Data from: Culling-induced perturbation of social networks of wild geese reinforces rather than disrupts associations among survivors ...
Wildlife populations may be the subject of management interventions for disease control that can have unintended, counterproductive effects. Social structure exerts a strong influence over infectious disease transmission in addition to other characteristics of populations such as size and density th...
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2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8302104 https://zenodo.org/record/8302104 |
| Summary: | Wildlife populations may be the subject of management interventions for disease control that can have unintended, counterproductive effects. Social structure exerts a strong influence over infectious disease transmission in addition to other characteristics of populations such as size and density that are the primary target for disease control. Social network approaches have been widely used to understand disease transmission in wildlife but rarely in the context of perturbations, such as culling, despite the likely impacts of such disturbance on social structure and disease dynamics. Here we present a 'removal' study of a free-living population of resident Canada geese Branta canadensis , a highly social species that is frequently managed by culling and can carry pathogens relevant to human and domestic animal health. We quantified social network structure and spatial behaviour before and after controlled culling of individuals during the summer moult. Culling did not substantially increase individual ... : Funding provided by: University of Exeter Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000737 Award Number: Funding provided by: Animal and Plant Health Agency Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100006631 Award Number: ... |
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