Towards more compassionate wildlife research through the 3Rs principles: moving from invasive to non‐invasive methods

MA Zemanova - Wildlife Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research in ecology and wildlife biology remains crucial for increasing our knowledge and
improving species management and conservation in the midst of the current biodiversity …

Analysis of modular bioengineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides at nanoliter scale

S Schmitt, M Montalbán-López, D Peterhoff… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
The rise of antibiotic resistance demands the acceleration of molecular diversification
strategies to inspire new chemical entities for antibiotic medicines. We report here on the …

Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: A meta‐analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias

V Brlík, J Koleček, M Burgess, S Hahn… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, the deployment of tracking devices is one of the most frequently used approaches
to study movement ecology of birds. Recent miniaturization of light‐level geolocators …

Plugging biologging into animal welfare: An opportunity for advancing wild animal welfare science

M Beaulieu, M Masilkova - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Animal welfare science is currently expanding beyond its traditional boundaries, from
captive animals to those living in the wild. This current development is conceptually and …

Animal lifestyle affects acceptable mass limits for attached tags

RP Wilson, KA Rose, R Gunner… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animal-attached devices have transformed our understanding of vertebrate ecology. To
minimize any associated harm, researchers have long advocated that tag masses should …

[HTML][HTML] Isotopic niche plasticity in a marine top predator as indicator of a large marine ecosystem food web status

JE Ciancio, P Yorio, C Buratti, GÁ Colombo, E Frere - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
As marine ecosystems are harvested or modified by anthropogenic or natural factors, there
is an increasing demand for indicators of trophic web health or status. The Magellanic …

Luck in food finding affects individual performance and population trajectories

RP Wilson, A Neate, MD Holton, ELC Shepard… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Energy harvesting by animals is important because it provides the power needed for all
metabolic processes. Beyond this, efficient food finding enhances individual fitness [1] and …

Fine-scale body and head movements allow to determine prey capture events in the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)

M Del Caño, F Quintana, K Yoda, G Dell'Omo… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
The identification of when, how and where animals feed is essential to estimate the amount
of energy they obtain and to study the processes associated with prey search and …

Behaviourally mediated predation avoidance in penguin prey: in situ evidence from animal-borne camera loggers

JM Handley, A Thiebault… - Royal Society …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Predator dietary studies often assume that diet is reflective of the diversity and relative
abundance of their prey. This interpretation ignores species-specific behavioural …

Long-term ecology studies in Patagonian seabirds: a review with the Imperial cormorant as a case study

F Quintana, R Wilson, N Prandoni, WS Svagelj… - Global change in …, 2022 - Springer
Natural and human-induced environmental changes are worldwide and recurrent threats to
seabirds. It is clear that global change and climate variability influence seabird reproduction …