No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves
Natal dispersal is an important mechanism for the viability of populations. The influence of local conditions or experience gained in the natal habitat could improve fitness if dispersing individuals settle in an area with similar habitat characteristics. This process, defined as ‘natal habitat-bias...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsos.181379 2024-09-15T18:01:19+00:00 No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves Sanz-Pérez, Ana Ordiz, Andrés Sand, Håkan Swenson, Jon E. Wabakken, Petter Wikenros, Camilla Zimmermann, Barbara Åkesson, Mikael Milleret, Cyril Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Several Norwegian municipalities Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning Office of Environmental Affairs in Herdmark County Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Miljødirektoratet Olle and Signhild Engkvists Foundations WWF Svenska Rovdjursföreningen Marie-Claire Cronstedts Stiftelse Svenska Jägareförbundet Austrian Science Fund Norges Forskningsråd Norskog Naturvårdsverket Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas Kolmården Foundation 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181379 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181379 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsos.181379 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Royal Society Open Science volume 5, issue 12, page 181379 ISSN 2054-5703 journal-article 2018 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181379 2024-08-05T04:35:30Z Natal dispersal is an important mechanism for the viability of populations. The influence of local conditions or experience gained in the natal habitat could improve fitness if dispersing individuals settle in an area with similar habitat characteristics. This process, defined as ‘natal habitat-biased dispersal’ (NHBD), has been used to explain distribution patterns in large carnivores, but actual studies evaluating it are rare. We tested whether grey wolf Canis lupus territory establishment was influenced by the habitat characteristics of the natal territory using the long-term monitoring of the Scandinavian wolf population. We paired the locations of natal and established territories, accounted for available habitats along the dispersing route, and compared their habitat characteristics for 271 wolves during 1998–2012. Wolves with the shortest dispersal distances established in natal-like habitat types more than expected by chance, whereas wolves that dispersed longer distances did not show NHBD. The pattern was consistent for male and female wolves, with females showing more NHBD than males. Chances to detect NHBD increased with the size of habitat defined as available. This highlights the importance of considering the biological characteristics of the studied species when defining habitat availability. Our methodological approach can prove useful to inform conservation and management to identify habitats to be selected by reintroduced or naturally expanding populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus The Royal Society Royal Society Open Science 5 12 181379 |
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Natal dispersal is an important mechanism for the viability of populations. The influence of local conditions or experience gained in the natal habitat could improve fitness if dispersing individuals settle in an area with similar habitat characteristics. This process, defined as ‘natal habitat-biased dispersal’ (NHBD), has been used to explain distribution patterns in large carnivores, but actual studies evaluating it are rare. We tested whether grey wolf Canis lupus territory establishment was influenced by the habitat characteristics of the natal territory using the long-term monitoring of the Scandinavian wolf population. We paired the locations of natal and established territories, accounted for available habitats along the dispersing route, and compared their habitat characteristics for 271 wolves during 1998–2012. Wolves with the shortest dispersal distances established in natal-like habitat types more than expected by chance, whereas wolves that dispersed longer distances did not show NHBD. The pattern was consistent for male and female wolves, with females showing more NHBD than males. Chances to detect NHBD increased with the size of habitat defined as available. This highlights the importance of considering the biological characteristics of the studied species when defining habitat availability. Our methodological approach can prove useful to inform conservation and management to identify habitats to be selected by reintroduced or naturally expanding populations. |
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Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Several Norwegian municipalities Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning Office of Environmental Affairs in Herdmark County Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Miljødirektoratet Olle and Signhild Engkvists Foundations WWF Svenska Rovdjursföreningen Marie-Claire Cronstedts Stiftelse Svenska Jägareförbundet Austrian Science Fund Norges Forskningsråd Norskog Naturvårdsverket Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas Kolmården Foundation |
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Sanz-Pérez, Ana Ordiz, Andrés Sand, Håkan Swenson, Jon E. Wabakken, Petter Wikenros, Camilla Zimmermann, Barbara Åkesson, Mikael Milleret, Cyril |
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Sanz-Pérez, Ana Ordiz, Andrés Sand, Håkan Swenson, Jon E. Wabakken, Petter Wikenros, Camilla Zimmermann, Barbara Åkesson, Mikael Milleret, Cyril No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves |
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Sanz-Pérez, Ana Ordiz, Andrés Sand, Håkan Swenson, Jon E. Wabakken, Petter Wikenros, Camilla Zimmermann, Barbara Åkesson, Mikael Milleret, Cyril |
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No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves |
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No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves |
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No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves |
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No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves |
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No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves |
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no place like home? a test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in scandinavian wolves |
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