Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure
1. Human-caused harassment and mortality (e.g. hunting) affects many aspects of wildlife population dynamics and social structure. Little is known, however, about the social and physiological effects of hunting, which might provide valuable insights into the mechanisms by which wildlife respond to h...
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ftdans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:86736 2023-07-02T03:31:55+02:00 Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure Bryan, Heather Smits, Judit Koren, Lee Paquet, Paul Musiani, Marco Wynne-Edwards, Katherine 2014-11-18T22:56:59.000+01:00 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-w4-afth https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:86736 unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.5fp5m/1 doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12354 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-w4-afth doi:10.5061/dryad.5fp5m https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:86736 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 2014 ftdans https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5fp5m/110.1111/1365-2435.1235410.5061/dryad.5fp5m 2023-06-13T13:14:33Z 1. Human-caused harassment and mortality (e.g. hunting) affects many aspects of wildlife population dynamics and social structure. Little is known, however, about the social and physiological effects of hunting, which might provide valuable insights into the mechanisms by which wildlife respond to human-caused mortality. To investigate physiological consequences of hunting, we measured stress and reproductive hormones in hair, which reflect endocrine activity during hair growth. Applying this novel approach, we compared steroid hormone levels in hair of wolves (Canis lupus) living in Canada's tundra–taiga (n = 103) that experience heavy rates of hunting with those in the northern boreal forest (n = 45) where hunting pressure is substantially lower. The hair samples revealed that progesterone was higher in tundra–taiga wolves, possibly reflecting increased reproductive effort and social disruption in response to human-related mortality. Tundra–taiga wolves also had higher testosterone and cortisol levels, which may reflect social instability. To control for habitat differences, we also measured cortisol in an out-group of boreal forest wolves (n = 30) that were killed as part of a control programme. Cortisol was higher in the boreal out-group than in our study population from the northern boreal forest. Overall, our findings support the social and physiological consequences of human-caused mortality. Long-term implications of altered physiological responses should be considered in management and conservations strategies. Other/Unknown Material Canis lupus taiga Tundra Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS): EASY (KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) |
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1. Human-caused harassment and mortality (e.g. hunting) affects many aspects of wildlife population dynamics and social structure. Little is known, however, about the social and physiological effects of hunting, which might provide valuable insights into the mechanisms by which wildlife respond to human-caused mortality. To investigate physiological consequences of hunting, we measured stress and reproductive hormones in hair, which reflect endocrine activity during hair growth. Applying this novel approach, we compared steroid hormone levels in hair of wolves (Canis lupus) living in Canada's tundra–taiga (n = 103) that experience heavy rates of hunting with those in the northern boreal forest (n = 45) where hunting pressure is substantially lower. The hair samples revealed that progesterone was higher in tundra–taiga wolves, possibly reflecting increased reproductive effort and social disruption in response to human-related mortality. Tundra–taiga wolves also had higher testosterone and cortisol levels, which may reflect social instability. To control for habitat differences, we also measured cortisol in an out-group of boreal forest wolves (n = 30) that were killed as part of a control programme. Cortisol was higher in the boreal out-group than in our study population from the northern boreal forest. Overall, our findings support the social and physiological consequences of human-caused mortality. Long-term implications of altered physiological responses should be considered in management and conservations strategies. |
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Bryan, Heather Smits, Judit Koren, Lee Paquet, Paul Musiani, Marco Wynne-Edwards, Katherine |
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Bryan, Heather Smits, Judit Koren, Lee Paquet, Paul Musiani, Marco Wynne-Edwards, Katherine |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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data from: heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Canis lupus taiga Tundra |
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doi:10.5061/dryad.5fp5m/1 doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12354 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-w4-afth doi:10.5061/dryad.5fp5m https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:86736 |
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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.5fp5m/110.1111/1365-2435.1235410.5061/dryad.5fp5m |
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