The timing and spatial distribution of mother–offspring interactions in an obligate hider
Understanding the timing, frequency, and spatial distribution of mother-offspring interactions provides valuable insights into the care strategies of hider ungulates. The observation that mothers leave their fawns in agricultural fields during the first few weeks of life has strong implications for wildlife management, as this behavior constitutes a kind of evolutionary trap under current agricultural practices and mowing regimes. Whether females can adjust their maternal care tactics to these novel selection pressures in human-altered landscapes is likely key to predicting the population dynamics of this obligate hider.
Authors
- Nathan Ranc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3167-2251)
- Sophie Baur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-0690)
- Nicolas Morellet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-7044)
- Annette Menzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-2512)
- A. J. Mark Hewison
- Frederick W. Stehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1440-3124)
- Andreas König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9232-5026)
- Wibke Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-428X)
Institutions
- Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (DE)
- Institute for Advanced Study (DE)
- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales (FR)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Ecology
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00514-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.92
Funders
- Technische Universität München
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement