Investigating animal activity patterns and temporal niche partitioning using camera‐trap data: Challenges and opportunities

S Frey, JT Fisher, AC Burton… - Remote Sensing in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Time‐stamped camera data are increasingly used to study temporal patterns in species and
community ecology, including species' activity patterns and niche partitioning. Given the …

The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality

KM Gaynor, CE Hojnowski, NH Carter, JS Brashares - Science, 2018 - science.org
Rapid expansion of human activity has driven well-documented shifts in the spatial
distribution of wildlife, but the cumulative effect of human disturbance on the temporal …

The Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis: a comprehensive update on the current knowledge and conservation status of this semiaquatic carnivore

ML Rheingantz, VM Santiago‐Plata… - Mammal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis is a widespread semiaquatic carnivore
living in a wide variety of environments in both fresh‐water and salt‐water ecosystems. We …

Time and ecological resilience: can diurnal animals compensate for climate change by shifting to nocturnal activity?

O Levy, T Dayan, WP Porter… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable research is aimed at developing predictions of ecosystem responses to
climate change, focusing on the spatial scale, such as range shifts and contractions, as well …

Move to nocturnality not a universal trend in carnivore species on disturbed landscapes

S Frey, JP Volpe, NA Heim, J Paczkowski, JT Fisher - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic landscape change is a leading driver of biodiversity loss. Preceding dramatic
changes such as wildlife population declines and range shifts, more subtle responses may …

Conservation of Amazonian aquatic mammals

S Brum, P Rosas‐Ribeiro, RS Amaral… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic mammals worldwide are highly threatened in freshwater ecosystems where they are
affected by direct human activities (eg hunting) as well as indirect human alteration of …

Human disturbances and the daytime activity of sympatric otters along equatorial Amazonian rivers

D Norris, F Michalski - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Previous studies suggest coexistence between sympatric neotropical (Lontra
longicaudis) and giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) maybe facilitated by temporal and …

Activity patterns of tayra (Eira barbara) across their distribution

ÁJ Villafañe-Trujillo, JM Kolowski, MV Cove… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Species' activity patterns are driven by the need to meet basic requirements of food, social
interactions, movement, and rest, but often are influenced by a variety of biotic and abiotic …

Relationship of Neotropical otter vestiges with environmental and anthropogenic factors

AM Andrade, DL Arcoverde, AL Albernaz - Acta Amazonica, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT The Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis (Mustelidae) is a semi-aquatic
mustelid that exploits a variety of freshwater habitats. To understand the relative influence of …

[PDF][PDF] Extrinsic and intrinsic factors affecting the daily rhythms of a semiaquatic carnivore in a Mediterranean environment

L Quaglietta, A Mira, L Boitani - Hystrix, 2018 - italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it
Field research assessing the effects of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors on animal daily
rhythms has been rare, particularly in carnivores and other medium-to-large mammals in hot …