Predation Risk and Competition Affect Habitat Selection and Activity of Namib Desert Gerbils

Ecology ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 1397-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica J. Hughes ◽  
David Ward ◽  
Michael R. Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Predation Risk ◽  
Namib Desert

Predation risk and distance to cover affect foraging behaviour in Namib Desert gerbils

1993 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1243-1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica J. Hughes ◽  
David Ward
Keyword(s):  
Predation Risk ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Namib Desert

scholarly journals Habitat selection by post-settlement juvenile stone crabs (Menippe mercenaria) and predation risk in shallow near-shore habitats

2022 ◽  
Vol 547 ◽  
pp. 151679
Author(s):  
Linae Boehme-Terrana ◽  
Michelle Roux-Osovitz ◽  
Erin Goergen ◽  
Harrison Mancke ◽  
Samantha Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Predation Risk ◽  
Near Shore

scholarly journals Group-size-mediated habitat selection and group fusion–fission dynamics of bison under predation risk

Ecology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (9) ◽  
pp. 2480-2490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fortin ◽  
Marie-Eve Fortin ◽  
Hawthorne L. Beyer ◽  
Thierry Duchesne ◽  
Sabrina Courant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Predation Risk ◽  
Group Size ◽  
Group Fusion

Evaluating trade-offs between forage, biting flies, and footing on habitat selection by wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-261
Author(s):  
R.J. Belanger ◽  
M.A. Edwards ◽  
L.N. Carbyn ◽  
S.E. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Predation Risk ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
Winter Habitat ◽  
Forage Availability ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Wood Bison ◽  
Insect Harassment ◽  
Biting Fly

Habitat selection is a behavioural process that ultimately affects animal fitness. Forage availability and predation risk are often studied in the context of habitat selection for large ungulates, while other biological and environmental factors such as insect harassment and footing are less studied. Here we examine trade-offs in summer habitat selection between forage availability for wood bison (Bison bison athabascae Rhoads, 1898) with that of biting-fly harassment and soil firmness, which affects activity budgets and predation risk, respectively, and contrast this to winter when flies are absent and soils frozen. Using path analysis, we demonstrate that graminoid availability was not related to habitat selection in summer, but was positively related to habitat selection in winter. Habitat selection in summer was negatively related to biting-fly abundance and positively related to firmer footing. Our results suggest that bison observe trade-offs in summer between maximizing forage intake and minimizing harassment from that of biting flies, while avoiding areas of soft substrates that affect locomotion and vulnerability to predators. In contrast, during the winter, bison focus on areas with greater graminoid availability. Although forage is a key aspect of habitat selection, our results illustrate the importance of considering direct and indirect effects of multiple biological and environmental factors related to ungulate habitat selection.

Temporal variation in habitat selection breaks the catch-22 of spatially contrasting predation risk from multiple predators

Oikos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 126 (5) ◽  
pp. 624-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Lone ◽  
Atle Mysterud ◽  
Terje Gobakken ◽  
John Odden ◽  
John Linnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Predation Risk ◽  
Multiple Predators ◽  
Catch 22

Desert bighorn sheep habitat selection, group size, and mountain lion predation risk

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew S. Jones ◽  
Esther S. Rubin ◽  
Matthew J. Clement ◽  
Larisa E. Harding ◽  
Jacob I. Mesler
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Predation Risk ◽  
Group Size ◽  
Bighorn Sheep ◽  
Desert Bighorn Sheep ◽  
Mountain Lion ◽  
Selection Group
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