Causes, consequences, and conservation of ungulate migration

MJ Kauffman, EO Aikens, S Esmaeili… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Our understanding of ungulate migration is advancing rapidly due to innovations in modern
animal tracking. Herein, we review and synthesize nearly seven decades of work on …

Linking movement ecology with wildlife management and conservation

AM Allen, NJ Singh - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 - frontiersin.org
A common challenge in species conservation and management is how to incorporate
species movements into management objectives. There often is a lack of knowledge of …

The greenscape shapes surfing of resource waves in a large migratory herbivore

EO Aikens, MJ Kauffman, JA Merkle… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Green Wave Hypothesis posits that herbivore migration manifests in response
to waves of spring green‐up (ie green‐wave surfing). Nonetheless, empirical support for the …

[图书][B] Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management

JM Fryxell, ARE Sinclair, G Caughley - 2014 - books.google.com
To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

Life‐history characteristics of mule deer: effects of nutrition in a variable environment

KL Monteith, VC Bleich, TR Stephenson… - Wildlife …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Vital rates of large herbivores normally respond to increased resource limitation by following
a progressive sequence of effects on life‐history characteristics from survival of young, age …

Spatial memory shapes migration and its benefits: evidence from a large herbivore

JA Merkle, H Sawyer, KL Monteith… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
From fine‐scale foraging to broad‐scale migration, animal movement is shaped by the
distribution of resources. There is mounting evidence, however, that learning and memory …

Green‐wave surfing increases fat gain in a migratory ungulate

AD Middleton, JA Merkle, DE McWhirter, JG Cook… - Oikos, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Each spring, migratory herbivores around the world track or 'surf'green waves of newly
emergent vegetation to distant summer or wet‐season ranges. This foraging tactic may help …

Prevalence and mechanisms of partial migration in ungulates

JE Berg, M Hebblewhite, CC St. Clair… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Partial migration, a phenomenon wherein only some individuals within a population migrate,
is taxonomically widespread. While well-studied in birds and fish, partial migration in large …

Risk‐sensitive allocation in seasonal dynamics of fat and protein reserves in a long‐lived mammal

KL Monteith, TR Stephenson, VC Bleich… - Journal of Animal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Body reserves of numerous taxa follow seasonal rhythms that are a function of temporal
patterns in food availability and life‐history events; however, tests of the theory underlying …

Migratory plasticity is not ubiquitous among large herbivores

H Sawyer, JA Merkle, AD Middleton… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The migratory movements of wild animals can promote abundance and support ecosystem
functioning. For large herbivores, mounting evidence suggests that migratory behaviour is …