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Dhakal T, Jang GS, Kim M, Kim JH, Park J, Lim SJ, Park YC, Lee DH. Habitat utilization distribution of sika deer ( Cervus nippon). Heliyon 2023; 9:e20793. [PMID: 37867813 PMCID: PMC10585228 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Habitat-specific and movement-related behavioral studies are essential for the development of sustainable biodiversity management practices. Although the number of studies on sika deer is increasing, habitat utilization distribution (UD)-related studies remain limited. In this study, we investigated the habitat UD behavior of sika deer (Cervus nippon) using a literature survey and an experimental study on Suncheon Bonghwasan Mountain, South Korea. We reviewed home range-related literature on sika deer published between 1982 and 2019 in order to assess their estimation methods, study region, and research background. We observed that the number of studies on sika deer has increased. The minimum convex polygon (MCP) has been utilized the most to estimate habitat UD, followed by the kernel density (KD), the Brownian bridge model, and a combination of these methods. The average home ranges (95 % utilization distribution) of sika deer from the literature survey were 236.99 ha and 1183.96 ha using the minimum convex polygon and kernel density approaches, respectively. The five female deer in our experimental study on Suncheon Bonghwasan Mountain had a mean home range of 66.831 ± 15.241 ha using the MCP approach and 78.324 ± 20.82 ha using the KD approach. The UD behavior of sika deer explored in this research is expected to benefit future scholars and policymakers when formulating deer management and wildlife conservation strategies.
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- Thakur Dhakal
- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Ecology (NIE), Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Ecology (NIE), Seocheon 33657, Republic of Korea
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Carbillet J, Hollain M, Rey B, Palme R, Pellerin M, Regis C, Geffré A, Duhayer J, Pardonnet S, Debias F, Merlet J, Lemaître JF, Verheyden H, Gilot-Fromont E. Age and spatio-temporal variations in food resources modulate stress-immunity relationships in three populations of wild roe deer. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2023; 330:114141. [PMID: 36272446 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2022.114141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Living in variable and unpredictable environments, organisms face recurrent stressful situations. The endocrine stress response, which includes the secretion of glucocorticoids, helps organisms to cope with these perturbations. Although short-term elevations of glucocorticoid levels are often associated with immediate beneficial consequences for individuals, long-term glucocorticoid elevation can compromise key physiological functions such as immunity. While laboratory works highlighted the immunosuppressive effect of long-term elevated glucocorticoids, it remains largely unknown, especially in wild animals, whether this relationship is modulated by individual and environmental characteristics. In this study, we explored the co-variation between integrated cortisol levels, assessed non-invasively using faecal cortisol metabolites (FCMs), and 12 constitutive indices of innate, inflammatory, and adaptive immune functions, in wild roe deer living in three populations with previously known contrasting environmental conditions. Using longitudinal data on 564 individuals, we further investigated whether age and spatio-temporal variations in the quantity and quality of food resources modulate the relationship between FCMs and immunity. Negative covariation with glucocorticoids was evident only for innate and inflammatory markers of immunity, while adaptive immunity appeared to be positively or not linked to glucocorticoids. In addition, the negative covariations were generally stronger in individuals facing harsh environmental constraints and in old individuals. Therefore, our results highlight the importance of measuring multiple immune markers of immunity in individuals from contrasted environments to unravel the complex relationships between glucocorticoids and immunity in wild animals. Our results also help explain conflicting results found in the literature and could improve our understanding of the link between elevated glucocorticoid levels and disease spread, and its consequences on population dynamics.
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- Jeffrey Carbillet
- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, Castanet Tolosan, 31326, France; LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, 31320, France; Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup, Marcy-l'Etoile, 69280, France; Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu 51014, Estonia.
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex 69100, France; Office Français de la biodiversité, Direction de la Recherche et de l'Appui Scientifique, Service Conservation et Gestion Durable des Espèces Exploitées, Chateauvillain 52210, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex 69100, France
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- Unit of Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna 1210, Austria
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- Office Français de la biodiversité, Direction de la Recherche et de l'Appui Scientifique, Service Conservation et Gestion Durable des Espèces Exploitées, Chateauvillain 52210, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex 69100, France
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- Equipe de Biologie médicale-Histologie, CREFRE, Inserm-UPS-ENVT, Toulouse 31000, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex 69100, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex 69100, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex 69100, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, Castanet Tolosan, 31326, France; LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, 31320, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, Castanet Tolosan, 31326, France; LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, 31320, France
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- Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup, Marcy-l'Etoile, 69280, France; Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex 69100, France
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LaSharr TN, Dwinnell SPH, Wagler BL, Sawyer H, Jakopak RP, Ortega AC, Wilde LR, Kauffman MJ, Huggler KS, Burke PW, Valdez M, Lionberger P, Brimeyer DG, Scurlock B, Randall J, Kaiser RC, Thonhoff M, Fralick GL, Monteith KL. Evaluating risks associated with capture and handling of mule deer for individual‐based, long‐term research. J Wildl Manage 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Tayler N. LaSharr
- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc. 1610 Reynolds Street Laramie WY 82072 USA
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- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department 351 Astle Avenue Green River WY 82935 USA
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- Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office 280 US‐191 Rock Springs WY 82901 USA
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- Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office 280 US‐191 Rock Springs WY 82901 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Department Headquarters 5400 Bishop Boulevard Cheyenne WY 82006 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department Pinedale Regional Office 432 Mill Street Pinedale WY 82941 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department Pinedale Regional Office 432 Mill Street Pinedale WY 82941 USA
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- United States Forest Service Big Piney Ranger District, 10418 South US Highway 189 Big Piney WY 83113 USA
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- Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office 1625 West Pine Street Pinedale WY 82941 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department Jackson Regional Office 420 North Cache Jackson WY 83001 USA
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- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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Moscicki DJ, White JH, Hardin JB, Chamberlain MJ, Collier BA. Phenology‐specific space use by Rio Grande wild turkeys. J Wildl Manage 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- David J. Moscicki
- School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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Booth CG, Brannan N, Dunlop R, Friedlander A, Isojunno S, Miller P, Quick N, Southall B, Pirotta E. A sampling, exposure and receptor framework for identifying factors that modulate behavioural responses to disturbance in cetaceans. J Anim Ecol 2022; 91:1948-1960. [PMID: 35895847 PMCID: PMC9804311 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The assessment of behavioural disturbance in cetacean species (e.g. resulting from exposure to anthropogenic sources such as military sonar, seismic surveys, or pile driving) is important for effective conservation and management. Disturbance effects can be informed by Behavioural Response Studies (BRSs), involving either controlled exposure experiments (CEEs) where noise exposure conditions are presented deliberately to meet experimental objectives or in opportunistic contexts where ongoing activities are monitored in a strategic manner. In either context, animal-borne sensors or in situ observations can provide information on individual exposure and disturbance responses. The past 15 years of research have greatly expanded our understanding of behavioural responses to noise, including hundreds of experiments in nearly a dozen cetacean species. Many papers note limited sample sizes, required knowledge of baseline behaviour prior to exposure and the importance of contextual factors modulating behavioural responses, all of which in combination can lead to sampling biases, even for well-designed research programs. It is critical to understand these biases to robustly identify responses. This ensures outcomes of BRSs help inform predictions of how anthropogenic disturbance impacts individuals and populations. Our approach leverages concepts from the animal behaviour literature focused on helping to avoid sampling bias by considering what shapes an animal's response. These factors include social, experience, genetic and natural changes in responsiveness. We developed and applied a modified version of this framework to synthesise current knowledge on cetacean response in the context of effects observed across marine and terrestrial taxa. This new 'Sampling, Exposure, Receptor' framework (SERF) identifies 43 modulating factors, highlights potential biases, and assesses how these vary across selected focal species. In contrast to studies that identified variation in 'Exposure' factors as a key concern, our analysis indicated that factors relating to 'Sampling' (e.g. deploying tags on less evasive individuals, which biases selection of subjects), and 'Receptor' (e.g. health status or coping style) have the greatest potential for weakening the desired broad representativeness of BRSs. Our assessment also highlights how potential biases could be addressed with existing datasets or future developments.
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- Cormac G. Booth
- SMRU Consulting, Scottish Oceans InstituteUniversity of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
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- Southeast Asia Marine Mammal ResearchHong KongHong Kong
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- Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics LaboratoryMoreton Bay Research Station and School of Biological SciencesUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- Southall Environmental Associates, Inc.AptosCaliforniaUSA,University of California, Institute of Marine ScienceSanta CruzCaliforniaUSA
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- Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans InstituteUniversity of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
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- Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans InstituteUniversity of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
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- School of Biological and Marine SciencesUniversity of PlymouthPlymouthUK,Nicholas School of the EnvironmentDuke UniversityBeaufortNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Southall Environmental Associates, Inc.AptosCaliforniaUSA,University of California, Institute of Marine ScienceSanta CruzCaliforniaUSA
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- Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental ModellingUniversity of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
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Abstract
While capture-mark-recapture studies provide essential individual-level data in ecology, repeated captures and handling may impact animal welfare and cause scientific bias. Evaluating the consequences of invasive methodologies should be an integral part of any study involving capture of live animals. We investigated short- and long-term stress responses to repeated captures within a winter on the physiology, behaviour, and reproductive success of female Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). Short-term responses were evaluated using serum concentrations of glucocorticoids and catecholamines during handling, and post-release recovery times in heart rate and activity levels. Repeated captures were associated with an increase in measured catecholamines and glucocorticoids, except cortisone, and delayed recovery in heart rate but not activity. Four months later, in summer, individuals captured repeatedly in winter exhibited a small increase in behavioural response to human disturbance and had a lower probability of being observed with a calf, compared to animals not captured, or captured only once. Our findings imply that single annual capture events have no significant negative consequences for Svalbard reindeer, but repeated captures within a season may impact offspring survival in the same year. Such unanticipated side effects highlight the importance of addressing multiple indicators of animal responses to repeated captures.
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Broekman MJE, Hilbers JP, Huijbregts MAJ, Mueller T, Ali AH, Andrén H, Altmann J, Aronsson M, Attias N, Bartlam‐Brooks HLA, van Beest FM, Belant JL, Beyer DE, Bidner L, Blaum N, Boone RB, Boyce MS, Brown MB, Cagnacci F, Černe R, Chamaillé‐Jammes S, Dejid N, Dekker J, L. J. Desbiez A, Díaz‐Muñoz SL, Fennessy J, Fichtel C, Fischer C, Fisher JT, Fischhoff I, Ford AT, Fryxell JM, Gehr B, Goheen JR, Hauptfleisch M, Hewison AJM, Hering R, Heurich M, Isbell LA, Janssen R, Jeltsch F, Kaczensky P, Kappeler PM, Krofel M, LaPoint S, Latham ADM, Linnell JDC, Markham AC, Mattisson J, Medici EP, de Miranda Mourão G, Van Moorter B, Morato RG, Morellet N, Mysterud A, Mwiu S, Odden J, Olson KA, Ornicāns A, Pagon N, Panzacchi M, Persson J, Petroelje T, Rolandsen CM, Roshier D, Rubenstein DI, Saïd S, Salemgareyev AR, Sawyer H, Schmidt NM, Selva N, Sergiel A, Stabach J, Stacy‐Dawes J, Stewart FEC, Stiegler J, Strand O, Sundaresan S, Svoboda NJ, Ullmann W, Voigt U, Wall J, Wikelski M, Wilmers CC, Zięba F, Zwijacz‐Kozica T, Schipper AM, Tucker MA. Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data. GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY : A JOURNAL OF MACROECOLOGY 2022; 31:1526-1541. [PMID: 36247232 PMCID: PMC9544534 DOI: 10.1111/geb.13523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
AIM Macroecological studies that require habitat suitability data for many species often derive this information from expert opinion. However, expert-based information is inherently subjective and thus prone to errors. The increasing availability of GPS tracking data offers opportunities to evaluate and supplement expert-based information with detailed empirical evidence. Here, we compared expert-based habitat suitability information from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with habitat suitability information derived from GPS-tracking data of 1,498 individuals from 49 mammal species. LOCATION Worldwide. TIME PERIOD 1998-2021. MAJOR TAXA STUDIED Forty-nine terrestrial mammal species. METHODS Using GPS data, we estimated two measures of habitat suitability for each individual animal: proportional habitat use (proportion of GPS locations within a habitat type), and selection ratio (habitat use relative to its availability). For each individual we then evaluated whether the GPS-based habitat suitability measures were in agreement with the IUCN data. To that end, we calculated the probability that the ranking of empirical habitat suitability measures was in agreement with IUCN's classification into suitable, marginal and unsuitable habitat types. RESULTS IUCN habitat suitability data were in accordance with the GPS data (> 95% probability of agreement) for 33 out of 49 species based on proportional habitat use estimates and for 25 out of 49 species based on selection ratios. In addition, 37 and 34 species had a > 50% probability of agreement based on proportional habitat use and selection ratios, respectively. MAIN CONCLUSIONS We show how GPS-tracking data can be used to evaluate IUCN habitat suitability data. Our findings indicate that for the majority of species included in this study, it is appropriate to use IUCN habitat suitability data in macroecological studies. Furthermore, we show that GPS-tracking data can be used to identify and prioritize species and habitat types for re-evaluation of IUCN habitat suitability data.
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- Maarten J. E. Broekman
- Department of Environmental ScienceInstitute for Wetland and Water Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental ScienceInstitute for Wetland and Water Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental ScienceInstitute for Wetland and Water Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für NaturforschungFrankfurt (Main)Germany
- Department of Biological SciencesGoethe UniversityFrankfurt (Main)Germany
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- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of EcologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesRiddarhyttanSweden
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyPrinceton UniversityPrincetonNew JerseyUSA
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- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of EcologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesRiddarhyttanSweden
- Department of ZoologyStockholm UniversityStockholmSweden
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- Ecology and Conservation Graduate ProgramFederal University of Mato Grosso do SulCampo GrandeMato Grosso do SulBrazil
- Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres (ICAS)Campo GrandeMato Grosso do SulBrazil
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- Global Wildlife Conservation CenterState University of New York College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuseNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Fisheries and WildlifeMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichiganUSA
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- Department of AnthropologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCaliforniaUSA
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- Plant Ecology and Nature ConservationUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and SustainabilityColorado State UniversityFort CollinsColoradoUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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- Giraffe Conservation FoundationErosNamibia
- Conservation Ecology CenterSmithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteFront RoyalVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular EcologyResearch and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund MachTrentoItaly
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- Slovenia Forest ServiceLjubljanaSlovenia
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- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3MontpellierFrance
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- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für NaturforschungFrankfurt (Main)Germany
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- Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres (ICAS)Campo GrandeMato Grosso do SulBrazil
- IPÊ (Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas; Institute for Ecological Research)São PauloBrazil
- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)EdinburghUK
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCaliforniaUSA
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- German Primate Center, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology UnitGöttingenGermany
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- Faunistics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Agriculture, Ecotrophology, and Landscape DevelopmentAnhalt University of Applied SciencesBernburgGermany
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- School of Environmental StudiesUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of ScienceUniversity of British ColumbiaKelownaBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Integrative BiologyUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental StudiesUniversity of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Zoology and PhysiologyUniversity of WyomingLaramieWyomingUSA
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- Department of Agriculture And Natural Resources Sciences, Biodiversity Research CentreNamibia University of Science and TechnologyWindhoekNamibia
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFSCastanet‐TolosanFrance
- LTSER ZA Pyrénées GaronneAuzeville‐TolosaneFrance
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- Plant Ecology and Nature ConservationUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Department of Conservation and ResearchBavarian Forest National ParkGrafenauGermany
- Chair of Wildlife Ecology and ManagementAlbert Ludwigs University of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Department of Forestry and Wildlife ManagementInland Norway University of Applied SciencesKoppangNorway
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- Department of AnthropologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCaliforniaUSA
- Animal Behavior Graduate GroupUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCaliforniaUSA
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- Plant Ecology and Nature ConservationUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife ManagementInland Norway University of Applied SciencesKoppangNorway
- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
- Research Institute of Wildlife EcologyUniversity of Veterinary Medicine ViennaViennaAustria
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- German Primate Center, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology UnitGöttingenGermany
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- Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Biotechnical FacultyUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Black Rock ForestCornwallNew YorkUSA
- Lamont‐Doherty Earth ObservatoryColumbia UniversityPalisadesNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
- Wildlife Ecology and ManagementManaaki Whenua – Landcare ResearchLincolnNew Zealand
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife ManagementInland Norway University of Applied SciencesKoppangNorway
- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- IPÊ (Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas; Institute for Ecological Research)São PauloBrazil
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)Campo GrandeMato Grosso do SulBrazil
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- National Research Center for Carnivores ConservationChico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of BiodiversityAtibaiaBrazil
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFSCastanet‐TolosanFrance
- LTSER ZA Pyrénées GaronneAuzeville‐TolosaneFrance
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of BiosciencesUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- Wildlife Research and Training InstituteNaivashaKenya
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchOsloNorway
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- Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia ProgramUlaanbaatarMongolia
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- Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”SalaspilsLatvia
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- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of EcologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesRiddarhyttanSweden
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- Global Wildlife Conservation CenterState University of New York College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuseNew YorkUSA
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- Australian Wildlife ConservancySubiacoWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyPrinceton UniversityPrincetonNew JerseyUSA
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- Direction de la Recherche et de l'Appui ScientifiqueOffice Français de la BiodiversitéBirieuxFrance
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- Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK)Nur‐SultanKazakhstan
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- Western Ecosystems Technology Inc.LaramieWyomingUSA
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- Department of BioscienceAarhus UniversityRoskildeDenmark
- Arctic Research CentreAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
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- Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of SciencesKrakowPoland
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- Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of SciencesKrakowPoland
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- Conservation Ecology CenterSmithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteFront RoyalVirginiaUSA
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- Conservation Science and Wildlife HealthSan Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceEscondidoCaliforniaUSA
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- School of Environmental StudiesUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of BiologyWilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterlooOntarioCanada
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- Plant Ecology and Nature ConservationUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Carnivore Ecology Laboratory, Forest and Wildlife Research CenterMississippi State UniversityMississippi StateMississippiUSA
- Alaska Department of Fish and GameKodiakAlaskaUSA
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- Plant Ecology and Nature ConservationUniversity of PotsdamPotsdamGermany
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- Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife ResearchUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover FoundationHannoverGermany
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- Department of MigrationMax Planck Institute of Animal BehaviorRadolfzellGermany
- Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective BehaviourUniversity of KonstanzConstanceGermany
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- Center for Integrated Spatial Research, Environmental Studies DepartmentUniversity of CaliforniaSanta CruzCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Environmental ScienceInstitute for Wetland and Water Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
- PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment AgencyThe HagueThe Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental ScienceInstitute for Wetland and Water Research, Faculty of Science, Radboud UniversityNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Deacon F, Daffue W, Nel P, Higgs R. Effective Field Immobilisation and Capture of Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis). Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12101290. [PMID: 35625136 PMCID: PMC9137789 DOI: 10.3390/ani12101290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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One of the highest occurrences of mortalities among giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) takes place during immobilisations, captures and translocations. Common mistakes, human error, unforeseen risks, the awkward anatomy and the sheer size of the animal are leading factors for giraffes’ mortalities during these operations. Many risks can be circumvented but some risks are unpreventable, often due to terrain characteristics (rivers, deep ditches, holes and rocky terrain). From 2011 to 2021, seventy-five giraffes were successfully immobilised and captured to collect biological and physiological data from eight different study areas across South Africa. A 0% mortality and injury rate was achieved and, therefore, the techniques described in this paper are testimony to the advances and improvements of capture techniques and drugs. Biological information and capture experiences were noted for 75 immobilised giraffes, of which, knockdown time data were recorded for 43 individuals. Effective and safe immobilisation requires a competent team, proper planning, skill and knowledge. In this manuscript, we address procedures, techniques, ethical compliance, welfare and safety of the study animals. General experiences and lessons learned are also shared and should benefit future captures and immobilisations by limiting the risks involved. The sharing of experiences and information could influence and improve critical assessments of different capture techniques and can likely contribute to the success rate of immobilisation and translocation success for giraffes in the future.
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- Francois Deacon
- Department Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein SA-9300, South Africa;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +27-845-793-004
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- Kroonstad Animal Hospital, Kroonstad SA-9499, South Africa;
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- Free State Department of Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Bloemfontein SA-9300, South Africa;
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- Department Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein SA-9300, South Africa;
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Henrich M, Hartig F, Dormann CF, Kühl HS, Peters W, Franke F, Peterka T, Šustr P, Heurich M. Deer Behavior Affects Density Estimates With Camera Traps, but Is Outweighed by Spatial Variability. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.881502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Density is a key trait of populations and an essential parameter in ecological research, wildlife conservation and management. Several models have been developed to estimate population density based on camera trapping data, including the random encounter model (REM) and camera trap distance sampling (CTDS). Both models need to account for variation in animal behavior that depends, for example, on the species and sex of the animals along with temporally varying environmental factors. We examined whether the density estimates of REM and CTDS can be improved for Europe’s most numerous deer species, by adjusting the behavior-related model parameters per species and accounting for differences in movement speeds between sexes, seasons, and years. Our results showed that bias through inadequate consideration of animal behavior was exceeded by the uncertainty of the density estimates, which was mainly influenced by variation in the number of independent observations between camera trap locations. The neglection of seasonal and annual differences in movement speed estimates for REM overestimated densities of red deer in autumn and spring by ca. 14%. This GPS telemetry-derived parameter was found to be most problematic for roe deer females in summer and spring when movement behavior was characterized by small-scale displacements relative to the intervals of the GPS fixes. In CTDS, density estimates of red deer improved foremost through the consideration of behavioral reactions to the camera traps (avoiding bias of max. 19%), while species-specific delays between photos had a larger effect for roe deer. In general, the applicability of both REM and CTDS would profit profoundly from improvements in their precision along with the reduction in bias achieved by exploiting the available information on animal behavior in the camera trap data.
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Stahlschmidt Z, Vo C. Spatial bet hedging, thermal trade-offs and glyphosate: crickets integrate multivariate information during oviposition. Anim Behav 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bergvall UA, Morellet N, Kjellander P, Rauset GR, Groeve JD, Borowik T, Brieger F, Gehr B, Heurich M, Hewison AM, Kröschel M, Pellerin M, Saïd S, Soennichsen L, Sunde P, Cagnacci F. Settle Down! Ranging Behaviour Responses of Roe Deer to Different Capture and Release Methods. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11113299. [PMID: 34828030 PMCID: PMC8614535 DOI: 10.3390/ani11113299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The fitting of tracking devices to wild animals requires capture and handling which causes stress and can potentially cause injury, behavioural modifications that can affect animal welfare and the output of research. We evaluated post capture and release ranging behaviour responses of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) for five different capture methods. We analysed the distance from the centre of gravity and between successive locations, using data from 14 different study sites within the EURODEER collaborative project. Independently of the capture method, we observed a shorter distance between successive locations and contextual shift away from the home range centre of gravity after the capture and release event. However, individuals converged towards the average behaviour within a relatively short space of time (between 10 days and one month). If researchers investigate questions based on the distance between successive locations of the home range, we recommend (1) initial investigation to establish when the animals start to behave normally again or (2) not using the first two to three weeks of data for their analysis. We also encourage researchers to continually adapt methods to minimize stress and prioritize animal welfare wherever possible, according to the Refinement of the Three R's.
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- Ulrika A. Bergvall
- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 730 91 Riddarhyttan, Sweden;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +46-707-564845
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; (N.M.); (A.J.M.H.)
- LTSER ZA PYrénéesGARonne, 31320 Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 730 91 Riddarhyttan, Sweden;
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- Terrestrial Ecology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), P.O. Box 5685 Torgarden, 7485 Trondheim, Norway;
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology Department, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, Italy; (J.D.G.); (F.C.)
- Department of Geography, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, 94240 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland; (T.B.); (L.S.)
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- Forest Research Institute Baden-Wuerttemberg, 79100 Freiburg, Germany; (F.B.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland;
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- Department of Visitor Management and National Park Monitoring, Bavarian Forest National Park, 94481 Grafenau, Germany;
- Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- Institute for Forest and Wildlife Management, Campus Evenstad, Innland Norway University of Applied Science, 2480 Koppang, Norway
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; (N.M.); (A.J.M.H.)
- LTSER ZA PYrénéesGARonne, 31320 Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- Forest Research Institute Baden-Wuerttemberg, 79100 Freiburg, Germany; (F.B.); (M.K.)
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- Office Français de la Biodiversité, Direction de la Recherche et de l’Appui Scientifique, 01330 Birieux, France; (M.P.); (S.S.)
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- Office Français de la Biodiversité, Direction de la Recherche et de l’Appui Scientifique, 01330 Birieux, France; (M.P.); (S.S.)
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland; (T.B.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Grenåvej 14, 8410 Rønde, Denmark;
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology Department, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, Italy; (J.D.G.); (F.C.)
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Pinney KA, Ross JG, Paterson AM. Assessing EDR and a novel deer repellent for reducing by-kill of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), during aerial 1080 operations. NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2021.1978510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Kaylyn A. Pinney
- Department of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Department of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Department of Pest-management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Hewison AJM, Gaillard JM, Morellet N, Cagnacci F, Debeffe L, Cargnelutti B, Gehr B, Kröschel M, Heurich M, Coulon A, Kjellander P, Börger L, Focardi S. Sex differences in condition dependence of natal dispersal in a large herbivore: dispersal propensity and distance are decoupled. Proc Biol Sci 2021; 288:20202947. [PMID: 33715424 PMCID: PMC7944087 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.2947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Evolution should favour plasticity in dispersal decisions in response to spatial heterogeneity in social and environmental contexts. Sex differences in individual optimization of dispersal decisions are poorly documented in mammals, because species where both sexes commonly disperse are rare. To elucidate the sex-specific drivers governing dispersal, we investigated sex differences in condition dependence in the propensity and distance of natal dispersal in one such species, the roe deer, using fine-scale monitoring of 146 GPS-collared juveniles in an intensively monitored population in southwest France. Dispersal propensity increased with body mass in males such that 36% of light individuals dispersed, whereas 62% of heavy individuals did so, but there was no evidence for condition dependence in dispersal propensity among females. By contrast, dispersal distance increased with body mass at a similar rate in both sexes such that heavy dispersers travelled around twice as far as light dispersers. Sex differences in the strength of condition-dependent dispersal may result from different selection pressures acting on the behaviour of males and females. We suggest that females disperse prior to habitat saturation being reached, likely in relation to the risk of inbreeding. By contrast, natal dispersal in males is likely governed by competitive exclusion through male-male competition for breeding opportunities in this strongly territorial mammal. Our study is, to our knowledge, a first demonstration that condition dependence in dispersal propensity and dispersal distance may be decoupled, indicating contrasting selection pressures drive the behavioural decisions of whether or not to leave the natal range, and where to settle.
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- A. J. M. Hewison
- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France; and LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, 31320 Auzeville Tolosane, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1; CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France; and LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, 31320 Auzeville Tolosane, France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Trentino, Italy
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France; and LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, 31320 Auzeville Tolosane, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CEFS, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France; and LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, 31320 Auzeville Tolosane, France
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Forest Research Institute of Baden-Wuerttemberg, FVA-Wildlife Institute, Wonnhaldestraße 4, 79100 Freiburg; and University of Freiburg, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Chair of Wildlife Ecology and Management, Tennenbacher Straße 4, Freiburg, DE 79106, Germany
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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, CP 135, 57 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris, France
- CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE-Université PSL, IRD, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, MNHN, Montpellier, France
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- Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Riddarhyttan, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, CNR, via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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Malagnino A, Marchand P, Garel M, Cargnelutti B, Itty C, Chaval Y, Hewison A, Loison A, Morellet N. Do reproductive constraints or experience drive age-dependent space use in two large herbivores? Anim Behav 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Triguero-Ocaña R, Laguna E, Jiménez-Ruiz S, Fernández-López J, García-Bocanegra I, Barasona JÁ, Risalde MÁ, Montoro V, Vicente J, Acevedo P. The wildlife-livestock interface on extensive free-ranging pig farms in central Spain during the "montanera" period. Transbound Emerg Dis 2020; 68:2066-2078. [PMID: 32979253 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The effective management of shared pathogens between wild ungulates and livestock requires the understanding of the processes of interaction between them. In this work, we studied the interspecific frequency of interaction (ifreq) and its spatiotemporal pattern between wild and domestic ungulates that coexist in free-ranging farms. For this purpose, 6 red deer, 6 wild boar, 8 Iberian pigs and 3 cattle were monitored using GPS devices during the "montanera" period (the period in which Iberian pigs are maintained in extensive conditions to feed on acorn). The ifreq was quantified for two spatiotemporal windows: 30 m - 10 min, for inferring potential direct interactions (short window), and 30 m - 12 days for indirect interactions (large window). Secondly, the variation in the ifreq was modelled with regard to 2 temporal (time of the day and week of the year) and 4 environmental factors (distance to water, distance to vegetation cover, Quercus density and distance to feeding points). The interactions at the short window were scarce (N = 13); however, they were very frequent at the large one (N = 37,429), with the red deer as the species with the greatest involvement in the interactions. Models showed that the time of the day and distance to water were the variables that best predicted the ifreq and they were conditioned by differences in the activity pattern of the targeted species. Food resource availability also predicted the ifreq, especially at the short window and between wild species. The results presented here highlight the role that wild ungulates may play in the transmission of pathogens to extensive livestock in general and pigs in particular and show the epidemiological risk of certain areas, periods of time and management practices (for wildlife and livestock) as well as providing useful information in the prevention of the transmission of shared pathogens.
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- Roxana Triguero-Ocaña
- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain.,VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba-Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (ceiA3), Córdoba, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba-Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (ceiA3), Córdoba, Spain
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- VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, UCLM, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, UCLM, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain.,Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, UCLM, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Carbillet J, Rey B, Palme R, Morellet N, Bonnot N, Chaval Y, Cargnelutti B, Hewison AJM, Gilot-Fromont E, Verheyden H. Under cover of the night: context-dependency of anthropogenic disturbance on stress levels of wild roe deer Capreolus capreolus. CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 8:coaa086. [PMID: 32995004 PMCID: PMC7507870 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Wildlife populations are increasingly exposed to human-induced modifications of their habitats. To cope with anthropogenic stressors, animals can adjust their behaviour-for example, by shifting their activity to more sheltered habitats, or becoming more nocturnal. However, whether use of spatial and temporal adjustments in behaviour may regulate the endocrine response is poorly documented. Here, we analyzed faecal cortisol metabolites (FCMs) of wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) living in a human-dominated agro-ecosystem. Using Global Positioning System monitoring of 116 individuals, we assessed their spatial behaviour and tested whether proximity to anthropogenic structures (linear distance to built-up areas) and the use of refuge habitats (woodland and hedges) influenced FCM levels. In accordance with our predictions, individuals ranging closer to anthropogenic structures during daytime had higher FCM levels, but this relationship was buffered as use of refuge habitat increased. In addition, this link between proximity to anthropogenic structures and FCM levels disappeared when we analyzed spatial behaviour at night. Finally, FCM levels were higher when the ambient temperature was lower, and during years of low resource availability. Our results demonstrate that the stress levels of large mammals may be strongly influenced by their proximity to anthropogenic activities, but that these effects may be buffered by behavioural adjustments in terms of space use and circadian rhythm. Whereas most studies have focused on the influence of environmental heterogeneity, our analysis highlights the need to also consider the fine-scale spatial response of individuals when studying the hormonal response of wild animals to human disturbance. We emphasize the potential to mitigate this hormonal stress response, and its potential negative consequences on population dynamics, through the preservation or restoration of patches of refuge habitat in close proximity to human infrastructure.
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- Jeffrey Carbillet
- INRAE, CEFS, Université de Toulouse, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
- VetAgro Sup Campus vétérinaire de Lyon, Université de Lyon, F-69280, Marcy-l’Etoile, France
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Unit of Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, 1210, Austria
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- INRAE, CEFS, Université de Toulouse, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, CEFS, Université de Toulouse, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, CEFS, Université de Toulouse, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, CEFS, Université de Toulouse, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- VetAgro Sup Campus vétérinaire de Lyon, Université de Lyon, F-69280, Marcy-l’Etoile, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- INRAE, CEFS, Université de Toulouse, F-31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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Dias TC, Stabach JA, Huang Q, Labruna MB, Leimgruber P, Ferraz KMPMB, Lopes B, Luz HR, Costa FB, Benatti HR, Correa LR, Nievas AM, Monticelli PF, Piovezan U, Szabó MPJ, Aguiar DM, Brites-Neto J, Port-Carvalho M, Rocha VJ. Habitat selection in natural and human-modified landscapes by capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), an important host for Amblyomma sculptum ticks. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229277. [PMID: 32817698 PMCID: PMC7444575 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Human activities are changing landscape structure and function globally, affecting wildlife space use, and ultimately increasing human-wildlife conflicts and zoonotic disease spread. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are linked to conflicts in human-modified landscapes (e.g. crop damage, vehicle collision), as well as the spread and amplification of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), the most human-lethal tick-borne disease in the world. Even though it is essential to understand the link between capybaras, ticks and BSF, many knowledge gaps still exist regarding the effects of human disturbance in capybara space use. Here, we analyzed diurnal and nocturnal habitat selection strategies of capybaras across natural and human-modified landscapes using resource selection functions (RSF). Selection for forested habitats was higher across human-modified landscapes, mainly during day- periods, when compared to natural landscapes. Across natural landscapes, capybaras avoided forests during both day- and night periods. Water was consistently selected across both landscapes, during day- and nighttime. Distance to water was also the most important variable in predicting capybara habitat selection across natural landscapes. Capybaras showed slightly higher preferences for areas near grasses/shrubs across natural landscapes, and distance to grasses/shrubs was the most important variable in predicting capybara habitat selection across human-modified landscapes. Our results demonstrate human-driven variation in habitat selection strategies by capybaras. This behavioral adjustment across human-modified landscapes may be related to increases in A. sculptum density, ultimately affecting BSF.
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- Thiago C. Dias
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil
- Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, Matemática e Educação, Laboratório de Fauna, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Araras, São Paulo, Brasil
- Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
- * E-mail: (TCD); (VJR)
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- Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
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- Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
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- Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
- Departamento de Patologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia do Renorbio, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil
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- Departamento de Patologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia do Renorbio, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil
- Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, Matemática e Educação, Laboratório de Fauna, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Araras, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Laboratório de Etologia e Bioacústica, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Laboratório de Etologia e Bioacústica, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Embrapa Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil
- Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Laboratório de Ixodologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Laboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil
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- Programa de Vigilância e Controle de Carrapatos e Escorpiões, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Americana, SP, Brasil
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- Divisão de Florestas e Parques Estaduais, Instituto Florestal, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, Matemática e Educação, Laboratório de Fauna, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Araras, São Paulo, Brasil
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Relationship between the excretion of eggs of parasitic helminths in roe deer and local livestock density. J Helminthol 2020; 94:e159. [PMID: 32475356 DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x20000449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Because of their continuing expansion, wildlife ruminant species that prosper in rural landscapes may be increasingly affected by and/or contribute to the circulation of certain generalist pathogens also infecting domestic ruminants, when they share common spaces or resources. In this study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that parasitism with gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) of wild roe deer inhabiting different rural landscapes is correlated with livestock density. We used faecal egg counts of GINs and spatial data of 74 GPS-collared roe deer, inhabiting various landscapes from closed forests to open fields, together with weekly records of livestock abundances on pasture. We tested whether the excretion of GIN eggs in roe deer was influenced by the density of livestock in their home range over the grazing season. Our results showed that all of the roe deer home ranges, except four, contained pastures occupied by livestock. Excretion of GIN eggs occurred in 77% of the roe deer. The excretion of GIN eggs in roe deer tended to increase with livestock density in their home range. This result suggests, but does not prove, a higher risk of ingesting GIN larvae originating from livestock dung. In the context of increasing overlap between roe deer and livestock ranges, the exchange of pathogens between both hosts is plausible, although species identity of the parasites present was not determined. Assessing which GIN species are shared between wild and domestic ruminants, and how this may affect the health of both hosts, is a central question for future research in the context of interspecific pathogen circulation.
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Van de Kerk M, McMillan BR, Hersey KR, Roug A, Larsen RT. Effect of Net‐Gun Capture on Survival of Mule Deer. J Wildl Manage 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Madelon Van de Kerk
- Department of Plant and Wildlife SciencesBrigham Young University 4105 Life Sciences Building Provo UT 84602 USA
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- Department of Plant and Wildlife SciencesBrigham Young University 4105 Life Sciences Building Provo UT 84602 USA
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- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 1594 W North Temple, Suite 2110 Salt Lake City UT 84114 USA
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- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 1594 W North Temple, Suite 2110 Salt Lake City UT 84114 USA
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- Department of Plant and Wildlife SciencesBrigham Young University 4105 Life Sciences Building Provo UT 84602 USA
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Thompson DP, Crouse JA, McDonough TJ, Barboza PS, Jaques S. Acute Thermal and Stress Response in Moose to Chemical Immobilization. J Wildl Manage 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Daniel P. Thompson
- Alaska Department of Fish and GameKenai Moose Research Center 43961 Kalifornsky Beach Road Suite B Soldotna AK 99669 USA
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- Alaska Department of Fish and GameKenai Moose Research Center 43961 Kalifornsky Beach Road Suite B Soldotna AK 99669 USA
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- Department of Wildlife and Fisheries SciencesTexas A&M University Room 274, Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecological Sciences Building, TAMU 2258 Building 1537, 534 John Kimbrough Boulevard College Station TX 77843 USA
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- Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryTexas A&M University 483 Agronomy Road College Station TX 77840 USA
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Richter L, Balkenhol N, Raab C, Reinecke H, Meißner M, Herzog S, Isselstein J, Signer J. So close and yet so different: The importance of considering temporal dynamics to understand habitat selection. Basic Appl Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Gervais L, Hewison AJM, Morellet N, Bernard M, Merlet J, Cargnelutti B, Chaval Y, Pujol B, Quéméré E. Pedigree-free quantitative genetic approach provides evidence for heritability of movement tactics in wild roe deer. J Evol Biol 2020; 33:595-607. [PMID: 31985133 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Assessing the evolutionary potential of animal populations in the wild is crucial to understanding how they may respond to selection mediated by rapid environmental change (e.g. habitat loss and fragmentation). A growing number of studies have investigated the adaptive role of behaviour, but assessments of its genetic basis in a natural setting remain scarce. We combined intensive biologging technology with genome-wide data and a pedigree-free quantitative genetic approach to quantify repeatability, heritability and evolvability for a suite of behaviours related to the risk avoidance-resource acquisition trade-off in a wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) population inhabiting a heterogeneous, human-dominated landscape. These traits, linked to the stress response, movement and space-use behaviour, were all moderately to highly repeatable. Furthermore, the repeatable among-individual component of variation in these traits was partly due to additive genetic variance, with heritability estimates ranging from 0.21 ± 0.08 to 0.70 ± 0.11 and evolvability ranging from 1.1% to 4.3%. Changes in the trait mean can therefore occur under hypothetical directional selection over just a few generations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first empirical demonstration of additive genetic variation in space-use behaviour in a free-ranging population based on genomic relatedness data. We conclude that wild animal populations may have the potential to adjust their spatial behaviour to human-driven environmental modifications through microevolutionary change.
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- Laura Gervais
- CEFS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, France.,Laboratoire Évolution & Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), CNRS, IRD, UPS, Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France
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- CEFS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- CEFS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- INRAE, GABI, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,INRAE, SIGENAE, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- CEFS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- CEFS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- CEFS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, France
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- Laboratoire Évolution & Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), CNRS, IRD, UPS, Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France.,USR 3278 CRIOBE, PSL Université Paris: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan Cedex, France
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- CEFS, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, Auzeville-Tolosane, France.,ESE, Ecology and Ecosystems Health, Ouest, INRAE, Rennes, France
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Bishop CJ, Alldredge MW, Walsh DP, Bergman EJ, Anderson CR, Kilpatrick D, Bakel J, Febvre C. A noninvasive automated device for remotely collaring and weighing mule deer. WILDLIFE SOC B 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chad J. Bishop
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 317 W Prospect Road Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 317 W Prospect Road Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 317 W Prospect Road Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 317 W Prospect Road Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- Dynamic Group Circuit Design, Inc. 2629 Redwing Road, Suite 360 Fort Collins CO 80525 USA
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- Dynamic Group Circuit Design, Inc. 2629 Redwing Road, Suite 360 Fort Collins CO 80525 USA
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Carbillet J, Rey B, Lavabre T, Chaval Y, Merlet J, Débias F, Régis C, Pardonnet S, Duhayer J, Gaillard JM, Hewison AJM, Lemaître JF, Pellerin M, Rannou B, Verheyden H, Gilot-Fromont E. The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio indexes individual variation in the behavioural stress response of wild roe deer across fluctuating environmental conditions. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2755-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Lahdenperä M, Jackson J, Htut W, Lummaa V. Capture from the wild has long-term costs on reproductive success in Asian elephants. Proc Biol Sci 2019; 286:20191584. [PMID: 31594514 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Capturing wild animals is common for conservation, economic or research purposes. Understanding how capture itself affects lifetime fitness measures is often difficult because wild and captive populations live in very different environments and there is a need for long-term life-history data. Here, we show how wild capture influences reproduction in 2685 female Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) used in the timber industry in Myanmar. Wild-caught females demonstrated a consistent reduction in breeding success relative to captive-born females, with significantly lower lifetime reproduction probabilities, lower breeding probabilities at peak reproductive ages and a later age of first reproduction. Furthermore, these negative effects lasted for over a decade, and there was a significant influence on the next generation: wild-caught females had calves with reduced survival to age 5. Our results suggest that wild capture has long-term consequences for reproduction, which is important not only for elephants, but also for other species in captivity.
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- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
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Buil JMM, Peckre LR, Dörge M, Fichtel C, Kappeler PM, Scherberger H. Remotely releasable collar mechanism for medium-sized mammals: an affordable technology to avoid multiple captures. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Jeroen M. M. Buil
- J. M. M. Buil, M. Dörge and H. Scherberger (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-2800) ✉ , Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center GmbH – Leibniz Inst. for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany. HS also at: Johann-Friedrich-Bl
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- L. R. Peckre (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-8529), C. Fichtel (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8346-2168)P. M. Kappeler, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center GmbH – Leibniz Inst. for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany
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- J. M. M. Buil, M. Dörge and H. Scherberger (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-2800) ✉ , Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center GmbH – Leibniz Inst. for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany. HS also at: Johann-Friedrich-Bl
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- L. R. Peckre (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-8529), C. Fichtel (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8346-2168)P. M. Kappeler, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center GmbH – Leibniz Inst. for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany
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- L. R. Peckre (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-8529), C. Fichtel (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8346-2168)P. M. Kappeler, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center GmbH – Leibniz Inst. for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany
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- J. M. M. Buil, M. Dörge and H. Scherberger (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-2800) ✉ , Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center GmbH – Leibniz Inst. for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany. HS also at: Johann-Friedrich-Bl
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Ducros D, Morellet N, Patin R, Atmeh K, Debeffe L, Cargnelutti B, Chaval Y, Lourtet B, Coulon A, Hewison AJM. Beyond dispersal versus philopatry? Alternative behavioural tactics of juvenile roe deer in a heterogeneous landscape. OIKOS 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.06793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Delphine Ducros
- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Univ CP 135, 57 rue Cuvier FR‐75005 Paris France
- CEFS, Univ. de Toulouse, INRA Castanet‐Tolosan France
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- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, EPHE, IRD Montpellier France
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive (LBBE), Univ. Lyon, CNRS Villeurbanne France
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- CEFS, Univ. de Toulouse, INRA Castanet‐Tolosan France
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- CEFS, Univ. de Toulouse, INRA Castanet‐Tolosan France
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- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Univ CP 135, 57 rue Cuvier FR‐75005 Paris France
- CEFE, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, EPHE, IRD Montpellier France
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Benoit L, Hewison AJM, Coulon A, Debeffe L, Grémillet D, Ducros D, Cargnelutti B, Chaval Y, Morellet N. Accelerating across the landscape: The energetic costs of natal dispersal in a large herbivore. J Anim Ecol 2019; 89:173-185. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Laura Benoit
- CEFS Université de Toulouse, INRA Castanet‐Tolosan France
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- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Sorbonne Université Paris France
- CEFE, CNRS Université de Montpellier, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPHE, IRD Montpellier France
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- CEFS Université de Toulouse, INRA Castanet‐Tolosan France
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- CEFE, CNRS Université de Montpellier, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPHE, IRD Montpellier France
- FitzPatrick Institute DST‐NRF Centre of Excellence at the University of Cape Town Rondebosch South Africa
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- CEFS Université de Toulouse, INRA Castanet‐Tolosan France
- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Sorbonne Université Paris France
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- CEFS Université de Toulouse, INRA Castanet‐Tolosan France
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Gese EM, Terletzky PA, Erb JD, Fuller KC, Grabarkewitz JP, Hart JP, Humpal C, Sampson BA, Young JK. Injury scores and spatial responses of wolves following capture: Cable restraints versus foothold traps. WILDLIFE SOC B 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Eric M. Gese
- United States Department of AgricultureWildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State UniversityLoganUT84322‐5230USA
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- Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesGrand RapidsMN55744USA
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- United States Department of AgricultureWildlife ServicesGrand RapidsMN55744USA
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- United States Department of AgricultureWildlife ServicesGrand RapidsMN55744USA
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- Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesGrand RapidsMN55744USA
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- United States Department of AgricultureWildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State UniversityLoganUT84322‐5230USA
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Jung TS, Konkolics SM, Kukka PM, Majchrzak YN, Menzies AK, Oakley MP, Peers MJ, Studd EK. Short‐term effect of helicopter‐based capture on movements of a social ungulate. J Wildl Manage 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Thomas S. Jung
- Department of Environment, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6, Canada; Department of Renewable Resources, University of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaT6G 2H1Canada
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Alberta, EdmontonAlbertaT6G 2R3Canada
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- Department of EnvironmentGovernment of Yukon, WhitehorseYukonY1A 2C6Canada
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Alberta, EdmontonAlbertaT6G 2R3Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource SciencesMcGill UniversityMontréalQuébecH9X 3V9Canada
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Alberta, EdmontonAlbertaT6G 2R3Canada
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- Department of Natural Resource SciencesMcGill UniversityMontréalQuébecH9X 3V9Canada
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Brogi R, Brivio F, Bertolucci C, Benazzi M, Luccarini S, Cappai N, Bottero E, Pedrazzoli C, Columbano N, Apollonio M, Grignolio S. Capture effects in wild boar: a multifaceted behavioural investigation. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Rudy Brogi
- R. Brogi (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2326-600X)
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- M. Benazzi, Dept of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Univ. of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- S. Luccarini, E. Bottero, N. Columbano, M. Apollonio and S. Grignolio (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-2004), Dept of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, IT-07100 Sassari, Italy
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- N. Cappai and C. Pedrazzoli, Foreste Casentinesi National Park, Pratovecchio (AR), Italy
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- S. Luccarini, E. Bottero, N. Columbano, M. Apollonio and S. Grignolio (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-2004), Dept of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, IT-07100 Sassari, Italy
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- N. Cappai and C. Pedrazzoli, Foreste Casentinesi National Park, Pratovecchio (AR), Italy
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- S. Luccarini, E. Bottero, N. Columbano, M. Apollonio and S. Grignolio (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-2004), Dept of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, IT-07100 Sassari, Italy
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- S. Luccarini, E. Bottero, N. Columbano, M. Apollonio and S. Grignolio (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-2004), Dept of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, IT-07100 Sassari, Italy
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- S. Luccarini, E. Bottero, N. Columbano, M. Apollonio and S. Grignolio (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-2004), Dept of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, IT-07100 Sassari, Italy
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Cheynel L, Douhard F, Gilot-Fromont E, Rey B, Débias F, Pardonnet S, Carbillet J, Verheyden H, Hewison AJM, Pellerin M, Gaillard JM, Lemaître JF. Does body growth impair immune function in a large herbivore? Oecologia 2018; 189:55-68. [PMID: 30470888 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4310-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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According to the principle of allocation, trade-offs are inevitable when resources allocated to one biological function are no longer available for other functions. Growth, and to a lesser extent, immunity are energetically costly functions that may compete with allocation to reproductive success and survival. However, whether high allocation to growth impairs immune system development during the growing period or immune system performance during adulthood is currently unknown in wild mammals. Using three roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations experiencing contrasting environmental conditions, we tested for potential costs of growth on immune phenotype over both the short-term (during growth), and the long-term (during adulthood) over the course of an individuals' life. We investigated potential costs on a set of 12 immune traits that reflect both innate and adaptive responses, and compared them between sexes and populations. Although fast growth tended to be associated with low levels of some humoral traits (globulins) during the growing period and some cellular immune traits (i.e. eosinophil and neutrophil counts) during adulthood, evidence for a trade-off between growth and other immune components was limited. Unexpectedly, no detectable growth costs on immunity were found in females from the population experiencing the least favourable environment. We discuss our findings in the light of the complex interplay between resource allocation strategies among reproduction, maintenance and immunity, in relation to local environmental conditions experienced by roe deer.
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- L Cheynel
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, INP-ENVT, 31320, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
- Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup, Marcy-l'Etoile, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- CEFS, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- CEFS, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- CEFS, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Centre National de Recherches Appliquées sur les Cervidés-Sanglier, Bar-le-Duc, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Bonnot NC, Goulard M, Hewison AM, Cargnelutti B, Lourtet B, Chaval Y, Morellet N. Boldness-mediated habitat use tactics and reproductive success in a wild large herbivore. Anim Behav 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Jung TS, Czetwertynski SM, Schmiegelow FKA. Boreal forest titans do not clash: low overlap in winter habitat selection by moose (Alces americanus) and reintroduced bison (Bison bison). EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-018-1184-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Foley AM, Goolsby JA, Ortega-S A, Ortega-S JA, Pérez de León A, Singh NK, Schwartz A, Ellis D, Hewitt DG, Campbell TA. Movement patterns of nilgai antelope in South Texas: Implications for cattle fever tick management. Prev Vet Med 2017; 146:166-172. [PMID: 28992923 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wildlife, both native and introduced, can harbor and spread diseases of importance to the livestock industry. Describing movement patterns of such wildlife is essential to formulate effective disease management strategies. Nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) are a free-ranging, introduced ungulate in southern Texas known to carry cattle fever ticks (CFT, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, R. (B.) annulatus). CFT are the vector for the etiological agent of bovine babesiosis, a lethal disease causing high mortality in susceptible Bos taurus populations and severely affecting the beef cattle industry. Efforts to eradicate CFT from the United States have been successful. However, a permanent quarantine area is maintained between Texas and Mexico to check its entry from infested areas of neighboring Mexico states on wildlife and stray cattle. In recent years, there has been an increase in CFT infestations outside of the permanent quarantine area in Texas. Nilgai are of interest in understanding how CFT may be spread through the landscape. Thirty nilgai of both sexes were captured and fitted with satellite radio collars in South Texas to gain information about movement patterns, response to disturbances, and movement barriers. Median annual home range sizes were highly variable in males (4665ha, range=571-20,809) and females (1606ha, range=848-29,909). Female movement patterns appeared to be seasonal with peaks during June-August; these peaks appeared to be a function of break-ups in female social groups rather than environmental conditions. Nilgai, which reportedly are sensitive to disturbance, were more likely to relocate into new areas immediately after being captured versus four other types of helicopter activities. Nilgai did not cross 1.25m high cattle fences parallel to paved highways but did cross other fence types. Results indicate that females have a higher chance of spreading CFT through the landscape than males, but spread of CFT may be mitigated via maintenance of cattle fences running parallel with paved highways. Our results highlight the importance of documenting species-specific behavior in wildlife-livestock interfaces that can be used to develop effective disease management strategies in the United States and worldwide.
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- Aaron M Foley
- East Foundation, 200 Concord Plaza Drive, Suite 410, San Antonio, TX 78216, United States; Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363, United States
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory, 22675 N. Moorefield Rd., Edinburg, TX 78541, United States.
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- East Foundation, 200 Concord Plaza Drive, Suite 410, San Antonio, TX 78216, United States
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- Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363, United States
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory and Veterinary Pest Genomics Center, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd., Kerrville, TX 78028, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Texas Animal Health Commission, 2105 Kramer Lane, Austin, TX 78758, United States
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- Texas Animal Health Commission, 2105 Kramer Lane, Austin, TX 78758, United States
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- Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363, United States
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- East Foundation, 200 Concord Plaza Drive, Suite 410, San Antonio, TX 78216, United States
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Bergvall UA, Jäderberg L, Kjellander P. The use of box-traps for wild roe deer: behaviour, injuries and recaptures. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-017-1120-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bonnot NC, Hewison AM, Morellet N, Gaillard JM, Debeffe L, Couriot O, Cargnelutti B, Chaval Y, Lourtet B, Kjellander P, Vanpé C. Stick or twist: roe deer adjust their flight behaviour to the perceived trade-off between risk and reward. Anim Behav 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Poole KG, Serrouya R, Teske IE, Podrasky K. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) winter habitat selection and seasonal movements in an area of active coal mining. CAN J ZOOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2016-0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Winter is an important period for most mountain ungulates due to limited availability of preferred forage and costs associated with travel through deep snow. We examined winter habitat selection by Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis Shaw, 1804) where four large, open-pit coal mines are in operation. Sheep in this area generally winter at high elevation on windswept, south-facing native grasslands. We used GPS collars and Resource Selection Function analysis to examine movements and habitat selection. A majority (79%) of the sheep were migratory and fidelity to winter ranges was high (88%). Sheep showed low use (∼10%–20%) of mine areas between November and April, followed by increased use peaking at 60%–65% in September–October. Wintering sheep were positively associated with high elevations, closeness to escape terrain, and warmer aspects. High-elevation, native grasslands were the highest ranked cover class. Most sheep that used mine areas during winter used reclaimed habitats, primarily reclaimed spoils and pits. Primary winter ranges comprised 4.3% of merged sheep range, emphasizing the limited amount of occupied winter ranges within the landscape. Disturbance to native winter range resulting from development should be minimized or be conducted in a manner that effectively manages and (or) mitigates the impacts.
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- Kim G. Poole
- Aurora Wildlife Research, 1918 Shannon Point Road, Nelson, BC V1L 6K1, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Section, 205 Industrial Road G, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G5, Canada
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- Teck Coal Limited, P.O. Box 2003, Sparwood, BC V0B 2G0, Canada
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BEST-PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR FIELD-BASED SURGERY AND ANESTHESIA OF FREE-RANGING WILDLIFE. I. ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA. J Wildl Dis 2016; 52:S14-27. [PMID: 26845296 DOI: 10.7589/52.2s.s14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Field anesthesia is often necessary for both invasive and noninvasive procedures on wild animals. We describe basic principles of safe anesthetic delivery, monitoring, and recovery for application in procedures involving free-ranging wildlife. For invasive procedures, the potential for immediate and lasting pain must be addressed and appropriate analgesia provided. In situations where the minimum standard of safe anesthesia and effective analgesia cannot be provided, the investigator and approving bodies should rigorously evaluate the risk to the patient against the value of the data obtained. This document is intended to serve as a resource for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees, biologists, veterinarians, and other researchers planning projects that involve free-ranging wildlife in field conditions.
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Short-term effects of tagging on activity and movement patterns of Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber). EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-016-1051-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Norton AS, Storm DJ, Watt MA, Jacques CN, Martin K, Van Deelen TR. Left truncation criteria for survival analysis of white-tailed deer. J Wildl Manage 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Andrew S. Norton
- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1630 Linden Dr. Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Bureau of Science Services; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; 107 Sutliff Ave. Rhinelander WI 54501 USA
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- Bureau of Science Services; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; 2801 Progress Rd. Madison WI 53716 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle; Macomb IL 61455 USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Extension; 432 North Lake St. Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1630 Linden Dr. Madison WI 53706 USA
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Auger-Méthé M, Derocher AE, DeMars CA, Plank MJ, Codling EA, Lewis MA. Evaluating random search strategies in three mammals from distinct feeding guilds. J Anim Ecol 2016; 85:1411-21. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Marie Auger-Méthé
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2E9
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics; University of Canterbury; Christchurch Private Bag 4800 New Zealand
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences; University of Essex; Colchester CO4 3SQ UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2E9
- Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences; Centre for Mathematical Biology; University of Alberta; Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2G1
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Debeffe L, Morellet N, Bonnot N, Gaillard JM, Cargnelutti B, Verheyden-Tixier H, Vanpé C, Coulon A, Clobert J, Bon R, Hewison AJM. The link between behavioural type and natal dispersal propensity reveals a dispersal syndrome in a large herbivore. Proc Biol Sci 2015; 281:rspb.2014.0873. [PMID: 25030983 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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When individuals disperse, they modify the physical and social composition of their reproductive environment, potentially impacting their fitness. The choice an individual makes between dispersal and philopatry is thus critical, hence a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the decision to leave the natal area is crucial. We explored how combinations of behavioural (exploration, mobility, activity and stress response) and morphological (body mass) traits measured prior to dispersal were linked to the subsequent dispersal decision in 77 roe deer Capreolus capreolus fawns. Using an unusually detailed multi-trait approach, we identified two independent behavioural continuums related to dispersal. First, a continuum of energetic expenditure contrasted individuals of low mobility, low variability in head activity and low body temperature with those that displayed opposite traits. Second, a continuum of neophobia contrasted individuals that explored more prior to dispersal and were more tolerant of capture with those that displayed opposite traits. While accounting for possible confounding effects of condition-dependence (body mass), we showed that future dispersers were less neophobic and had higher energetic budgets than future philopatric individuals, providing strong support for a dispersal syndrome in this species.
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- L Debeffe
- INRA, UR35 Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, B.P. 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France LBBE UMR5558, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- INRA, UR35 Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, B.P. 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, UR35 Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, B.P. 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LBBE UMR5558, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- INRA, UR35 Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, B.P. 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, UR35 Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, B.P. 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- LBBE UMR5558, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- UMR 7204 MNHN/CNRS/UPMC, Département Ecologie et Gestion de la Biodiversité, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 4 avenue du Petit Château, 91800 Brunoy, France UMR 5175 CEFE, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier 5, France
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- Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis USR 2936, 09200 Saint-Girons, France
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- CNRS, Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- INRA, UR35 Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, B.P. 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Wilsterman K, Buck CL, Barnes BM, Williams CT. Energy regulation in context: Free-living female arctic ground squirrels modulate the relationship between thyroid hormones and activity among life history stages. Horm Behav 2015; 75:111-9. [PMID: 26416501 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Revised: 09/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thyroid hormones (THs), key regulators of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, are likely modulators of energy allocation within and among animal life history stages. Despite their role in modulating metabolism, few studies have investigated whether THs vary among life history stages in free-living animals or if they exhibit stage-specific relationships to total energy expenditure and activity levels. We measured plasma total triiodothyronine (tT3) and thyroxine (tT4) at four, discrete life history stages of female arctic ground squirrels from two different populations in northern Alaska to test whether plasma THs correlate with life history stage-specific changes in metabolic rate and energy demand. We also tested whether THs explained individual variation in aboveground activity levels within life history stages. T3 peaked during lactation and was lowest during pre-hibernation fattening, consistent with known changes in basal metabolism and core body temperature. In contrast, T4 was elevated shortly after terminating hibernation but remained low and stable across other life-history stages in the active season. THs were consistently higher in the population that spent more time above-ground but the relationship between THs and activity varied among life history stages. T3 was positively correlated with activity only during lactation (r(2)=0.50) whereas T4 was positively correlated with activity immediately following lactation (r(2)=0.48) and during fattening (r(2)=0.53). Our results support the hypothesis that THs are an important modulator of basal metabolism but also suggest that the relationship between THs and activity varies among life history stages.
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- Kathryn Wilsterman
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA.
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- Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
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- Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
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- Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
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Assessing the Impact of Capture on Wild Animals: The Case Study of Chemical Immobilisation on Alpine Ibex. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130957. [PMID: 26111118 PMCID: PMC4482404 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The importance of capturing wild animals for research and conservation projects is widely shared. As this activity continues to become more common, the need to assess its negative effects increases so as to ensure ethical standards and the validity of research results. Increasing evidence has revealed that indirect (physiological and behavioural) effects of capture are as important as direct risks (death or injury) and that different capture methodologies can cause heterogeneous effects. We investigated the influence of chemical immobilisation on Alpine ibex (Capra ibex): during the days following the capture we collected data on spatial behaviour, activity levels of both males and females, and male hormone levels. Moreover, we recorded the reproductive status of each marked female during the breeding seasons of 15 years. Then, by several a priori models we investigated the effects of the capture taking into account biological factors and changes in environmental conditions. Our results showed that chemical immobilisation did not affect either spatial behaviour (for both males and females) or male hormone levels, though both sexes showed reduced activity levels up to two days after the capture. The capture did not significantly affect the likelihood for a female to give birth in the following summer. Our findings highlighted the scarce impact of chemical immobilisation on ibex biology, as we detected alteration of activity levels only immediately after the capture if compared to the following days (i.e., baseline situation). Hence, the comparison of our findings with previous research showed that our methodology is one of the less invasive procedures to capture large mammals. Nonetheless, in areas characterised by high predator density, we suggest that animals released be carefully monitored for some hours after the capture. Moreover, researchers should avoid considering data collected during the first days after the manipulation in order to avoid biased information.
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Nogueira SSDC, Fernandes IK, Costa TSO, Nogueira-Filho SLG, Mendl M. Does Trapping Influence Decision-Making under Ambiguity in White-Lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)? PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127868. [PMID: 26061658 PMCID: PMC4464763 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is an endangered species whose bold anti-predator behaviour in comparison to related species may increase its vulnerability to hunting and predation. We used a judgement bias test to investigate whether captive peccaries that had recently experienced a trapping event made more ‘pessimistic’ decisions under ambiguity. If so, this would indicate (i) that the procedure may induce a negative affective state and hence have welfare implications, and (ii) that the species is able to adopt a cautious response style despite its bold phenotype. Eight individuals were trained to ‘go’ to a baited food bowl when a positive auditory cue (whistle; CS+) was given and to ‘no-go’ when a negative cue (horn A; CS-) was sounded to avoid a loud sound and empty food bowl. An ‘ambiguous’ auditory cue (bell; CSA) was presented to probe decision-making under ambiguity. Individuals were subjected to three tests in the order: T1 (control-no trap), T2 (24h after-trap procedure), and T3 (control-no trap). In each test, each animal was exposed to 10 judgement bias trials of each of the three cue types: CS+,CS-,CSA. We recorded whether animals reached the food bowl within 60s (‘go’ response) and their response speed (m/s). The animals varied in their responses to the CSA cue depending on test type. In all tests, animals made more ‘go’ responses to CS+ than CSA. During control tests (T1 and T3), the peccaries showed higher proportions of ‘go’ responses to CSA than to CS-. In T2, however, the animals showed similar proportions of ‘go’ responses to CSA and CS-, treating the ambiguous cue similarly to the negative cue. There were differences in their response speed according to cue type: peccaries were faster to respond to CS+ than to CS- and CSA. Trapping thus appeared to cause a ‘pessimistic’ judgement bias in peccaries, which may reflect a negative affective state with implications for the welfare and management of captive individuals, and also function to increase caution and survival chances following such an event in the wild environment.
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- University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Dumond M, Boulanger J, Paetkau D. The estimation of grizzly bear density through hair-snagging techniques above the tree line. WILDLIFE SOC B 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Mathieu Dumond
- Department of Environment; Government of Nunavut; Box 377, Kugluktuk, NU X0B 0E0 Canada
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- Integrated Ecological Research; 924 Innes Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5T2 Canada
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- Wildlife Genetics International; Suite 200, 182 Baker Street, P.O. Box 274, Nelson, BC V1L 5P9 Canada
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Effects of live-shearing on population parameters and movement in sedentary and migratory populations of guanacos Lama guanicoe. ORYX 2015. [DOI: 10.1017/s0030605314000027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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AbstractLive-shearing of wild guanacos Lama guanicoe may affect their reproductive success and population resilience, and therefore it is important to assess the biological sustainability of obtaining their wool. We evaluated effects of capture and shearing on survival and reproduction, population parameters, daily movements, ranging behaviour and spatial distribution in sedentary and migratory populations. We assessed population variables by radio-telemetry and line-transect surveys before and after capture. We estimated high post-shearing survival rates in both populations and similar yearling production in shorn and non-shorn females in the migratory population. We did not find significant variations in density and population structure before and after shearing in the sedentary population, whereas in the migratory population density decreased and the population structure changed significantly after assembly of the capture structure, returning to pre-assembly levels 1 month later. The mean daily distance moved by radio-collared guanacos during the first 2 days after shearing was three times longer than during the following 30 days. There was a 25% decrease in the mean home-range size of shorn guanacos between the first and second month after shearing but this decline appeared to be associated with a seasonal change in movement, because a similar reduction occurred during the same period the following year, when the guanacos were not shorn. Live-shearing modified the spatial distribution pattern in the sedentary population but did not have a significant effect on the migratory population. Management of guanacos may contribute towards developing a biologically sustainable economic activity that promotes conservation of wildlife and habitats.
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Deguchi T, Suryan RM, Ozaki K. Muscle damage and behavioral consequences from prolonged handling of albatross chicks for transmitter attachment. J Wildl Manage 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tomohiro Deguchi
- Division of Avian Conservation; Yamashina Institute for Ornithology; Konoyama 115 Abiko Chiba 270-1145 Japan
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Oregon State University; Hatfield Marine Science Center; 2030S.E. Marine Science Drive Newport OR 97365 USA
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- Division of Avian Conservation; Yamashina Institute for Ornithology; Konoyama 115 Abiko Chiba 270-1145 Japan
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