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What they do in the shadows : habitat utilisation and diet of brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) adults within a high-density island population : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2015
Exploring the complex interactions between an animal and its spatial environment can reveal much about its biology and behaviour and identify strategies to improve future management.
Dixon, Thomas
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Ecosystem‐Centered Robot Design: Toward Ecoresorbable Sustainability Robots (ESRs)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Robots exploring natural ecosystems can support monitoring and conservation, but must adopt ecosystem‐centered design to avoid pollution, waste, and damage. This review proposes guidelines for co‐designing ecoresorbable sustainability robots (ESRs), uniting materials, robotics, and ecological contexts in a single framework.
Tülin Yılmaz Nayır, Yuan Fang, Consuelo Contreras, Andrew K. Schulz, Florian Hartmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

To kill, stay or flee: the effects of lions and landscape factors on habitat and kill site selection of cheetahs in South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Understanding how animals utilize available space is important for their conservation, as it provides insight into the ecological needs of the species, including those related to habitat, prey and inter and intraspecific interactions.
Susana Rostro-García, Jan F Kamler, Luke T B Hunter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling Global Diversity of Patescibacteriota and Functional Interactions with Host Microbes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Patescibacteriota represents a diverse group of ultra‐small epibiotic bacteria, which is largely overlooked. By integrating ribosomal protein S3‐based community profiling with MAG‐based metabolic potential analyses, this study provides new insights into their distribution, diversity, and potential interactions with other bacteria across diverse ...
Yanhan Ji, Xu Liu, Shuai Zhao, Sihan Zhou, Yufan Yang, Ping Zhang, Yu Shi, Wei Qin, Guibing Zhu, Yongguan Zhu, Yanzheng Gao, Jiandong Jiang, Baozhan Wang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomics Insights Into High‐Latitude Adaptation of Tibetan Macaques

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tibetan macaques exhibit unique adaptations to cold, high‐latitude environments, including shortened tails and enhanced fat storage. Genomic analyses reveal a species‐specific TBX6 mutation linked to tail reduction and selection on lipid metabolism genes.
Rusong Zhang, Ying Hu, Yang Teng, Jiwei Qi, Yangzhen Ciren, Lin Zhang, Qiao Du, Wencai Xu, Liang Zhou, Zhenxin Fan, Jinchuan Xing, Ming Li, Jing Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling individual variability in habitat selection and movement using integrated step‐selection analysis

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Integrated step‐selection analysis (ISSA) is frequently used to study habitat selection using animal movement data. Methods for incorporating random effects in ISSA have been developed, making it possible to quantify variability among animals in their ...
Nilanjan Chatterjee, David Wolfson, Dongmin Kim, Juliana Velez, Smith Freeman, Nathan M. Bacheler, Kyle Shertzer, J. Christopher Taylor, John Fieberg   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-Breeding Season Habitat Selection of Three Commonly Occurring Bird Species in a Patchy Habitat in SE China

Land
Research into bird habitat selection can unveil the impact of specific habitat characteristics on bird survival. However, empirical information on the environmental factor preferences and differences within the yew ecological garden for birds is still ...
Xin Luo, Shuai Gao, Sichun Tong, Yao Cai, Zheng Wang, Ning Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advocating better habitat use and selection models in bird ecology [PDF]

, 2018
Studies on habitat use and habitat selection represent a basic aspect of bird ecology, due to its importance in natural history, distribution, response to environmental changes, management and conservation.
Palacio, Facundo Xavier
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Identifying ecologically relevant scales of habitat selection: diel habitat selection in elk [PDF]

Ecosphere, 2017
AbstractAlthough organisms make resource selection decisions at multiple spatiotemporal scales, not all scales are ecologically relevant to any given organism. Ecological patterns and rhythms such as behavioral and climatic patterns may provide a consistent method for identifying ecologically relevant scales of habitat selection.
Roberts, Caleb P., Cain, James W., III, Cox, Robert D.   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Intertidal Warfare: Synergistic Allelopathy Mediates Spatial Competition between Two Marine Calcareous‐Shelled Sessile Organisms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals a hidden chemical weapon among calcareous‐shelled sessile organisms in the intertidal zone: the barnacle Balanus albicostatus releases a synergistic blend of palmitic acid and 1‐palmitoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine as the allelochemical with the inhibitory activity against attachment of the mussel Vignadula atrata, which may mediate
Zhuo Li, Zixin Huo, Shanshan Yao, Xianmeng Liang, Yiran Zhao, Yanxin Wang, Shifeng Guo, Caihuan Ke, Pei Su, Danqing Feng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source