Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities
Displacement is the effect most often predicted when recreational activities in wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) areas are discussed. Wild reindeer in Blefjell (225 km2) are exposed to humans more frequently than in Hardangervidda (8200 km2), from which the Blefjell herd originate. We reco...
Published in: | Rangifer |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Septentrio Academic Publishing
2010
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7557/2.30.1.781 https://doaj.org/article/4ec4ed6e62b945608e138dd8b668e3f1 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4ec4ed6e62b945608e138dd8b668e3f1 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4ec4ed6e62b945608e138dd8b668e3f1 2023-05-15T18:03:58+02:00 Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities Eigil Reimers Knut H. Røed Øystein Flaget Eivind Lurås 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.30.1.781 https://doaj.org/article/4ec4ed6e62b945608e138dd8b668e3f1 EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/781 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.30.1.781 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/4ec4ed6e62b945608e138dd8b668e3f1 Rangifer, Vol 30, Iss 1 (2010) fright responses genetic variation habituation microsatellites tourism wild reindeer Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2010 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.30.1.781 2022-12-31T11:41:34Z Displacement is the effect most often predicted when recreational activities in wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) areas are discussed. Wild reindeer in Blefjell (225 km2) are exposed to humans more frequently than in Hardangervidda (8200 km2), from which the Blefjell herd originate. We recorded fright and flight response distances of groups of reindeer in both herds to a person directly approaching them on foot or skis during winter, summer, and autumn post-hunting and rutting season in 2004-2006. The response distances sight, alert, flight initiation and escape were shorter in Blefjell than in Hardangervidda while the probability of assessing the observer before flight tended to be greater in Blefjell. To test whether these results could be due to habituation or genetic influence of semi-domestic reindeer previously released in the Blefjell region, we compared the genetic variation of the Blefjell reindeer with previously reported variation in semi-domestic reindeer and in the wild reindeer from Hardangervidda. Microsatellite analyses revealed closer genetic ancestry of the Blefjell reindeer to the wild Hardangervidda reindeer and not to the semi-domestic reindeer at both the herd and the individual level. We conclude that the decreased flight responses in Blefjell reindeer appear to be a habituation response to frequent human encounters rather than traits inherited from a semi-domestic origin. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Rangifer 30 1 45 59 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English |
topic |
fright responses genetic variation habituation microsatellites tourism wild reindeer Animal culture SF1-1100 |
spellingShingle |
fright responses genetic variation habituation microsatellites tourism wild reindeer Animal culture SF1-1100 Eigil Reimers Knut H. Røed Øystein Flaget Eivind Lurås Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities |
topic_facet |
fright responses genetic variation habituation microsatellites tourism wild reindeer Animal culture SF1-1100 |
description |
Displacement is the effect most often predicted when recreational activities in wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) areas are discussed. Wild reindeer in Blefjell (225 km2) are exposed to humans more frequently than in Hardangervidda (8200 km2), from which the Blefjell herd originate. We recorded fright and flight response distances of groups of reindeer in both herds to a person directly approaching them on foot or skis during winter, summer, and autumn post-hunting and rutting season in 2004-2006. The response distances sight, alert, flight initiation and escape were shorter in Blefjell than in Hardangervidda while the probability of assessing the observer before flight tended to be greater in Blefjell. To test whether these results could be due to habituation or genetic influence of semi-domestic reindeer previously released in the Blefjell region, we compared the genetic variation of the Blefjell reindeer with previously reported variation in semi-domestic reindeer and in the wild reindeer from Hardangervidda. Microsatellite analyses revealed closer genetic ancestry of the Blefjell reindeer to the wild Hardangervidda reindeer and not to the semi-domestic reindeer at both the herd and the individual level. We conclude that the decreased flight responses in Blefjell reindeer appear to be a habituation response to frequent human encounters rather than traits inherited from a semi-domestic origin. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Eigil Reimers Knut H. Røed Øystein Flaget Eivind Lurås |
author_facet |
Eigil Reimers Knut H. Røed Øystein Flaget Eivind Lurås |
author_sort |
Eigil Reimers |
title |
Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities |
title_short |
Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities |
title_full |
Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities |
title_fullStr |
Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities |
title_full_unstemmed |
Habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities |
title_sort |
habituation responses in wild reindeer exposed to recreational activities |
publisher |
Septentrio Academic Publishing |
publishDate |
2010 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.30.1.781 https://doaj.org/article/4ec4ed6e62b945608e138dd8b668e3f1 |
genre |
Rangifer Rangifer tarandus |
genre_facet |
Rangifer Rangifer tarandus |
op_source |
Rangifer, Vol 30, Iss 1 (2010) |
op_relation |
https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/781 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.30.1.781 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/4ec4ed6e62b945608e138dd8b668e3f1 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.30.1.781 |
container_title |
Rangifer |
container_volume |
30 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
45 |
op_container_end_page |
59 |
_version_ |
1766175189852225536 |