The influence of social cues on timing of animal migrations

WK Oestreich, KM Aiu, LB Crowder… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Animal migration plays a central role in many ecological and evolutionary processes, yet
migratory populations worldwide are increasingly threatened. Adjusting migration timing to …

The ethics of intervening in animal behaviour for conservation

T van Dooren, CJ Price, PB Banks, O Berger-Tal… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Conservation behaviour is a growing field that applies insights from the study of animal
behaviour to address challenges in wildlife conservation and management. Conservation …

Loss of flockmates weakens winter site fidelity in golden-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

AE Madsen, BE Lyon, AS Chaine… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Animal social interactions have an intrinsic spatial basis as many of these interactions occur
in spatial proximity. This presents a dilemma when determining causality: Do individuals …

Responses to natural gas development differ by season for two migratory ungulates

M Sandoval Lambert, H Sawyer… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
While migrating, animals make directionally persistent movements and may only respond to
human‐induced rapid environmental change (HIREC), such as climate and land‐use …

Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance

KL Mills, JL Belant, M Beukes, E Dröge… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Wide-ranging carnivores experience tradeoffs between dynamic resource availabilities and
heterogeneous risks from humans, with consequences for their ecological function and …

Site fidelity increases reproductive success by increasing foraging efficiency in a marine predator

GA Rebstock, B Abrahms, PD Boersma - Behavioral Ecology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Seabirds must find food efficiently in the dynamic ocean environment to succeed at raising
chicks. In theory, site familiarity, gained by prior experience in a place, should increase …

Land-dependent marine species face climate-driven impacts on land and at sea

HE Blondin, KC Armstrong, EL Hazen… - Marine Ecology …, 2022 - int-res.com
Land-dependent marine species are a unique guild of species whose life histories rely on
both land and sea. This group is exposed to climate change-related stressors 2-fold, as …

Divergent foraging strategies between populations of sympatric matrilineal killer whales

JB Tennessen, MM Holt, BM Wright… - Behavioral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In cooperative species, human-induced rapid environmental change may threaten cost–
benefit tradeoffs of group behavioral strategies that evolved in past environments. Capacity …

[HTML][HTML] Invasion of annual grasses following wildfire corresponds to maladaptive habitat selection by a sagebrush ecosystem indicator species

BE Brussee, PS Coates, ST O'Neil, ML Casazza… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous wildlife species within semi-arid shrubland ecosystems across western North
America are experiencing substantial habitat loss and fragmentation. These changes in …

Lifetime breeding-site and nest-site fidelity in a declining terrestrial toadlet: evidence for a win-stay/lose-shift strategy

PG Byrne, AJ Silla - Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Breeding-site fidelity can occur at various spatial scales and can vary in strength
across these scales. Understanding this variation, and rules governing individual site-fidelity …