Application of protein nutrition in natural ecosystem management for European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) conservation

L Llobat, PJ Marín-García - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022 - Springer
The case of European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) embodies the conservation
paradox of the twenty-first century, as it is on the rise in introduced places and populations …

[HTML][HTML] What Are the Keys to the Adaptive Success of European Wild Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the Iberian Peninsula?

PJ Marín-García, L Llobat - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Why might a species both be seriously threatened and pose an
overpopulation problem in introduced locations? The aim of this review was to understand …

The gut microbiome influences host diet selection behavior

BK Trevelline, KD Kohl - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Diet selection is a fundamental aspect of animal behavior with numerous ecological and
evolutionary implications. While the underlying mechanisms are complex, the availability of …

The dilemma of foraging herbivores: dealing with food and fear

C McArthur, PB Banks, R Boonstra, JS Forbey - Oecologia, 2014 - Springer
For foraging herbivores, both food quality and predation risk vary across the landscape.
Animals should avoid low-quality food patches in favour of high-quality ones, and seek safe …

Unmanned aerial systems measure structural habitat features for wildlife across multiple scales

PJ Olsoy, LA Shipley, JL Rachlow… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing habitat quality is a primary goal of ecologists. However, evaluating habitat
features that relate strongly to habitat quality at fine‐scale resolutions across broad‐scale …

Conservation Genomics in the Sagebrush Sea: Population Divergence, Demographic History, and Local Adaptation in Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus spp.)

KP Oh, CL Aldridge, JS Forbey… - Genome Biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Sage-grouse are two closely related iconic species of the North American West, with
historically broad distributions across sagebrush-steppe habitat. Both species are dietary …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional Metabolites as Biomarkers of Previous Feed Intake in European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): Applications on Conservation

PJ Marín-García, L Llobat, C Rouco, JA Aguayo-Adán… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This work aims to address the use of biomarkers that can provide us with
information on the previous nutrition levels of wild rabbits, a keystone species that has …

Signals of speciation: volatile organic compounds resolve closely related sagebrush taxa, suggesting their importance in evolution

DM Jaeger, JB Runyon, BA Richardson - New Phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Volatile organic compounds (VOC s) play important roles in the environmental adaptation
and fitness of plants. Comparison of the qualitative and quantitative differences in VOC s …

Patch quality and habitat fragmentation shape the foraging patterns of a specialist folivore

MS Crowther, AI Rus, VSA Mella… - Behavioral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Research on use of foraging patches has focused on why herbivores visit or quit patches,
yet little is known about visits to patches over time. Food quality, as reflected by higher …

Mapping foodscapes and sagebrush morphotypes with unmanned aerial systems for multiple herbivores

PJ Olsoy, JS Forbey, LA Shipley, JL Rachlow… - Landscape …, 2020 - Springer
Context The amount and composition of phytochemicals in forage plants influences habitat
quality for wild herbivores. However, evaluating forage quality at fine resolutions across …