Data from: Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – Like mother, like child?
Habitat selection has received considerable attention from ecologists during the last decades, yet the underlying forces shaping individual differences in habitat selection are poorly documented. Some of these differences could be explained by the early experience of individuals in their natal habit...
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ftdans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:118870 2023-07-02T03:33:35+02:00 Data from: Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – Like mother, like child? Larue, Benjamin Côté, Steeve D. St-Laurent, Martin-Hugues Dussault, Christian Leblond, Mathieu 2018-12-13T12:17:53.000+01:00 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-lr-ok2w https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:118870 unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.24q6q70/1 doi:10.1002/ece3.4685 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-lr-ok2w doi:10.5061/dryad.24q6q70 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:118870 OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf Life sciences medicine and health care 2018 ftdans https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.24q6q70/110.1002/ece3.468510.5061/dryad.24q6q70 2023-06-13T13:34:33Z Habitat selection has received considerable attention from ecologists during the last decades, yet the underlying forces shaping individual differences in habitat selection are poorly documented. Some of these differences could be explained by the early experience of individuals in their natal habitat. By selecting habitat attributes like those encountered early in life, individuals could improve resource acquisition, survival, and ultimately fitness. This behaviour, known as natal habitat preference induction (NHPI), could be particularly common in large mammals, because offspring generally stay with their mother for an extended period. We used three complementary approaches to assess NHPI in a marked population of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou): 1) population-based resource selection functions (RSFs), 2) individual-based RSFs, and 3) behavioural repeatability analyses. All approaches compared the behaviour of calves in their natal range to their behaviour as independent subadults during the snow-covered (Dec – Apr) and snow-free (May – Nov) seasons. Using RSFs, we found that the magnitude of habitat selection between calf and subadult stages differed for most covariates, yet the signs of statistically significant effects (selection vs. avoidance) were generally the same. We also found that some habitat selection tactics were highly repeatable across life stages. Notably, caribou responses to habitat disturbances were highly repeatable year-round, meaning that different individuals reacted differently, but consistently, to disturbances. This study highlights the potential role of natal habitat preference induction in shaping individual differences in habitat selection in large mammals and provides valuable knowledge for the management and conservation of a threatened species. Other/Unknown Material Rangifer tarandus Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS): EASY (KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) |
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Habitat selection has received considerable attention from ecologists during the last decades, yet the underlying forces shaping individual differences in habitat selection are poorly documented. Some of these differences could be explained by the early experience of individuals in their natal habitat. By selecting habitat attributes like those encountered early in life, individuals could improve resource acquisition, survival, and ultimately fitness. This behaviour, known as natal habitat preference induction (NHPI), could be particularly common in large mammals, because offspring generally stay with their mother for an extended period. We used three complementary approaches to assess NHPI in a marked population of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou): 1) population-based resource selection functions (RSFs), 2) individual-based RSFs, and 3) behavioural repeatability analyses. All approaches compared the behaviour of calves in their natal range to their behaviour as independent subadults during the snow-covered (Dec – Apr) and snow-free (May – Nov) seasons. Using RSFs, we found that the magnitude of habitat selection between calf and subadult stages differed for most covariates, yet the signs of statistically significant effects (selection vs. avoidance) were generally the same. We also found that some habitat selection tactics were highly repeatable across life stages. Notably, caribou responses to habitat disturbances were highly repeatable year-round, meaning that different individuals reacted differently, but consistently, to disturbances. This study highlights the potential role of natal habitat preference induction in shaping individual differences in habitat selection in large mammals and provides valuable knowledge for the management and conservation of a threatened species. |
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Larue, Benjamin Côté, Steeve D. St-Laurent, Martin-Hugues Dussault, Christian Leblond, Mathieu |
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Larue, Benjamin Côté, Steeve D. St-Laurent, Martin-Hugues Dussault, Christian Leblond, Mathieu |
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Data from: Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – Like mother, like child? |
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Data from: Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – Like mother, like child? |
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Data from: Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – Like mother, like child? |
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Data from: Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – Like mother, like child? |
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Data from: Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – Like mother, like child? |
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data from: natal habitat preference induction in large mammals – like mother, like child? |
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Rangifer tarandus |
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doi:10.5061/dryad.24q6q70/1 doi:10.1002/ece3.4685 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-lr-ok2w doi:10.5061/dryad.24q6q70 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:118870 |
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OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf |
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https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.24q6q70/110.1002/ece3.468510.5061/dryad.24q6q70 |
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