Ecol 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.13140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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- Jessica Comley
- Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology Rhodes University Grahamstown South Africa
- Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science Universiti Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Recanati‐Kaplan Centre, Department of Zoology University of Oxford Oxford UK
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- Department Conservation Ecology & Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa
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- African Wildlife Conservation Fund, Chishakwe Ranch Savé Valley Conservancy Chichindwe Zimbabwe
- Zoological Society of London, Regents Park London UK
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Mkonyi FJ. An integrated approach for the management of human-carnivore conflict: a review of conflict management interventions in Tanzania. Mamm Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42991-022-00255-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hariohay KM, Nassary DS, Lyamuya RD, Røskaft E. Local people’s knowledge of topi (
Damaliscus lunatus
) and their illegal hunting for bushmeat consumption in the Serengeti Ecosystem. Afr J Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Kwaslema Malle Hariohay
- College of African Wildlife Management Moshi Tanzania
- Department of Biology Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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- Department of Biology Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
- Tanzania National Parks Arusha Tanzania
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- Department of Biology Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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Teixeira L, Tisovec-Dufner KC, Marin GDL, Marchini S, Dorresteijn I, Pardini R. Linking human and ecological components to understand human-wildlife conflicts across landscapes and species. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2021; 35:285-296. [PMID: 32406127 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) are complex conservation challenges that impair both wildlife populations and human livelihood. Research on HWC, however, has traditionally approached ecological and human components separately, hampering a broader understanding of connections between ecological drivers and human dimensions of conflicts. We developed a model that integrates ecological and human components of HWC to investigate how the amount of remaining native forest (forest cover, a key ecological variable known to influence species occurrence and abundance) affects human experiences with wildlife (contact with species and attacks on livestock) and how such experiences influence tolerance via beliefs, emotions, and attitudes. We tested the model with piecewise structural equation modeling and data on human interactions with 3 mammals with different rarity and body size: opossum (Didelphis aurita), crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), and puma (Puma concolor). Data were obtained by interviewing 114 landowners across 13 Atlantic Forest landscapes (10-50% forest cover). Forest cover was associated with high chance of attacks on livestock, and thus with low tolerance, only in the case of the puma. Effects of distinct experiences with wildlife on beliefs and emotions varied across species. Beliefs and emotions toward wildlife influenced tolerance toward all species, but negative emotions affected tolerance toward only with the puma. Conflicts with large carnivores, such as pumas, can then be understood as disservices provided by forests, indicating the relevance of framing HWC more broadly to consider trade-offs with ecosystems services. For some species, positive experiences with wildlife may counteract the negative effects of attacks on livestock in shaping tolerance. Models such as ours-that link ecological and human dimensions-can help identify more effective leverage points to improve HWC mitigation.
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- Lucas Teixeira
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, travessa 14, 101, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-090, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, travessa 14, 101, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-090, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, travessa 14, 101, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-090, Brazil
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX13 5QL, U.K
- North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo), Caughall Road, Chester, CH2 1LH, U.K
- Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa postal 09, Piracicaba, SP, CEP 13418-900, Brazil
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- Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, travessa 14, 101, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-090, Brazil
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Zuluaga S, Vargas FH, Grande JM. Integrating socio-ecological information to address human–top predator conflicts: the case of an endangered eagle in the eastern Andes of Colombia. Perspect Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mbise FP, Jackson CR, Lyamuya R, Fyumagwa R, Ranke PS, Røskaft E. Do carnivore surveys match reports of carnivore presence by pastoralists? A case of the eastern Serengeti ecosystem. Glob Ecol Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tamrat M, Atickem A, Tsegaye D, Nguyen N, Bekele A, Evangelista P, Fashing PJ, Stenseth NC. Human–wildlife conflict and coexistence: a case study from Senkele Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary in Ethiopia. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Misganaw Tamrat
- M. Tamrat, N. Nguyen, P. J. Fashing, N. C. Stenseth ✉ , Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Dept of Biosciences, Univ. of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway. NN and PJF also at: Dept of Anthropology and Environm
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- MT, NCS, A. Atickem and A. Bekele, Dept of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa Univ., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- D. Tsegaye, Dept of Biosciences, Univ. of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway, and: Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian Univ. of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- M. Tamrat, N. Nguyen, P. J. Fashing, N. C. Stenseth ✉ , Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Dept of Biosciences, Univ. of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway. NN and PJF also at: Dept of Anthropology and Environm
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- MT, NCS, A. Atickem and A. Bekele, Dept of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa Univ., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- P. Evangelista, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, B254 NESB, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- M. Tamrat, N. Nguyen, P. J. Fashing, N. C. Stenseth ✉ , Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Dept of Biosciences, Univ. of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway. NN and PJF also at: Dept of Anthropology and Environm
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- M. Tamrat, N. Nguyen, P. J. Fashing, N. C. Stenseth ✉ , Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Dept of Biosciences, Univ. of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway. NN and PJF also at: Dept of Anthropology and Environm
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Human–elephant interactions in areas surrounding the Rungwa, Kizigo, and Muhesi Game Reserves, central Tanzania. ORYX 2019. [DOI: 10.1017/s003060531800128x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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AbstractThis study assesses the patterns of crop damage by elephants Loxodonta africana in areas adjacent to the Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhesi Game Reserves in Tanzania. We used a questionnaire survey to collect data from a total of 210 household heads from seven villages, with 30 household heads in each village, during June–August 2015. Proximity was a significant factor influencing losses, with crop farms within < 1 km from the reserves having higher losses, followed by those 1–5 km and > 5 km distant. Most households (81.0%) < 1 km from a reserve reported crop damage whereas those within 1–5 km (65.9%) and > 5 km (20.0%) reported less damage. Most of the losses (79.8%) occurred in the first half of the year (the wet season). Immigrants reported higher average losses to crops than Indigenous respondents. Noise making, flashlights, setting fire around fields and disturbance by shooting were the methods used to deter elephants from entering crop fields. We recommend that communities around these game reserves avoid areas that are < 1 km from the reserve boundary, plant crops such as chilli, use honeybee Apis mellifera fences to deter elephants from their crops, and receive education on available mitigation methods, to help minimize crop losses to elephants.
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Masseloux J, Epps CW, Duarte A, Schwalm D, Wykstra M. Using Detection/Non-Detection Surveys and Interviews to Assess Carnivore Site Use in Kenya. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.3957/056.048.013006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Juliana Masseloux
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A
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- Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 104 Nash Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A
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- Action for Cheetahs in Kenya, P.O. 1611-00606, Nairobi, Kenya
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Gelin ML, Branch LC, Thornton DH, Novaro AJ, Gould MJ, Caragiulo A. Response of pumas (Puma concolor) to migration of their primary prey in Patagonia. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188877. [PMID: 29211753 PMCID: PMC5718558 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Large-scale ungulate migrations result in changes in prey availability for top predators and, as a consequence, can alter predator behavior. Migration may include entire populations of prey species, but often prey populations exhibit partial migration with some individuals remaining resident and others migrating. Interactions of migratory prey and predators have been documented in North America and some other parts of the world, but are poorly studied in South America. We examined the response of pumas (Puma concolor) to seasonal migration of guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in La Payunia Reserve in northern Patagonia Argentina, which is the site of the longest known ungulate migration in South America. More than 15,000 guanacos migrate seasonally in this landscape, and some guanacos also are resident year-round. We hypothesized that pumas would respond to the guanaco migration by consuming more alternative prey rather than migrating with guanacos because of the territoriality of pumas and availability of alternative prey throughout the year at this site. To determine whether pumas moved seasonally with the guanacos, we conducted camera trapping in the summer and winter range of guanacos across both seasons and estimated density of pumas with spatial mark-resight (SMR) models. Also, we analyzed puma scats to assess changes in prey consumption in response to guanaco migration. Density estimates of pumas did not change significantly in the winter and summer range of guanacos when guanacos migrated to and from these areas, indicating that pumas do not follow the migration of guanacos. Pumas also did not consume more alternative native prey or livestock when guanaco availability was lower, but rather fed primarily on guanacos and some alternative prey during all seasons. Alternative prey were most common in the diet during summer when guanacos also were abundant on the summer range. The response of pumas to the migration of guanacos differs from sites in the western North America where entire prey populations migrate and pumas migrate with their prey or switch to more abundant prey when their primary prey migrates.
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- Maria L. Gelin
- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- * E-mail:
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- School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Programa Estepa Patagónica y Andina, INIBIOMA-Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CONICET, Wildlife Conservation Society, Junín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
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Mkonyi FJ, Estes AB, Msuha MJ, Lichtenfeld LL, Durant SM. Socio-economic correlates and management implications of livestock depredation by large carnivores in the Tarangire ecosystem, northern Tanzania. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES & MANAGEMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2017.1339734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- Felix J. Mkonyi
- School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania
- Department of Biological Sciences, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania
- The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
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Atickem A, Simeneh G, Bekele A, Mekonnen T, Sillero-Zubiri C, Hill RA, Stenseth NC. African wolf diet, predation on livestock and conflict in the Guassa mountains of Ethiopia. Afr J Ecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Anagaw Atickem
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo Norway
- Department of Zoological Sciences; Addis Ababa University; P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
- Cognitive Ethology Laboratory; German Primate Center; Kellnerweg 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Zoological Sciences; Addis Ababa University; P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Department of Zoological Sciences; Addis Ababa University; P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo Norway
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit; Zoology Department; University of Oxford; The Recanati-Kaplan centre, Tubney house Tubney OX13 5QL U.K
- IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group; The Recanati-Kaplan centre; Tubney house; Tubney OX13 5QL Oxford U.K
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- Department of Anthropology; Durham University; Dawson Building; South Road Durham DH1 3LE U.K
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo Norway
- Department of Zoological Sciences; Addis Ababa University; P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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Lyamuya RD, Masenga EH, Fyumagwa RD, Mwita MN, Røskaft E. Pastoralist herding efficiency in dealing with carnivore-livestock conflicts in the eastern Serengeti, Tanzania. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES & MANAGEMENT 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2016.1163735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Richard D. Lyamuya
- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania
- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania
- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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