Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure
1. Human-caused harassment and mortality (e.g. hunting) affects many aspects of wildlife population dynamics and social structure. Little is known, however, about the social and physiological effects of hunting, which might provide valuable insights into the mechanisms by which wildlife respond to h...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:50|dedup_wf_001::5d673d30dae107f31623fb1d0a3a9133 2023-05-15T15:50:14+02:00 Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure Bryan, Heather Smits, Judit Koren, Lee Paquet, Paul Musiani, Marco Wynne-Edwards, Katherine Paquet, Paul C. Bryan, Heather M. Smits, Judit E. G. Wynne-Edwards, Katherine E. 2015-01-01 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5fp5m en eng Dryad http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5fp5m https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5fp5m lic_creative-commons 10.5061/dryad.5fp5m oai:services.nod.dans.knaw.nl:Products/dans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:86736 oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:86736 10|openaire____::9e3be59865b2c1c335d32dae2fe7b254 10|re3data_____::94816e6421eeb072e7742ce6a9decc5f 10|openaire____::081b82f96300b6a6e3d282bad31cb6e2 re3data_____::r3d100000044 10|eurocrisdris::fe4903425d9040f680d8610d9079ea14 10|re3data_____::84e123776089ce3c7a33db98d9cd15a8 hair analysis Cortisol Northern Canada testosterone gray wolves progesterone Canis lupus Holocene human-caused mortality Canada Northern Alberta Nunavut Northwest Territories Boreal forest tundra-taiga Little Smoky Life sciences medicine and health care envir demo Dataset https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_ddb1/ 2015 fttriple https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5fp5m 2023-01-22T16:53:35Z 1. Human-caused harassment and mortality (e.g. hunting) affects many aspects of wildlife population dynamics and social structure. Little is known, however, about the social and physiological effects of hunting, which might provide valuable insights into the mechanisms by which wildlife respond to human-caused mortality. To investigate physiological consequences of hunting, we measured stress and reproductive hormones in hair, which reflect endocrine activity during hair growth. Applying this novel approach, we compared steroid hormone levels in hair of wolves (Canis lupus) living in Canada's tundra–taiga (n = 103) that experience heavy rates of hunting with those in the northern boreal forest (n = 45) where hunting pressure is substantially lower. The hair samples revealed that progesterone was higher in tundra–taiga wolves, possibly reflecting increased reproductive effort and social disruption in response to human-related mortality. Tundra–taiga wolves also had higher testosterone and cortisol levels, which may reflect social instability. To control for habitat differences, we also measured cortisol in an out-group of boreal forest wolves (n = 30) that were killed as part of a control programme. Cortisol was higher in the boreal out-group than in our study population from the northern boreal forest. Overall, our findings support the social and physiological consequences of human-caused mortality. Long-term implications of altered physiological responses should be considered in management and conservations strategies. Wolf hormone data from heavily and lightly hunted wolf populations in northern CanadaThis dataset includes measurements of cortisol, testosterone, and progesterone in wolf hair samples collected from hunters in the tundra-taiga and northern boreal forest of Canada. Additional samples were collected from wolves killed as part of a control program in the boreal forest (Little Smoky area). The file was exported from R statistical software. Variables are as follows: Individual is the individual wolf ... Dataset Canis lupus Northwest Territories Nunavut taiga Tundra Unknown Nunavut Northwest Territories Canada |
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hair analysis Cortisol Northern Canada testosterone gray wolves progesterone Canis lupus Holocene human-caused mortality Canada Northern Alberta Nunavut Northwest Territories Boreal forest tundra-taiga Little Smoky Life sciences medicine and health care envir demo Bryan, Heather Smits, Judit Koren, Lee Paquet, Paul Musiani, Marco Wynne-Edwards, Katherine Paquet, Paul C. Bryan, Heather M. Smits, Judit E. G. Wynne-Edwards, Katherine E. Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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hair analysis Cortisol Northern Canada testosterone gray wolves progesterone Canis lupus Holocene human-caused mortality Canada Northern Alberta Nunavut Northwest Territories Boreal forest tundra-taiga Little Smoky Life sciences medicine and health care envir demo |
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1. Human-caused harassment and mortality (e.g. hunting) affects many aspects of wildlife population dynamics and social structure. Little is known, however, about the social and physiological effects of hunting, which might provide valuable insights into the mechanisms by which wildlife respond to human-caused mortality. To investigate physiological consequences of hunting, we measured stress and reproductive hormones in hair, which reflect endocrine activity during hair growth. Applying this novel approach, we compared steroid hormone levels in hair of wolves (Canis lupus) living in Canada's tundra–taiga (n = 103) that experience heavy rates of hunting with those in the northern boreal forest (n = 45) where hunting pressure is substantially lower. The hair samples revealed that progesterone was higher in tundra–taiga wolves, possibly reflecting increased reproductive effort and social disruption in response to human-related mortality. Tundra–taiga wolves also had higher testosterone and cortisol levels, which may reflect social instability. To control for habitat differences, we also measured cortisol in an out-group of boreal forest wolves (n = 30) that were killed as part of a control programme. Cortisol was higher in the boreal out-group than in our study population from the northern boreal forest. Overall, our findings support the social and physiological consequences of human-caused mortality. Long-term implications of altered physiological responses should be considered in management and conservations strategies. Wolf hormone data from heavily and lightly hunted wolf populations in northern CanadaThis dataset includes measurements of cortisol, testosterone, and progesterone in wolf hair samples collected from hunters in the tundra-taiga and northern boreal forest of Canada. Additional samples were collected from wolves killed as part of a control program in the boreal forest (Little Smoky area). The file was exported from R statistical software. Variables are as follows: Individual is the individual wolf ... |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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Data from: Heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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data from: heavily hunted wolves have higher stress and reproductive steroids than wolves with lower hunting pressure |
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