Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality
In a predator-prey system, prey species may adapt to the presence of predators with behavioral changes such as increased vigilance, shifting habitats, or changes in their mobility. In North America, moose (Alces alces) have shown behavioral adaptations to presence of predators, but such antipredator...
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ftslunivuppsala:oai:pub.epsilon.slu.se:14393 2023-05-15T13:13:22+02:00 Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality Wikenros, Camilla Balogh, Gyöngyvér Sand, Håkan Nicholson, Kerry Månsson, Johan 2016 application/pdf https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14393/ https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14393/7/wikenros_c_et_al_170614.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2598 en eng eng https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14393/7/wikenros_c_et_al_170614.pdf Wikenros, Camilla and Balogh, Gyöngyvér and Sand, Håkan and Nicholson, Kerry and Månsson, Johan (2016). Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality. Ecology and evolution. 6 , 8870-8880 [Research article] cc_by_4 CC-BY Ecology Research article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftslunivuppsala https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2598 2022-01-09T19:14:17Z In a predator-prey system, prey species may adapt to the presence of predators with behavioral changes such as increased vigilance, shifting habitats, or changes in their mobility. In North America, moose (Alces alces) have shown behavioral adaptations to presence of predators, but such antipredator behavioral responses have not yet been found in Scandinavian moose in response to the recolonization of wolves (Canis lupus). We studied travel speed and direction of movement of GPS-collared female moose (n = 26) in relation to spatiotemporal differences in wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and time of year. Travel speed was highest during the calving (May-July) and postcalving (August-October) seasons and was lower for females with calves than females without calves. Similarly, time of year and reproductive status affected the direction of movement, as more concentrated movement was observed for females with calves at heel, during the calving season. We did not find support for that wolf predation risk was an important factor affecting moose travel speed or direction of movement. Likely causal factors for the weak effect of wolf predation risk on mobility of moose include high moose-to-wolf ratio and intensive hunter harvest of the moose population during the past century. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Canis lupus Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU): Epsilon Open Archive Ecology and Evolution 6 24 8870 8880 |
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In a predator-prey system, prey species may adapt to the presence of predators with behavioral changes such as increased vigilance, shifting habitats, or changes in their mobility. In North America, moose (Alces alces) have shown behavioral adaptations to presence of predators, but such antipredator behavioral responses have not yet been found in Scandinavian moose in response to the recolonization of wolves (Canis lupus). We studied travel speed and direction of movement of GPS-collared female moose (n = 26) in relation to spatiotemporal differences in wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and time of year. Travel speed was highest during the calving (May-July) and postcalving (August-October) seasons and was lower for females with calves than females without calves. Similarly, time of year and reproductive status affected the direction of movement, as more concentrated movement was observed for females with calves at heel, during the calving season. We did not find support for that wolf predation risk was an important factor affecting moose travel speed or direction of movement. Likely causal factors for the weak effect of wolf predation risk on mobility of moose include high moose-to-wolf ratio and intensive hunter harvest of the moose population during the past century. |
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Wikenros, Camilla Balogh, Gyöngyvér Sand, Håkan Nicholson, Kerry Månsson, Johan |
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Wikenros, Camilla Balogh, Gyöngyvér Sand, Håkan Nicholson, Kerry Månsson, Johan |
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Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality |
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Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality |
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Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality |
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Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality |
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Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality |
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mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality |
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https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14393/7/wikenros_c_et_al_170614.pdf Wikenros, Camilla and Balogh, Gyöngyvér and Sand, Håkan and Nicholson, Kerry and Månsson, Johan (2016). Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality. Ecology and evolution. 6 , 8870-8880 [Research article] |
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