Evolutionary and ecological traps for brown bears Ursus arctos in human ‐modified landscapes
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - April 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Vincenzo
Penteriani
,
Mar ía Del Mar
Delgado
,
Miha
Krofel
,
Klemen
Jerina
,
Andrés
Ordiz
,
Fredrik
Dalerum
,
Alejandra
Zarzo‐Arias
,
Giulia
Bombieri Source Type: research
Camera ‐trapping provides insights into adult sex ratio variability in felids
Abstract
Adult sex ratio (ASR) plays a pivotal role in many ecological processes, such as population dynamics in time and space, extinction risk and reproductive success, but few patterns in the variability in ASR have been found across species. Due to the socio‐spatial structure and polygynous mating system found in felids, ASR is expected to be female‐biased in felids in a finite area; however, ASR is also commonly found to be either balanced or male‐biased in this taxonomic group. Therefore, investigating ecological correlates of the pattern of ASR variability in felids is of prime importance both for a better u...
Source: Mammal Review - March 7, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Stefano Anile, Sebastien Devillard Tags: Review Source Type: research
Camera ‐trapping provides insights into adult sex ratio variability in felids
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 7, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
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Mammal Review, Ahead of Print. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 7, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Identifying unusual mortality events in bats: a baseline for bat hibernation monitoring and white ‐nose syndrome research
Abstract
Bat population trends are particularly affected by adult mortality, especially when large numbers of individuals die, as evidenced by white‐nose syndrome in North America. We obtained baseline mortality data from 318 European hibernacula. Mortality was low and negatively associated with elevation but not with fungal infestation. Mortality events involving more than seven bats at a hibernaculum should be considered unusual, and above this threshold, pathological or microbiological analysis should be carried out. To increase understanding of mortality in bats, there is an urgent need to develop and co‐ordinate n...
Source: Mammal Review - March 6, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Marcus Fritze, Sebastien J. Puechmaille Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research
An updated global data set for diet preferences in terrestrial mammals: testing the validity of extrapolation
Abstract
Diet is a key trait of an organism's life history that influences a broad spectrum of ecological and evolutionary processes. Kissling et al. (2014; Ecology and Evolution 4: 2913–2930) compiled a species‐specific data set of diet preferences of mammals for 38% of a total of 5364 terrestrial mammalian species assessed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, to facilitate future studies. The authors imputed dietary data for the remaining 62% by using extrapolation from phylogenetic relatives.
We collected dietary information for 1261 mammalian species for which data were extrapolate...
Source: Mammal Review - March 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Authors: Alison M. Gainsbury, Oliver J. S. Tallowin, Shai Meiri Tags: Review Source Type: research
Identifying unusual mortality events in bats: a baseline for bat hibernation monitoring and white ‐nose syndrome research
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Mammals and meaningful taxonomic units: the debate about species concepts and conservation
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
An updated global data set for diet preferences in terrestrial mammals: testing the validity of extrapolation
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Identifying unusual mortality events in bats: a baseline for bat hibernation monitoring and white ‐nose syndrome research
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
Mammals and meaningful taxonomic units: the debate about species concepts and conservation
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
An updated global data set for diet preferences in terrestrial mammals: testing the validity of extrapolation
Mammal Review, EarlyView. (Source: Mammal Review)
Source: Mammal Review - March 5, 2018 Category: Zoology Source Type: research
