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Wereszczuk A, Zalewski A. An anthropogenic landscape reduces the influence of climate conditions and moonlight on carnivore activity. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2023; 77:55. [PMID: 37200556 PMCID: PMC10172063 DOI: 10.1007/s00265-023-03331-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Abstract Abiotic factors are limitations that can affect animal activity and distribution, whether directly or indirectly. The objective of this study was to evaluate how abiotic factors influence the activity of two mustelid species inhabiting the same region but different habitats in NE Poland-pine marten inhabits forests and stone marten occupy built-up areas. From 1991 to 2016, we obtained 23,639 year-round observations of 15 pine martens and 8524 observations of 47 stone martens. We explore the influence of ambient temperature, snow cover depth and moonlight reaching the ground and interactions between these variables on the probability of martens' activity. The activity of pine martens living in natural habitats is more affected by climate conditions and moonlight than that of stone martens living in anthropogenic areas. Pine martens inhabiting forests increased activity when the ambient temperature was above 0 °C and snow cover was absent, as well as when the ambient temperature dropped to - 15 °C and snow cover depth was about 10 cm. Stone marten occupying anthropogenic areas did not reduce their activity if the temperature dropped. Variation of activity in relation to ambient conditions is probably related to pine martens' behavioural thermoregulation. The pine marten was active more frequently on bright nights, while moonlight intensity did not affect the activity of the stone marten. Our study concludes that complex interactions among abiotic factors concerning different habitats play a synergetic role in shaping carnivore activity and suggest that climate warming may affect the behaviour of both martens. Significance statement The survival and reproduction of animals depends on their activity, which is subject to various constraints. We studied the influence of climate conditions and moonlight intensity on the ground on the activity of pine and stone marten. We found that pine martens in natural habitat were greatly impacted by ambient conditions, whereas stone martens in built-up areas were less so. Natural habitats involve limitations related to harsh winters but may mitigate the effects of high temperatures. In contrast, animals living in built-up areas are exposed to higher temperatures in summer, which is of particular importance in the face of climate change. Our results show that the combination of several environmental factors affects animal behaviour and these factors have varying effects in various habitats. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00265-023-03331-9.
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- Anna Wereszczuk
- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland
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Eastern Spotted Skunks Alter Nightly Activity and Movement in Response to Environmental Conditions. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2022. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-188.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Poláčková I, Šerá B, Jureček R, Pavličková K. The daily and seasonal behaviour of the American mink and the coypu, two invasive species from the Záhorie PLA (Slovakia). Acta Ethol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10211-022-00396-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Siqueira LH, Banci KR, Marques OA. Seasonal Activity of Bothrops jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae): Optimizing Foraging while Avoiding Predators. SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.2994/sajh-d-19-00117.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Lucas H.C. Siqueira
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto Butantan, CEP 05593900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto Butantan, CEP 05593900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto Butantan, CEP 05593900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Lélias ML, Lemasson A, Lodé T. Social organization of otters in relation to their ecology. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Otter species are known to fluctuate intraspecifically from a solitary lifestyle to group-living arrangements. By examining what is known about habitat use and foraging style in otters of 13 different species, based on 93 studied sites, we assessed (1) the relationship between social habits and preferred habitats, (2) the relationship between species and prey preferences, and (3) the effect of predator avoidance on their social organization in order to assess the socio-ecological factors influencing otters. Females remain the core of their social stability. We show the major influence of habitats and feeding strategies (i.e. socio-ecology) of otters. The different species of solitary otters most often inhabit linear environments, such as freshwater ecosystems or wave-exposed marine coasts, and their habitat is often subject to disturbances that fragment their functional continuity. Social otters are more often found in extensive habitats with high plant cover, regular food resources and in areas with large predators compared to solitary species. The maintenance of regular resources and the fact that the main trophic resources are replenished rapidly might be determining factors driving sociality. Group-living and bachelor congregations among otters can also respond to pressure from large predators. This suggests that foraging, habitat use and the presence of large predators may be the drivers of sociality in otters. We conclude that most otters have a greater social potential than previously assumed, which is confirmed by their various vocalizations recently described.
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- Univ Rennes, Normandie Univ, CNRS, EthoS (Éthologie animale et humaine) – UMR 6552, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Normandie Univ, CNRS, EthoS (Éthologie animale et humaine) – UMR 6552, Rennes, France
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Geddes AT, Kryštufek B, Zadravec M, Račnik J, Nemec A. Oral and Dental Examination Findings in European Polecats (Mustela putorius). J Comp Pathol 2020; 176:39-49. [PMID: 32359635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dental and oral diseases in the domestic ferret have been reported, but comparison with their closest wild relative, the European polecat (Mustela putorius), is lacking. Dental and orofacial pathology was evaluated by means of visual examination and dental radiographical analysis of 234 museum skulls. Most of these (70.5%) originated from Austria and the remainder came from seven other European countries. Linguoverted mandibular second incisor teeth were noted in 77% of the skulls. There were 7,268 (91.4% of all potential) teeth available for examination. Few (0.3%) were presumed congenitally missing and 0.5% were presumed missing by acquired means. Supernumerary teeth were present in 2.6% of the skulls. Most (65.6%) of the maxillary first molar teeth were three rooted with the palatal root protruding into the orbit. Most (67.2%) of the mandibular first molar teeth were three rooted with the smaller third root being positioned in the furcation of the two larger roots. Thirty-one percent of the teeth were four rooted, with the smaller fourth root also being positioned in the furcation of the two largest roots. Attrition/abrasion was shown by 17.2% of the teeth in 47% of the skulls. Periodontitis was recognized in 57.6% of the teeth in 91.9% of the skulls and dental fractures were noted in 7.2% of the teeth in 62% of the skulls. Radiographical evidence of endodontic disease was found in 25% of the fractured teeth. Tooth resorption, in the form of external inflammatory resorption associated with endodontic disease, was found in 0.1% of teeth in 2.1% of skulls. Extrusion affected 44% of the canine teeth. Lesions consistent with infection by the helminth Troglotrema acutum were identified in 33.3% of the skulls. Oral and dental disease was significant and varied, often consistent with reports of the species domestic counterpart - the ferret. Comparison with other mustelids, notably the beech marten (Martes foina), showed both clear consistencies and discrepancies, dependent on the type of pathology.
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- A T Geddes
- Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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- Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department for Birds, Small Mammals and Reptiles, Institute of Poultry, Birds, Small Mammals, and Reptiles, Slovenia
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- Department for Birds, Small Mammals and Reptiles, Institute of Poultry, Birds, Small Mammals, and Reptiles, Slovenia
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- Dentistry and Oral Surgery Department, Small Animal Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Sainsbury KA, Shore RF, Schofield H, Croose E, Hantke G, Kitchener AC, McDonald RA. Diets of European polecat Mustela putorius in Great Britain during fifty years of population recovery. MAMMAL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13364-020-00484-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AbstractFollowing nineteenth-century declines, polecats Mustela putorius are recolonising Great Britain. Polecat diet relates to two potential risks to recovery. First, rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus, which are important prey for polecats, have experienced extreme population fluctuations, with near extirpation due to myxomatosis in the 1950s, recovery in 1960s–1990s and declines in 1990s–2010s. Second, polecats are secondarily exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides by eating contaminated rodents, and the frequency of polecat exposure to rodenticides is increasing. We analysed stomach contents from 99 polecats collected in 2012–2016 and compared results with earlier studies. Lagomorphs were the most abundant prey (66% frequency of occurrence, 95% confidence interval 53–74%), followed by other mammals (12%, 4–18%), amphibians (10%, 3–16%) and birds (7%, 1–13%). Diet varied seasonally; lagomorph occurrence was highest in spring and summer and lowest in autumn. Dietary niche breadth was greater in the 1960s, when rabbits were scarce, than in other decades, but did not differ between the 1990s and 2010s, indicating that diets have not diversified with recent rabbit declines. This may be because rabbit abundance is not yet low enough to cause dietary diversification or because polecats were collected in areas where rabbits were still abundant. Rodents did not increase in diet between the 1990s and 2010s and still occur with < 10% frequency, indicating that rodents need not contribute much to diet to expose polecats to rodenticides. This potentially limits the effectiveness of management actions designed to minimise polecat exposure to contaminated rodent prey.
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Ionică AM, Deak G, D'Amico G, Stan GF, Chișamera GB, Constantinescu IC, Adam C, Lefkaditis M, Gherman CM, Mihalca AD. Thelazia callipaeda in mustelids from Romania with the European badger, Meles meles, as a new host for this parasite. Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:370. [PMID: 31349861 PMCID: PMC6660946 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3631-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) is a vector-borne zoonotic eye worm with a broad host spectrum. In Europe, it is an emerging threat, having greatly expanded its geographical distribution during the past two decades. In Romania, T. callipaeda has been previously reported in domestic and wild canids and felids. The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of T. callipaeda in mustelids in the country. Methods Between March 2015 and April 2019, 77 road-killed mustelids (3 pine martens, Martes martes; 6 European polecats, Mustela putorius; 13 beech martens, Martes foina; and 55 European badgers, Meles meles) were examined by necropsy. If present, all ocular nematodes were collected and stored in absolute ethanol, for subsequent morphological and molecular identification. Results Two animals were found to be infected with T. callipaeda: one European badger and one beech marten. The molecular analysis revealed a 100% nucleotide similarity to T. callipaeda haplotype h1 for all the sequenced specimens. Conclusions To our knowledge, the present study demonstrates for the first time the occurrence of T. callipaeda in mustelids from Romania, records the easternmost locality of the parasite in Europe, and represents the first report of T. callipaeda in the European badger, Meles meles, extending the known host range for this parasite in Europe.
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- Angela Monica Ionică
- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,CDS-9, "Regele Mihai I al României" Life Science Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Sos. Kiseleff no. 1, 011341, Bucharest 1, Romania
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- "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History, Sos. Kiseleff no. 1, 011341, Bucharest 1, Romania
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 224 Trikalon, Karditsa, Greece
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Hofmeester TR, Dijkstra V, Dekker JJ, van der Meij T, Broekhuizen S. The status of the Dutch polecat population: correction of a recently published error. MAMMALIA 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2018-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A recent review of the status of the Western or European polecat (Mustela putorius) by Croose et al. (Croose, E., J.W. Duckworth, S. Ruette, D.V. Skumatov, V.V. Kolesnikov and A.P. Saveljev. 2018. A review of the status of the Western polecat Mustela putorius: a neglected and declining species? Mammalia. 82: 550–564.) showed that the species is declining over large parts of its range. The information on the Dutch population in this review was based on incorrect information in the Atlas of the Dutch Mammals. Here, we correct this information and state that we currently have insufficient data to make inference about the Dutch polecat population. Consequently, there is a need for a robust monitoring scheme for polecats in the Netherlands.
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- Tim R. Hofmeester
- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Skogsmarkgränd 17 , SE-90183, Umeå , Sweden
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- Zoogdiervereniging , Toernooiveld 1 , NL-6525 ED Nijmegen , The Netherlands
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- Jasja Dekker Dierecologie , Enkhuizenstraat 26 , NL-6843 WZ Arnhem , The Netherlands
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- Statistics Netherlands , P.O. Box 24500 , NL-2490 HA Den Haag , The Netherlands
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- Nicholas P McCann
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, IN, USA
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Caravaggi A, Gatta M, Vallely MC, Hogg K, Freeman M, Fadaei E, Dick JT, Montgomery WI, Reid N, Tosh DG. Seasonal and predator-prey effects on circadian activity of free-ranging mammals revealed by camera traps. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5827. [PMID: 30498626 PMCID: PMC6252065 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Endogenous circadian and seasonal activity patterns are adapted to facilitate effective utilisation of environmental resources. Activity patterns are shaped by physiological constraints, evolutionary history, circadian and seasonal changes and may be influenced by other factors, including ecological competition and interspecific interactions. Remote-sensing camera traps allow the collection of species presence data throughout the 24 h period and for almost indefinite lengths of time. Here, we collate data from 10 separate camera trap surveys in order to describe circadian and seasonal activity patterns of 10 mammal species, and, in particular, to evaluate interspecific (dis)associations of five predator-prey pairs. We recorded 8,761 independent detections throughout Northern Ireland. Badgers, foxes, pine martens and wood mice were nocturnal; European and Irish hares and European rabbits were crepuscular; fallow deer and grey and red squirrels were diurnal. All species exhibited significant seasonal variation in activity relative to the timing of sunrise/sunset. Foxes in particular were more crepuscular from spring to autumn and hares more diurnal. Lagged regression analyses of predator-prey activity patterns between foxes and prey (hares, rabbits and wood mice), and pine marten and prey (squirrel and wood mice) revealed significant annual and seasonal cross-correlations. We found synchronised activity patterns between foxes and hares, rabbits and wood mice and pine marten and wood mice, and asynchrony between squirrels and pine martens. Here, we provide fundamental ecological data on endemic, invasive, pest and commercially valuable species in Ireland, as well as those of conservation importance and those that could harbour diseases of economic and/or zoonotic relevance. Our data will be valuable in informing the development of appropriate species-specific methodologies and processes and associated policies.
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- Anthony Caravaggi
- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
- School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School or Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
- Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS), Queen’s University Belfast, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
- Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS), Queen’s University Belfast, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
- Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS), Queen’s University Belfast, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
- Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS), Queen’s University Belfast, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
- National Museums Northern Ireland, UK
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Ikeda Y, Yanagisawa R. Activity rhythms of the shallow-water octopuses Octopus laqueus and Abdopus aculeatus with special reference to its relation to light and tidal cycles. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2017.1386897] [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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- Yuzuru Ikeda
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Predator avoidance and dietary fibre predict diurnality in the cathemeral folivore Hapalemur meridionalis. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2247-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Differences in activity patterns of the Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis between rivers of two Brazilian ecoregions. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1017/s0266467416000079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Abstract:Circadian use of time is an important, but often neglected, part of an animal's niche. We compared the activity patterns of the Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis in two different areas in Brazil using camera traps placed at the entrance of holts. We obtained 58 independent photos in the Atlantic Forest (273 camera trap-days) and 46 photos in Pantanal (300 camera trap-days). We observed different kernel density probabilities on these two areas (45.6% and 14.1% overlap between the 95% and 50% density isopleths respectively). We observed the plasticity in Neotropical otter activity behaviour with different activity patterns in the two areas. In the Pantanal, the Neotropical otter selected daylight (Ivlev = 0.23) and avoided night (Ivlev = −0.44), while in the Atlantic Forest it selected dawn (Ivlev = 0.24) and night (Ivlev = 0.14), avoiding daylight (Ivlev = −0.33). We believe that this pattern can be due to human activity or shifts in prey activity.
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Park SJ, Rhim SJ, Lee EJ, Lee WS, Maguire CC. Home Range, Activity Patterns, Arboreality, and Day Refuges of the Korean Wood MouseApodemus peninsulae(Thomas, 1907) in a Temperate Forest in Korea. MAMMAL STUDY 2014. [DOI: 10.3106/041.039.0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Activity patterns of the vulnerable guiña (Leopardus guigna) and its main prey in the Valdivian rainforest of southern Chile. Mamm Biol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Castillo D, Luengos Vidal E, Caruso N, Casanave E, Lucherini M. Activity patterns of Molina’s hog-nosed skunk in two areas of the Pampas grassland (Argentina) under different anthropogenic pressure. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2014.953597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Leuchtenberger C, Zucco C, Ribas C, Magnusson W, Mourão G. Activity patterns of giant otters recorded by telemetry and camera traps. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2013.821673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Does spatial co-occurrence of carnivores in a Central European agricultural landscape follow the null model? EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-013-0755-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Biggins DE, Hanebury LR, Miller BJ, Powell RA. Black-footed ferrets and Siberian polecats as ecological surrogates and ecological equivalents. J Mammal 2011. [DOI: 10.1644/10-mamm-s-110.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Melero Y, Palazon S, Revilla E, Gosalbez J. Winter activity patterns in an invading Mediterranean population of American mink (Neovison vison). FOLIA ZOOLOGICA 2011. [DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v60.i1.a8.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Yolanda Melero
- Department of Animal Biology (Vertebrates), University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;,
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- Department of Environment and Housing, Catalonian Goverment, Doctor Roux 80, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spanish Council for Scientific Research-CSIC, C/ Americo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Animal Biology (Vertebrates), University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;,
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- Thierry Lodé
- a Laboratoire d'Écologie Animale , Université d'Angers , 2 Bd Lavoisier, 49045, Angers cédex 01, France
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Zschille J, Stier N, Roth M. Gender differences in activity patterns of American mink Neovison vison in Germany. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0303-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Donati G, Baldi N, Morelli V, Ganzhorn JU, Borgognini-Tarli SM. Proximate and ultimate determinants of cathemeral activity in brown lemurs. Anim Behav 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zabala J, Garin I, Zuberogoitia I, Aihartza J. Habitat selection and diet of badgers (Meles meles) in Biscay (northern Iberian Peninsula). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/11250000209356465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Jabi Zabala
- a Sebero Otxoa 45, 5, B, Arrigorriaga, Biscay, E‐48480, Basque Country, Spain
- b Department of Zoology and Animal Cellular Dynamics , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea , P.O. BOX 644, Bilbo, E‐48080, Basque Country, Spain E-mail:
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- c Department of Zoology and Animal Cellular Dynamics , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea , P.O. BOX 644, Bilbo, E‐48080, Basque Country, Spain
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- c Department of Zoology and Animal Cellular Dynamics , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea , P.O. BOX 644, Bilbo, E‐48080, Basque Country, Spain
- d Icarus, C/ Pintor Sorolla 6, 1°, Logroño, E‐26007, Spain
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- c Department of Zoology and Animal Cellular Dynamics , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea , P.O. BOX 644, Bilbo, E‐48080, Basque Country, Spain
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Lodé T. Kin recognition versus familiarity in a solitary mustelid, the European polecat Mustela putorius. C R Biol 2008; 331:248-54. [PMID: 18280990 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2007.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2007] [Revised: 12/16/2007] [Accepted: 12/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The aim of this experimental study was to investigate kin discrimination in the polecat and to analyse the ontogeny of interactions. Juvenile polecats (ten males and nine females) had been raised under four distinct experimental conditions: 1, kin, familiar; 2, kin, unfamiliar; 3, non-kin, familiar; 4, non-kin, unfamiliar. During dyadic encounters between polecats in neutral enclosures, the number of positive (tolerance), negative (aggression), intermediate (intimidation), and neutral interactions (no direct interactions) were recorded at two different ages of the animals (50 and 70 days old). Male-male encounters were characterised by more aggressive behaviour than female-female ones. The proportion of these negative interactions increased with age, while the proportion of positive interactions decreased. Although aggressive behaviours varied among groups, the reaction did never differ with the kinship. Kin selection theory provides successful explanations for a wide range of phenomena, but our results suggest that multiple mechanisms running simultaneously might be involved in social behaviours. Familiarity clearly influenced the social behaviour of polecats and might be involved in a kin facilitation effect favouring interactions. Animals raised together demonstrated more positive and less negative interactions, so that, despite the individualistic way of life of the polecat, familiarisation may result in more tolerance, emphasising that solitary species may provide significant information on social life. Anyway, familiarisation in polecat may be regarded as a cognitive form of recognition.
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- Thierry Lodé
- UMR CNRS 6552 Ethologie-Evolution-Ecologie, université Rennes-1 & Université d'Angers, faculté des sciences, Belle Beille, F-49045 Angers cedex, France.
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Skierczyński M, Wiśniewska A, Stachura-Skierczyńska K. Feeding habits of American mink from Biebrza Wetlands affected by varied winter conditions. MAMMALIA 2008. [DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2008.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Bishop KN, McClung JR, Goldberg SJ, Shall MS. Anatomic and physiological characteristics of the ferret lateral rectus muscle and abducens nucleus. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007; 103:1706-14. [PMID: 17717110 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00580.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The ferret has become a popular model for physiological and neurodevelopmental research in the visual system. We believed it important, therefore, to study extraocular whole muscle as well as single motor unit physiology in the ferret. Using extracellular stimulation, 62 individual motor units in the ferret abducens nucleus were evaluated for their contractile characteristics. Of these motor units, 56 innervated the lateral rectus (LR) muscle alone, while 6 were split between the LR and retractor bulbi (RB) muscle slips. In addition to individual motor units, the whole LR muscle was evaluated for twitch, tetanic peak force, and fatigue. The abducens nucleus motor units showed a twitch contraction time of 15.4 ms, a mean twitch tension of 30.2 mg, and an average fusion frequency of 154 Hz. Single-unit fatigue index averaged 0.634. Whole muscle twitch contraction time was 16.7 ms with a mean twitch tension of 3.32 g. The average fatigue index of whole muscle was 0.408. The abducens nucleus was examined with horseradish peroxidase conjugated with the subunit B of cholera toxin histochemistry and found to contain an average of 183 motoneurons. Samples of LR were found to contain an average of 4,687 fibers, indicating an LR innervation ratio of 25.6:1. Compared with cat and squirrel monkeys, the ferret LR motor units contract more slowly yet more powerfully. The functional visual requirements of the ferret may explain these fundamental differences.
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- Keith N Bishop
- Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., 1200 East Broad St., PO Box 980224, Richmond, VA 23298-0224, USA
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Kolowski JM, Katan D, Theis KR, Holekamp KE. Daily Patterns of Activity in the Spotted Hyena. J Mammal 2007. [DOI: 10.1644/06-mamm-a-143r.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bakker ES, Reiffers RC, Olff H, Gleichman JM. Experimental manipulation of predation risk and food quality: effect on grazing behaviour in a central-place foraging herbivore. Oecologia 2005; 146:157-67. [PMID: 16049716 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0180-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2005] [Accepted: 06/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The relative importance of predation risk and food quality on spatial grazing pressure and activity patterns was tested in a central-place foraging herbivore: the European rabbit. Rabbits grazed less with increasing distance from their burrows into adjacent grassland, thereby creating a gradient of increasing vegetation height and plant biomass and decreasing plant nutrient concentration. When nitrogen concentration was experimentally increased by 150% through fertilizing and mowing, rabbits visited these plots four times more frequently than the untreated control plots. Addition of predator scent (mink pellets) did not result in different patch use by rabbits. The combined addition of fertilizer and mink pellets had the same effect as addition of fertilizer alone. However, the mink pellets changed the temporal activity pattern of rabbits as measured with infrared detectors. Rabbits were predominantly nocturnal but shifted their activities to the day when mink pellets were added, resulting in equal activities during night and day. We conclude that rabbits are sensitive to perceived predation risk, but that this does not influence their spatial grazing pressure. A selection for the highest food quality on the other hand can explain the observed natural rabbit grazing gradient. Food quality was highest close to the burrows, therefore rabbits selecting for high quality food should forage most intensely close to the burrows and only move further away for higher quality items or when the vegetation close to their burrows is depleted. Through intensive grazing close to the burrows rabbits facilitated for themselves either through stimulating fresh protein rich re-growth or the return of nutrients through faeces or both. This is in contrast with central-place foraging theory where intense feeding close to the burrow is assumed to lead to reduced food resources.
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- Nature Conservation & Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Bornsesteeg 69, 6708 PD, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Zabala J, Zuberogoitia I, Martínez-Climent JA. Site and landscape features ruling the habitat use and occupancy of the polecat (Mustela putorius) in a low density area: a multiscale approach. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0094-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tanaka H. Seasonal and daily activity patterns of Japanese badgers (Meles meles anakuma) in Western Honshu, Japan. MAMMAL STUDY 2005. [DOI: 10.3106/1348-6160(2005)30[11:sadapo]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Landscape features in the habitat selection of European mink (Mustela lutreola) in south-western Europe. J Zool (1987) 2003. [DOI: 10.1017/s0952836903003881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Garin I, Aihartza J, Zuberogoitia I, Zabala J. Activity pattern of European mink (Mustela lutreola) in Southwestern Europe. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2002. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02193548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lode T. Functional response and area-restricted search in a predator: seasonal exploitation of anurans by the European polecat, Mustela putorius. AUSTRAL ECOL 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zalewski A. Seasonal and sexual variation in diel activity rhythms of pine martenMartes martes in the Białowieża National Park (Poland). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03192436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zielinski WJ. Weasels and Martens — Carnivores in Northern Latitudes. ACTIVITY PATTERNS IN SMALL MAMMALS 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-18264-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lodé T. Time budget as related to feeding tactics of European polecat Mustela putorius. Behav Processes 1999; 47:11-8. [DOI: 10.1016/s0376-6357(99)00043-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/1998] [Revised: 05/05/1999] [Accepted: 05/06/1999] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lariviere S, Messier F. Seasonal and daily activity patterns of striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the Canadian prairies. J Zool (1987) 1997. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02780.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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