Interannual site fidelity by Svalbard walruses [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Arctic is experiencing rapid reductions in sea ice, affecting all ice-dependant species. In the present study we examine interannual seasonal movements and habitat use in relation to sea ice coverage for one of the Arctic endemic marine mammals.
Lonnie Mikkelsen +4 more
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Provisioning ecotourism does not increase tiger shark site fidelity [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 A perennial criticism of provisioning ecotourism is that it alters the natural behavior and ecology of the target species by providing an artificial food source.
Clémentine Séguigne +4 more
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Site fidelity of migratory shorebirds facing habitat deterioration: insights from satellite tracking and mark-resighting [PDF]
Movement Ecology, 2023 Background Site fidelity, the tendency to return to a previously visited site, is commonly observed in migratory birds. This behaviour would be advantageous if birds returning to the same site, benefit from their previous knowledge about local resources.
Ying-Chi Chan +4 more
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Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia [PDF]
Frontiers in Zoology, 2023 Background A particular type of site fidelity is faithfulness to the nest site, where birds are not only reoccupying breeding territories but also reusing nests built in previous breeding seasons.
Joanna T. Bialas +5 more
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Should I stay or should I go? Causes and consequences of intraspecific variation in site fidelity [PDF]
Movement EcologyBackground Site fidelity, the tendency to return to previously visited locations, is common across a wide range of taxa and ecosystems. Site fidelity can benefit animals by improving foraging efficiency, reducing movement costs, and increasing ...
Katey S. Huggler +10 more
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Home‐site fidelity and homing behavior of the big‐headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Site fidelity refers to the restriction of dispersal distance of an animal and its tendency to return to a stationary site. To our knowledge, the homing ability of freshwater turtles and their fidelity is reportedly very low in Asia.
Fanrong Xiao +4 more
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Influence of mate and nest-site fidelity on a declining, urban avian population. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAs urbanization reduces species' habitats and population sizes, managers need information on whether within-population processes, such as changes in mate and nest-site fidelity and dispersal distances, may be contributing to declines.
Lynne A Trulio +2 more
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Genomic analyses reveal trans-generational haul out site fidelity in leopard seals [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAs top predators, leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) have a key role in Southern Ocean ecosystems. For example, this species has driven the local collapse of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) at Cape Shirreff, in the northern Antarctic Peninsula.
C. A. Bonin +5 more
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Null models confirm nest site fidelity by male smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu [PDF]
BMC ZoologyBackground Many animals appear to preferentially renest in proximity to a site they previously occupied. Evidence of nest fidelity is often inferred from a right skewed distribution of distances between the nests of individuals that breed in two ...
Daniel D. Wiegmann +4 more
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Development of a site fidelity index based on population capture-recapture data [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background Site fidelity is considered as an animal’s tendency to return to a previously occupied place; this is a component of animal behaviour that allows us to understand movement patterns and aspects related to the animal’s life history.
Ayelen Tschopp +3 more
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