Aggression represents the backbone of dominance acquisition in several animal societies, where the decision to interact is dictated by its relative cost. Among siblings, such costs are …
S Witczak, U Kormann, M Schaub… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The arrival‐time hypothesis of partial seasonal migration proposes that over‐winter residence is driven by reproductive benefits of early presence on the breeding grounds …
In partial migrant systems, where residents and migrants coexist within a population, residents are commonly predicted to gain a reproductive advantage over migrants through …
S Oppel, UM Beeli, MU Grüebler… - Journal of Avian …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding population dynamics requires estimation of demographic parameters like mortality and productivity. Because obtaining the necessary data for such parameters can be …
Many wildlife species consume food or refuse provided by humans. To understand the effect of anthropogenic food subsidies on wildlife populations, we first need to quantify where and …
S Sieder, P Scherler, S Witczak, M Tschumi… - Authorea …, 2023 - essopenarchive.org
Parental investment theory proposes two non-mutually exclusive hypotheses to explain variation in anti-predator behaviour in relation to the age of offspring: the “reproductive value …
Understanding population dynamics requires estimation of demographic parameters like mortality and productivity. Because obtaining the necessary data for such parameters can be …
GPS-telemetry data in the field of movement ecology nowadays enable a wide range of remote analyses, providing valuable information on animal movement patterns and hence …