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.
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Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal societies. [PDF]
Methods Ecol Evol, 2017 Animals often display a marked tendency to return to previously visited locations that contain important resources, such as water, food, or developing brood that must be provisioned.
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Drivers of site fidelity in ungulates. [PDF]
Journal of Animal Ecology, 2021 While the tendency to return to previously visited locations - termed 'site fidelity' - is common in animals, the cause of this behaviour is not well understood. One hypothesis is that site fidelity is shaped by an animal's environment, such that animals
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Impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on body condition, survival, and site fidelity of nonbreeding Piping Plovers [PDF]
The Condor, 2018 The impact of habitat loss on shorebirds may be exacerbated by disturbance from human recreational use, which further reduces the amount of coastal habitat that is functionally available.
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Personality predicts foraging site fidelity and trip repeatability in a marine predator. [PDF]
J Anim Ecol, 2020 Animal populations are often comprised of both foraging specialists and generalists. For instance, some individuals show higher foraging site fidelity (spatial specialization) than others.
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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 ...
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Ciencias Marinas, 2019 Fine-scale site fidelity in polygynous pinnipeds influences individual interactions, social stability, and gene flow; over time, demographic processes may be altered, and local extinction of some colonies may occur.
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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.
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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.
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