The cognitive ecology of animal movement: evidence from birds and mammals
Cognition, defined as the processes concerned with the acquisition, retention and use of
information, underlies animals' abilities to navigate their local surroundings, embark on long …
information, underlies animals' abilities to navigate their local surroundings, embark on long …
The plasticity of ungulate migration in a changing world
Migratory ungulates are thought to be declining globally because their dependence on large
landscapes renders them highly vulnerable to environmental change. Yet recent studies …
landscapes renders them highly vulnerable to environmental change. Yet recent studies …
Individual variation creates diverse migratory portfolios in native populations of a mountain ungulate
B Lowrey, DE McWhirter, KM Proffitt… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological theory and empirical studies have demonstrated population‐level demographic
benefits resulting from a diversity of migratory behaviors with important implications for …
benefits resulting from a diversity of migratory behaviors with important implications for …
Combining animal interactions and habitat selection into models of space use: a case study with white‐tailed deer
N Ellison, JR Potts, BK Strickland, S Demarais… - Wildlife …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Animals determine their daily movement trajectories in response to a network of ecological
processes, including interactions with other organisms, their memories of previous events …
processes, including interactions with other organisms, their memories of previous events …
Experience reduces route selection for conspecifics by the collectively migrating white stork
Migration can be an energetically costly behavior with strong fitness consequences in terms
of mortality and reproduction. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Migrants should select migratory …
of mortality and reproduction. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Migrants should select migratory …
Loss of migratory traditions makes the endangered Patagonian huemul deer a year-round refugee in its summer habitat
WT Flueck, JAM Smith-Flueck, ME Escobar, M Zuliani… - Conservation, 2022 - mdpi.com
The huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) is endangered, with 1500 deer split into> 100
subpopulations along 2000 km of the Andes. Currently occupied areas are claimed …
subpopulations along 2000 km of the Andes. Currently occupied areas are claimed …
Some memories never fade: Inferring multi-scale memory effects on habitat selection of a migratory ungulate using step-selection functions
Understanding how animals use information about their environment to make movement
decisions underpins our ability to explain drivers of and predict animal movement. Memory …
decisions underpins our ability to explain drivers of and predict animal movement. Memory …
Mule deer selection of fuel reductions is restricted by site fidelity and structured by circadian and seasonal patterns
Forests in the western US have undergone a profound transformation over the last 100
years due to chronic fire suppression and a cycle of extensive timber harvest followed by …
years due to chronic fire suppression and a cycle of extensive timber harvest followed by …
Functional connectivity in a continuously distributed, migratory species as revealed by landscape genomics
Maintaining functional connectivity is critical for the long‐term conservation of wildlife
populations. Landscape genomics provides an opportunity to assess long‐term functional …
populations. Landscape genomics provides an opportunity to assess long‐term functional …
[HTML][HTML] An individual-based movement model for contacts between mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
K Gritter, M Dobbin, E Merrill, M Lewis - Ecological Complexity, 2024 - Elsevier
Contacts between individuals are key for the spread of infectious disease. Although
essential to understanding disease spread, contact rates are difficult to predict, based simply …
essential to understanding disease spread, contact rates are difficult to predict, based simply …