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Multiple innate antibacterial immune defense elements are correlated in diverse ungulate species.

PLoS ONE, 2019
In this study, we aimed to evaluate to what extent different assays of innate immunity reveal similar patterns of variation across ungulate species. We compared several measures of innate antibacterial immune function across seven different ungulate ...
Brian S Dugovich, Lucie L Crane, Benji B Alcantar, Brianna R Beechler, Brian P Dolan, Anna E Jolles   +5 more
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Apex predators exploit advantageous snow conditions across hunting modes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Advantageous snow conditions—in terms of snow depth and density—are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy. In a warming climate, the knock‐on effects of a diminishing snowpack may reduce the hunting success of multiple large carnivore species.
Benjamin K. Sullender, Taylor R. Ganz, Ross Mower, Jessica D. Lundquist, Brian N. Kertson, Thomas M. Newsome, Aaron J. Wirsing, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Protection and Management of Wapiti in Desert Oases: Bare Land Poses a Limitation to Wapiti Conservation

Biology
The Helan Mountains, situated in the heart of the desert, act as a dividing line between China’s arid and semi-arid zones. Often referred to as a “desert oasis”, they create an ecological island with a uniquely distinctive geographical location, making ...
Fujie Qiao, Hairong Du, Xia Zhang, Caiping Feng, Zhihua Tan, Yanqin Yu, Zhensheng Liu   +6 more
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Understanding natal emigration in group‐living carnivores

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Dispersal is a key ecological and evolutionary process, yet drivers of variation in emigration under human‐modified conditions remain understudied. Using a novel genetic approach applied to harvested grey wolves in Idaho, USA, we found that prey availability and population density shape natal emigration patterns in a cooperative breeder.
Kathleen M. Petersen, Joel M. Tebbenkamp, Matthew A. Mumma, David E. Ausband   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conjoined first (atlas) and second (axis) cervical vertebrae in an eastern wapiti (Cervus canadensis canadensis) from the Angel Site (1000-1400 CE, Indiana, USA) [PDF]

Atlantoaxial abnormalities are rarely documented among wild animals. Many defects of segmentation in the spine are hereditary in domestic species and humans.
Cook, Della Collins, Burtt, Amanda
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Interactions between Elk (Cervus canadensis) and invasive Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) on the Canadian Prairies [PDF]

, 2020
Elk (Cervus canadensis), a native species on the Canadian Prairies, makes extensive use of agro-ecosystems. Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) is a highly invasive species introduced to western Canada in the late 1980s; it is now endemic and rapidly expanding its ...
Brook, Ryan K., Clarke, Mackenzie J.
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One size does not fit all: Genetic considerations from the Missouri elk restoration

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Population restoration is an inherently costly conservation practice typically reliant on animal translocations. There are many approaches to translocation and consideration is paid to understanding how various translocation models influence restoration ...
Ellen M. Pero, Donovan A. Bell, Zachary L. Robinson, M. Colter Chitwood, Aaron M. Hildreth, Leah K. Berkman, Barbara J. Keller, Jason A. Sumners, Lonnie P. Hansen, Jason L. Isabelle, Lori S. Eggert, Chelsea L. Titus, Joshua J. Millspaugh   +12 more
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Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata—A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We study that browsing by wapiti reduces the growth of saplings, and it develop chemical defenses to prevent themselves browsed again. These results reduce our concern about wapiti browse T. cuspidate saplings, and provide basic data for the study of the interaction between them, and also provide theoretical basis for the population restoration and ...
Jianan Feng, Hairong Du, Xianzhe Wang, Minghai Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observations of the use of buildings by free-ranging Elk, Cervus canadensis, in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan [PDF]

, 2015
Elk (Cervus canadensis) are habituated to humans and associated buildings in many national parks in North America. During the summers of 2012–2014, observations were made of Elk standing on the decks of cabins and entering campground cook shelters in and
Brook, Ryan K.
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Baseline Cortisol and Behavioral Phenotype Are Linked to Context‐Dependent Spatial Cognition and Space Use in Giant Pandas

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Baseline cortisol and repeatable behavioral phenotypes were associated with context‐dependent spatial cognition in giant pandas. Individuals differed in spatial search performance under stable and changing resource conditions. Exploratory GPS analyses revealed directionally consistent but non‐significant patterns of space use in novel environments ...
Yuxin Jiang, Yingmin Zhou, Wenling Wang, Yuhang Li, Yuanhao Du, Tianjiao Liu, Yanwu Lai, Daifu Wu, Shengshan He, Hong Yang, Jiqiu Zhou, Shijie Mou, Zhiguo Cui, Chuan Liu, Jia Zhou, Wen Zeng, Rong Li, Yuanming Zheng, Xinxing Zhang, Changyu Mou, Desheng Li, Jianghong Ran   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source