Results 121 to 130 of about 46,274 (299)

First insights into the movement patterns of maned wolf with sarcoptic mange

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding how infectious diseases influence wildlife behavior, particularly in habitats undergoing modification, is crucial for predicting disease outbreaks, assessing impacts on population fitness, and mitigating human health risks. Sarcoptic mange can alter wildlife movement and space use, yet its effects on threatened carnivores remain unclear ...
Ana Yoko Ykeuti Meiga, Paula R. Prist, Beatriz Amaro, Ricardo Corassa Arrais, Marcos Roberto Monteiro de Brito, Rodrigo Campanha, Danilo Costa, Ingrid Galiano, Paulo Rogerio Mangini, Luana Mamede, Louise Maranhão, Cesar Medolago, Tatiane Moreira, Raphael de Oliveira, Camylla Silva Pereira, Andrea Pires, Herbert Sousa Soares, João Valsecchi, Fernanda Abra   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) Stand Their Ground: Investigating Flight Response, or Lack Thereof, to Perceived Predation Risk 野猪坚守原地:探究其面对感知捕食风险时的逃逸反应 (或无逃逸行为)

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
We used automated behavioral response systems (ABRs) to assess invasive wild pig (Sus scrofa) behavioral response to four auditory playbacks: humans, coyote vocalizations (Canis latrans), pigs in distress, and barred owl (Strix varia) calls. Wild pigs had a significant flight response to human playbacks, but 68% of pigs did not flee.
Justine L. Smith, L. Mike Conner, Michael T. Mengak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The singing phenology of Bachman's sparrow: implications for monitoring programs

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
We used automated recording units, weather data, and multiple logistic regression with generalized estimating equations to determine the annual singing period and influences on singing behavior of Bachman's sparrow in Texas, USA, surveying daily for 2 years.
Liam G. Wolff, Daniel Saenz, Clifford E. Shackelford, I‐Kuai Hung, Brian Oswald, Christopher M. Schalk   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) prefer inoculated peanuts over whole‐kernel corn in cafeteria‐style study

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
In this study, we explored bait preference of wild pigs (Sus scrofa), a highly invasive species where primary removal efforts include the use of bait and corral‐style trapping. In addition, we investigated preferences of a common nontarget to identify a bait that is preferred by wild pigs and not by white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
Justine L. Smith, Michael T. Mengak, David A. Sisson, T. Scott Smith, Gino J. D'Angelo, L. Mike Conner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating large mammalian herbivores into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models: Status and next steps

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Zoogeochemistry, the study of how animals influence elemental cycling within ecosystems, bridges the fields of zoology, ecology and biogeochemistry. Yet, most terrestrial ecosystem models, especially Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs), remain largely plant‐centric
Yue Cheng, Joanne Alice O'Keeffe, Andrew J. Abraham, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Frederik Nygaard Philipsen, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Fabio Berzaghi, Carsten W. Mueller, Lars Vesterdal, Jeppe A. Kristensen, Elizabeth Le Roux   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goose herbivory alters soil microbial community functional potential in a sub‐Arctic wetland

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Herbivory alters below‐ground resource dynamics via direct and indirect mechanisms, yet its effects on microbial functional potential remain poorly understood. This limits our understanding of the mechanisms that link animal, plant and microbial functional roles in ...
Jaron Adkins, Bonnie G. Waring, Karen H. Beard, Ryan T. Choi, Taylor Saunders, Emily A. Chavez, Lindsay R. Miller, Edd Hammill, Trisha B. Atwood   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Varying hydraulic strategies within leaves, stems and roots of coexisting desert shrubs

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Effective and continuous root‐to‐leaf hydraulic transport is crucial for plant survival and growth during drought. However, the capacity to resist hydraulic dysfunction remains understudied in leaves and roots, especially for desert shrubs.
Wenyue Zhao, Xibin Ji, Rui Chen, Lishan Shan, Hai Zhou, Bowen Jin, Liwen Zhao, Dongsheng Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recovery of rangelands : the functioning of soil seed banks in a semi-arid African savanna [PDF]

, 2011
Rangelands in Africa provide important forage resources for herbivores; particularly perennial grasses provide grazing for domestic and wild herbivores.
Tessema, Z.K.
core  

Optimising daily sampling of plant–bee interaction networks

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Daily variation in ecological interaction networks is rarely quantified due to limited temporal sampling, yet network structure may change substantially within a single day. We show that plant–bee networks exhibit strong intraday shifts in composition and structure, and that sampling distributed across key daily periods better captures network ...
Caio S. Ballarin, Jorge Isla, Blanca Arroyo‐Correa, Elena Quintero, Leandro Hachuy‐Filho, Felipe W. Amorim, Pedro Jordano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the evolutionary stability of the Uruguayan Savanna [PDF]

Tropical and subtropical grasslands have been the single-most valuable resource throughout the course of human evolution, and, to this point, despite fundamental errors associated with economic theory which suggest otherwise, these rangelands remain ...
Funk, Matt
core