Abstract
Background
Access
to
critical
resources,
including
food,
water,
or
shelter,
significantly
determines
individual
fitness.
As
these
resources
are
limited
in
most
habitats,
animals
may
employ
strategies
of
landscape
partitioning
mitigate
the
impact
direct
resource
competition.
Territoriality
be
regarded
as
an
aggressive
form
partitioning,
but
other
forms
exist
non-territorial
species.
Animals
living
groups
with
greater
flexibility
their
association
patterns,
such
multilevel
societies
fission–fusion
dynamics,
adjust
grouping
and
space
use
patterns
short-term
variations
ecological
conditions
food
availability,
predation
pressure,
presence
conspecific
groups.
This
allow
them
balance
costs
competition
while
reaping
benefits
better
predator
detection
defence.
Methods
We
explored
among
neighbouring
Guinea
baboon
(
Papio
papio
)
parties
Niokolo-Koba
National
Park,
Senegal.
baboons
live
a
society
which
predictably
higher-level
associations
(“gangs”).
used
four
years
locational
data
from
individuals
equipped
GPS
collars
estimate
annual
home
ranges,
range
overlap,
average
minimum
distances
between
parties.
examined
whether
availability
levels
affected
cohesion
2022.
Results
found
substantial
overlap
core
area
(33
100%).
Food
did
not
affect
distance
closest
party;
was
less
than
100
m.
Conclusions
Our
results
suggest
low
level
feeding
our
study
Whether
this
is
general
feature
particular
situation
Park
remains
investigated.
Abstract
Foraging
is
a
key
driver
of
animal
movement
patterns,
with
specific
challenges
for
predators
which
must
search
mobile
prey.
These
patterns
are
increasingly
impacted
by
global
changes,
principally
in
land
use
and
climate.
Understanding
the
degree
flexibility
predator
foraging
social
strategies
pertinent
to
wildlife
conservation
under
change,
including
potential
top-down
effects
on
wider
ecosystems.
Here
we
propose
future
research
directions
better
understand
predators.
In
particular,
rapid
continued
advances
biologging
technology
helping
record
dynamic
behavioural
responses
animals
environmental
their
energetic
consequences.
Data
collection
can
be
optimised
calibrating
interpretation
methods
captive
settings
strategic
tagging
decisions
within
between
groups.
Importantly,
many
species’
systems
being
found
more
flexible
than
originally
described
literature,
may
readily
detectable
through
approaches
observation.
Integrating
physical
landscape
biotic
interactions
will
explaining
predicting
movements
balance
changing
world.
Cooperative
breeding
in
birds
is
thought
to
be
more
common
altricial
species,
with
few
described
cases
precocial
species.
However,
cooperative
may
also
difficult
detect
species
and
could
have
been
overlooked.
We
investigated
whether
Vulturine
Guineafowl
Acryllium
vulturinum
breed
cooperatively
and,
if
so,
how
care
distributed
among
group
members.
collected
data
from
51
uniquely
marked
individuals
(27
males,
24
females),
of
which
13
females
bred
at
least
once
over
three
different
seasons.
found
that
broods
had
close
associates
comprising
both
adults
subadults
exhibited
four
distinct
behaviours:
babysitting,
chick
guarding,
covering
the
chicks
calling
food.
Further,
we
offspring
significantly
male‐biased,
non‐mother
provided
most
each
brood
received,
differed
much
help
they
received
carers
pay
a
foraging
cost
when
providing
care.
In
line
many
other
birds,
their
sons.
Our
results
confirm
are
plural
breeders
add
growing
evidence
widespread
young
than
previously
thought,
thereby
counterpoint
altriciality–cooperative
hypothesis.
PLoS ONE,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
20(1), С. e0312553 - e0312553
Опубликована: Янв. 3, 2025
Small
rodents
can
cause
problems
on
farms
such
as
infrastructure
damage,
crop
losses
or
pathogen
transfer.
The
latter
threatens
humans
and
livestock
alike.
Frequent
contacts
between
wild
favour
transfer
it
is
therefore
important
to
understand
the
movement
patterns
of
small
mammals
in
order
develop
strategies
prevent
damage
health
issues.
Miniaturised
proximity
loggers
are
a
newly
developed
tool
for
monitoring
spatial
behaviour
mammals.
strength
Bluetooth
Low
Energy
(BLE)
signal
be
used
an
indicator
close
feeding
sites,
which
relevant
identifying
possible
transmission
routes.
This
method
study
focussed
use
technology
agricultural
setting
well
dry
runs
testing
calibrating
this
farming
environments
animal
husbandry.
Results
show
that
battery
life
was
mainly
influenced
by
pre-set
scan
interval.
Short
intervals
resulted
reduced
lifespan
should
maximised
according
activity
target
species.
Habitat
affects
BLE
resulting
higher
indoors
than
outdoors.
height
location
positively
affected
stables.
Signal
reception
generally
decreased
with
increasing
distance
differed
among
making
calibration
necessary.
Within
habitat
specific
distances,
logging
systems
identify
animals
particular
structures
interest.
These
results
support
based
husbandry
contribute
body
evidence
validated
techniques.
In
addition,
approaches
provide
valuable
insights
into
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13(6)
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2023
Social
relationships
among
animals
emerge
from
interactions
in
multiple
ecological
and
social
situations.
However,
we
seldom
ask
how
each
situation
contributes
to
the
global
structure
of
a
population,
whether
different
situations
contribute
information
about
position
individuals
within
fabric.
Griffon
vultures
(
Journal of Animal Ecology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
93(2), С. 159 - 170
Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2024
Abstract
Animal
social
and
spatial
behaviours
are
inextricably
linked.
movements
driven
by
environmental
factors
interactions.
Habitat
structure
changing
patterns
of
animal
space
use
can
also
shape
Animals
adjust
their
to
reduce
the
risk
offspring
mortality.
In
territorial
infanticidal
species,
two
strategies
possible
for
males:
they
stay
close
protect
them
against
rivals
(infant‐defence
hypothesis)
or
patrol
territory
more
intensively
prevent
rival
intrusions
(territorial‐defence
hypothesis).
Here,
we
tested
these
hypotheses
in
African
lions
(
Panthera
leo
)
investigating
how
males
females
presence
offspring.
We
combined
datasets
on
demography
movement
lions,
collected
between
2002
2016
Hwange
National
Park
(Zimbabwe),
document
cubs
(field
observations)
simultaneous
groupmates
competitors
(GPS
tracking).
showed
a
response
offspring,
with
less
likely
select
areas
waterholes
periphery
than
without
cubs.
contrast,
were
selected
when
there
pride.
found
responses.
Males
spent
time
as
habitat
openness
increased
but
pride
did
not
influence
average
likelihood
observing
females.
Furthermore,
relocated
further
after
an
encounter
present
prides,
suggesting
that
leads
vigorous
repulsion
competitors.
interact
male
edge
pride's
home
range
far
from
waterholes,
particularly
assiduous
detecting
repelling
during
periods.
general,
avoid
infanticide
exhibited
supported
territorial‐defence
hypothesis.
Our
study
contributes
answer
recent
call
behavioural
ecology
at
spatial‐social
interface.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15(6), С. 1034 - 1047
Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2024
Abstract
Integrated
step‐selection
analysis
(ISSA)
is
frequently
used
to
study
habitat
selection
using
animal
movement
data.
Methods
for
incorporating
random
effects
in
ISSA
have
been
developed,
making
it
possible
quantify
variability
among
animals
their
space‐use
patterns.
Although
model
both
and
parameters,
applications
date
focused
on
the
former
despite
widely
acknowledged
important
role
that
plays
determining
ecological
processes
from
individual
ecosystem
level.
One
potential
explanation
this
omission
absence
of
readily
available
software
or
examples
demonstrating
methods
estimating
parameters
with
effects.
We
demonstrated
characterizing
among‐individual
habitat‐selection
a
simulated
data
set
by
fitting
two
models
an
acoustic
telemetry
containing
locations
35
red
snapper
(
Lutjanus
campechanus
).
Movement
kernels
were
assumed
depend
either
type
benthic
reef
which
fish
was
located
(model
1)
distance
between
fish's
current
location
nearest
edge
2).
In
models,
we
also
quantified
different
classes
habitat,
allowed
The
simulation
example
highlights
benefits
mixed‐effects
specification,
namely,
can
increase
precision
when
individual‐specific
borrowing
information
across
like
individuals.
our
applied
example,
found
substantial
parameters.
Nonetheless,
most
selected
hardbottom
nearer
habitat.
They
moved
less
Turn
angles
near
±
π
but
more
dispersed
far
away
provide
code
templates
functions
quantifying
implementing
doing
so,
hope
encourage
ecologists
conducting
take
full
advantage
ability
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(4)
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024
While
territoriality
is
one
of
the
key
mechanisms
influencing
carnivore
space
use,
most
studies
quantify
resource
selection
and
movement
in
absence
conspecific
influence
or
territorial
structure.
Our
analysis
incorporated
social
information
a
framework
to
investigate
intra-specific
competition
on
habitat
large,
carnivore.
We
fit
integrated
step
functions
3-h
GPS
data
from
12
collared
African
wild
dog
packs
Okavango
Delta
estimated
coefficients
using
conditional
Poisson
likelihood
with
random
effects.
Packs
selected
for
their
neighbors'
30-day
boundary
(defined
as
95%
kernel
density
estimate)
Animal Behaviour,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
215, С. 45 - 54
Опубликована: Июль 19, 2024
Kin
selection
is
important
for
understanding
the
evolution
of
social
behaviour
in
group-living
species.
Yet,
role
kinship
solitary
species
has
received
little
attention.
We
studied
how
influences
intraspecific
variation
organization
and
spatial
structure
a
predominantly
species,
bush
Karoo
rat,
Otomys
unisulcatus,
from
Succulent
semidesert
South
Africa.
predicted
that
if
groups
occur,
they
should
consist
close
kin.
further
not
random,
but
kin
live
closer
to
each
other.
Over
5
years
we
performed
trapping
focal
animal
observations
fitted
mini-GPS
dataloggers
simultaneously
on
125
neighbouring
female
rats
investigate
their
was
influenced
by
kinship.
Females
were
mainly
solitary,
although
small
also
occurred,
all
consisting
kin,
typically
females,
such
as
mother
her
adult
daughter
or
sisters.
Although
females
did
have
more
nonkin
than
neighbours,
lived
other
nonkin.
Daily
ranges
larger
breeding
nonbreeding
season
overlapped
between
females.
conclude
be
considered
when
studying
it
might
influence
structure.