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Reproductive success under constraints: Does increased maternal activity during lactation offset poor habitat and individual quality in an income breeder?

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Human‐induced environmental modifications may alter forage access and, hence, how animals manage energy trade‐offs during critical periods. Reproduction, especially lactation, is the most energetically costly process for female mammals.
L. Monica Trondrud, Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Nadège C. Bonnot, Nicolas Morellet, Yannick Chaval, Arnaud Bonnet, Bruno Lourtet, A. J. Mark Hewison   +7 more
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Parasitic helminths of the digestive system of wild boars bred in captivity

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
This study aimed to identify the parasites that inhabit the digestive system of Sus scrofa scrofa from a commercial breeding facility in southern Brazil, and reports the first occurrence of Trichostrongylus colubriformis in wild boars.
Diego Silva da Silva, Gertrud Müller
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Selection markers in Pampa Rocha pigs: a comparison with autochthonous breeds of Spain and Portugal

Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2019
Objective. The analysis of selection markers allows to obtain information about the evolutive story of a particular breed or line and allows also to evaluate the usefulness of those markers for breeding programs.
Carmen Burgos S, Silvia Llambí D, Jorge Hidalgo G, María Montenegro S, Victoria Arruga L, Pascual López-Buesa   +5 more
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Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mateus Melo‐Dias, Beatriz Maria Paccas Saraiva, Nacho Villar, Mauro Galetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short‐term changes in soil properties

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Scavengers reshape nutrient cycles in soils under carrion. Compared to herbivore carcasses, smaller but longer‐lasting carnivore remains boost nutrient levels and microbial activity in dry soils. Abstract Animal corpses act as pulses of organic matter (OM) and serve a key zoogeochemical role by providing localized nutrient inputs to soils and thereby ...
Adrián Colino‐Barea, Fuensanta García‐Orenes, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Moisés Gonzálvez, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Marcos Moleón, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Evan A. N. Marks, Minerva García‐Carmona, Victoria Arcenegui, José Carlos Huerta‐del‐Bosque, Adrián Orihuela‐Torres, Santiago Soliveres, Sofia Albolafio, Esther Sebastián‐González, José Antonio Sánchez‐Zapata   +15 more
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From foraging to decomposition: Large vertebrates as biotic drivers of trace element cycling across landscapes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
We highlight an overlooked pathway in ecosystem functioning: the role of animal carcass decomposition in trace element cycling. By linking animal life cycles to landscape‐scale processes, we explain how large animals redistribute scarce elements and influence spatial heterogeneity, with implications for ecosystem functioning and restoration.
Elke Wenting, Henk Siepel, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Michael S. Strickland, Laurel Lynch, Harry Olde Venterink, Philip S. Barton   +6 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
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Extinction Debt Paid Off: The Demise of the European Polecat (Mustela putorius) in NE Iberia

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We studied a vanishing polecat population for a decade, until its ultimate demise, using camera trap and roadkill data, landscape descriptors and dietary and toxicological analyses.Polecat favoured farmland and avoided forests and water bodies occupied by the invasive American mink.
Salvador Salvador, Roger Puig‐Gironès, Xavier Llopart, Santiago Palazón, Miguel Clavero   +4 more
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Disentangling Multitrophic Interactions: How Vegetation Cover, Wild Boar, Deer, and Predators Shape Rodents Activity and Acorn Dispersal

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Vegetation cover promotes rodent activity and acorn dispersal, while wild boars exert a direct negative effect on mice. Conversely, deer and predators displayed no significant impact on rodent behavior. These results identify wild boars as the main disruptors of rodent‐mediated forest regeneration.
David Notario Rincón, Alberto Muñoz, Rafael Barrientos, Álvaro Gaytán, Lucía Cano, Pablo Quiles, Luis Sánchez, Alejandro Redondo, Alexander Cisneros, Raúl Bonal   +9 more
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Trichinella spiralis Infecting Wild Boars in West, Southwest, and Northwest of Romania: Evidence of an Underrated Risk

Microorganisms
The species of the genus Trichinella are etiological agents distributed all over the world and are able to infect mammals, birds, and reptiles. Trichinella spiralis is the species most adapted to domestic and wild pigs and is also the most important ...
Ana-Maria Marin, Tudor Rareș Olariu, Dan-Cornel Popovici, Gianluca Marucci, Sorin Morariu, Daian Popa, Narcisa Mederle   +6 more
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