Replication data for: Canines ( Canis lupus familiaris ) as biodetectors for conservation work: Can they discriminate the rock ptarmigan ( Lagopus muta ) from the willow grouse ( L . lagopus ) in a yes/no task? ...
This dataset consists of replication data for the study "Canines (Canis lupus familiaris) as biodetectors for conservation work: can they discriminate the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) from the willow grouse (L. lagopus) in a yes/no task"Article Abstract - Related PublicationAlpine and arc...
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University of South-Eastern Norway
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.23642/usn.10104251 https://usn.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Arnesen_et_al_2019_Canines_Canis_lupus_familiaris_as_biodetectors_for_conservation_work_can_they_discriminate_the_rock_ptarmigan_Lagopus_muta_from_the_willow_grouse_L_lagopus_in_a_yes_no_task/10104251 |
| Summary: | This dataset consists of replication data for the study "Canines (Canis lupus familiaris) as biodetectors for conservation work: can they discriminate the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) from the willow grouse (L. lagopus) in a yes/no task"Article Abstract - Related PublicationAlpine and arctic bird populations have shown an unmistakable decrease over the last three decades, and the need for conservation is highly necessary. We investigated the use of five privately-owned dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) as a non-invasive tool to determine the presence of rock ptarmigan ( Lagopus muta ), through sniffing out faecal pellets, using a yes/no training regime. We carried out 36 double-blind experimental trials per dog and hypothesised that dogs could discriminate the rock ptarmigan from similar species, such as black grouse ( Tetrao tetrix ), western capercaillie ( T . urogallus) and willow grouse ( L . lagopus) . Our dogs detected differences between the avian species with an average accuracy of 65.9%, sensitivity ... |
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