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Identification Of Predation Events In Wild Fish Using Novel Acoustic Transmitters, Amy A. Weinz, Jordan K. Matley, Natalie V. Klinard, Aaron T. Fisk, Scott F. Colborne
Identification Of Predation Events In Wild Fish Using Novel Acoustic Transmitters, Amy A. Weinz, Jordan K. Matley, Natalie V. Klinard, Aaron T. Fisk, Scott F. Colborne
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Publications
Background: Acoustic telemetry is a commonly used tool to gain knowledge about aquatic animal ecology through the study of their movements. In telemetry studies researchers must make inferences regarding the movements and the fates of tagged animals. Until recently, predation has been inferred in telemetry data using a variety of methods including abrupt changes in movement patterns or habitat use. An acoustic telemetry transmitter has been developed to detect predation events of tagged animals, and while they have performed well in controlled laboratory trials, literature regarding the application of these novel transmitters in field settings is limited. The objective of …
Conservation Implications Of A Lack Of Relationship Between Baseline Glucocorticoids And Fitness In A Wild Passerine, Christine L. Madliger, Oliver P. Love
Conservation Implications Of A Lack Of Relationship Between Baseline Glucocorticoids And Fitness In A Wild Passerine, Christine L. Madliger, Oliver P. Love
Integrative Biology Publications
The application of physiological measures to conservation monitoring has been gaining momentum and, while a suite of physiological traits are available to ascertain disturbance and condition in wildlife populations, glucocorticoids (i.e., GCs; cortisol and corticosterone) are the most heavily employed. The interpretation of GC levels as sensitive indicators of population change necessitates that GCs and metrics of population persistence are linked. However, the relationship between GCs and fitness may be highly context-dependent, changing direction, or significance, depending on the GC measure, fitness metric, life history stage, or other intrinsic and extrinsic contexts considered. We examined the relationship between baseline plasma …
Juveniles Exposed To Embryonic Corticosterone Have Enhanced Flight Performance, Eunice H. Chin, Oliver P. Love, Jan J. Verspoor, Tony D. Williams, Kyle Rowley, Gary Burness
Juveniles Exposed To Embryonic Corticosterone Have Enhanced Flight Performance, Eunice H. Chin, Oliver P. Love, Jan J. Verspoor, Tony D. Williams, Kyle Rowley, Gary Burness
Integrative Biology Publications
Exposure to maternally derived glucocorticoids during embryonic development impacts offspring phenotype. Although many of these effects appear to be transiently 'negative', embryonic exposure to maternally derived stress hormones is hypothesized to induce preparative responses that increase survival prospects for offspring in low-quality environments; however, little is known about how maternal stress influences longer-term survival-related performance traits in free-living individuals. Using an experimental elevation of yolk corticosterone (embryonic signal of low maternal quality), we examined potential impacts of embryonic exposure to maternally derived stress on flight performance, wing loading, muscle morphology and muscle physiology in juvenile European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Here …