Wikenros, Camilla and Balogh, Gyöngyvér and Sand, Håkan and Nicholson, Kerry and Månsson, Johan
(2016).
Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality.
Ecology and evolution. 6
, 8870-8880
[Journal article]
![]() |
PDF
- Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. 469kB |
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2598
Abstract
In a predator-prey system, prey species may adapt to the presence of predators with behavioral changes such as increased vigilance, shifting habitats, or changes in their mobility. In North America, moose (Alces alces) have shown behavioral adaptations to presence of predators, but such antipredator behavioral responses have not yet been found in Scandinavian moose in response to the recolonization of wolves (Canis lupus). We studied travel speed and direction of movement of GPS-collared female moose (n = 26) in relation to spatiotemporal differences in wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and time of year. Travel speed was highest during the calving (May-July) and postcalving (August-October) seasons and was lower for females with calves than females without calves. Similarly, time of year and reproductive status affected the direction of movement, as more concentrated movement was observed for females with calves at heel, during the calving season. We did not find support for that wolf predation risk was an important factor affecting moose travel speed or direction of movement. Likely causal factors for the weak effect of wolf predation risk on mobility of moose include high moose-to-wolf ratio and intensive hunter harvest of the moose population during the past century.
Authors/Creators: | Wikenros, Camilla and Balogh, Gyöngyvér and Sand, Håkan and Nicholson, Kerry and Månsson, Johan | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title: | Mobility of moose-comparing the effects of wolf predation risk, reproductive status, and seasonality | ||||
Series/Journal: | Ecology and evolution (2045-7758) | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2016 | ||||
Volume: | 6 | ||||
Page range: | 8870-8880 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 11 | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 2045-7758 | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Agris subject categories.: | P Natural resources > P01 Nature conservation and land resources | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Ecology | ||||
Keywords: | carnivore, linearity, movement pattern, predator-prey interaction, speed of movement, ungulate | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4238 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4238 | ||||
Additional ID: |
| ||||
ID Code: | 14393 | ||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Ecology (S) > Dept. of Ecology | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 14 Jun 2017 10:48 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2020 06:59 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page