1,081 results — topic: Wildlife Behavior
Data from: Lifetime fitness, sex-specific life history, and the maintenance of a polyphenism
Polyphenisms, alternative morphs produced through plasticity, can reveal the evolutionary and ecological processes that initiate and maintain diversity within populations. We examined lifetime fitness consequences of two morphs in a polyphenic population of Arizona Tiger Salamanders using a 27-year
Data supplementing Lichtenberg et al. (2020) Competition for nectar resources does not affect bee foraging tactic constancy. Ecological Entomology
This dataset contains data and scripts that supplement the publication Lichtenberg et al. (2020) Competition for nectar resources does not affect bee foraging tactic constancy. Ecological Entomology. DOI: 10.1111/een.12866 Please cite the above article if you use any of the included data or code.
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The role of larval cases in reducing aggression and cannibalism among caddisflies in temporary wetlands
Species coexistence in a food web with intraguild predation
Do individual differences influence flight initiation distance?
Flight initiation distance (FID), or the distance between a prey animal and an approaching intruder when the prey initiates its escape, is an important factor in wildlife management. We conducted a study on individually identified yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) to test 3 key assumptio
Yellow-bellied marmot population dynamics: demographic mechanisms of growth and decline
Multiple environmental factors may act synergistically to influence demographic characteristics, and ultimately the dynamics, of biological populations. Using prospective and retrospective analyses of demographic data from a 40-year study of individually marked animals, we investigated the demograph
Locomotor ability and wariness in yellow-bellied marmots
Animals employ a variety of behaviors to reduce or manage predation risk. Often, these are studied in isolation, but selection may act on packages of behavior that are referred to as behavioral syndromes. We focused on yellow- bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) and examined three commonly studied
Yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>) hibernate socially
Yellow-bellied marmots discriminate between the alarm calls of individuals and are more responsive to calls from juveniles
It is shown that individuals are able to identify when young, and presumably vulnerable, marmots are calling, and to respond by engaging in vigilance and to discriminate between at least one broad age–sex category.
Badger predation on yellow-bellied marmots
Badger (Taxidea taxus) activity was recorded in colonies of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) during behavioral observations and trapping. Badgers were observed seven times in a marmot colony and extensive digging at marmot burrows was recorded five times in 40 y. When four badgers occup