Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)
In animals with long generation times, evolution of physiological and morphological traits may not be fast enough to keep up with rapid climate warming, but thermoregulatory behaviour can possibly serve as an important buffer mitigating warming effects. In this study, we investigated if the cold-ada...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/77603 2023-05-15T14:27:54+02:00 Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) AKAkanAkanKeeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus ) Williamsen, Linda Pigeon, Gabriel Mysterud, Atle Stien, Audun Forchhammer, Mads C. Loe, Leif Egil 2019-12-05T10:40:35Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/77603 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-80694 https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0090 EN eng NFR/267613 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-80694 Williamsen, Linda Pigeon, Gabriel Mysterud, Atle Stien, Audun Forchhammer, Mads C. Loe, Leif Egil . Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2019, 97(12), 1177-1185 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/77603 1757009 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Canadian Journal of Zoology&rft.volume=97&rft.spage=1177&rft.date=2019 Canadian Journal of Zoology 97 12 1177 1185 https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0090 URN:NBN:no-80694 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/77603/1/Keeping%2Bcool%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bwarming%2BArctic-Williamsen_CJZ_last_author_version.pdf 0008-4301 VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed AcceptedVersion 2019 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0090 2020-07-08T22:29:19Z In animals with long generation times, evolution of physiological and morphological traits may not be fast enough to keep up with rapid climate warming, but thermoregulatory behaviour can possibly serve as an important buffer mitigating warming effects. In this study, we investigated if the cold-adapted Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus (Vrolik, 1829)) used cool bed sites as a thermoregulatory behaviour in the summer. We recorded habitat variables and ground temperature at 371 bed sites with random “control” sites 10 and 100 m distant. Using case-control logistic regression, we found that reindeer selected bed sites on cool substrates (snow and mire), as well as cold, dry ground on days with warm ambient temperatures, while they avoided such sites on cold days. Selection of both cool substrates and cool ground did not depend on age or sex. The study was conducted in an environment where neither predatory threat nor insect harassment influenced bed site selection. Our findings suggest that the thermal landscape is important for habitat selection of cold-adapted Arctic ungulates in summer. Thus, behavioural strategies may be important to mitigate effects of climate change, at least in the short term. bed site, behavioural buffering, climate change, habitat selection, snow, ungulates, Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Climate change Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Svalbard svalbard reindeer Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Arctic Svalbard Canadian Journal of Zoology 97 12 1177 1185 |
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In animals with long generation times, evolution of physiological and morphological traits may not be fast enough to keep up with rapid climate warming, but thermoregulatory behaviour can possibly serve as an important buffer mitigating warming effects. In this study, we investigated if the cold-adapted Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus (Vrolik, 1829)) used cool bed sites as a thermoregulatory behaviour in the summer. We recorded habitat variables and ground temperature at 371 bed sites with random “control” sites 10 and 100 m distant. Using case-control logistic regression, we found that reindeer selected bed sites on cool substrates (snow and mire), as well as cold, dry ground on days with warm ambient temperatures, while they avoided such sites on cold days. Selection of both cool substrates and cool ground did not depend on age or sex. The study was conducted in an environment where neither predatory threat nor insect harassment influenced bed site selection. Our findings suggest that the thermal landscape is important for habitat selection of cold-adapted Arctic ungulates in summer. Thus, behavioural strategies may be important to mitigate effects of climate change, at least in the short term. bed site, behavioural buffering, climate change, habitat selection, snow, ungulates, Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus. |
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Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) |
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Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) |
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Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) |
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Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) |
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Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) |
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NFR/267613 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-80694 Williamsen, Linda Pigeon, Gabriel Mysterud, Atle Stien, Audun Forchhammer, Mads C. Loe, Leif Egil . Keeping cool in the warming Arctic: thermoregulatory behaviour by Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2019, 97(12), 1177-1185 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/77603 1757009 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Canadian Journal of Zoology&rft.volume=97&rft.spage=1177&rft.date=2019 Canadian Journal of Zoology 97 12 1177 1185 https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0090 URN:NBN:no-80694 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/77603/1/Keeping%2Bcool%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bwarming%2BArctic-Williamsen_CJZ_last_author_version.pdf |
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