Correction: Effects of trap confinement on personality measurements in two terrestrial rodents

Brehm, Allison M.; Tironi, Sara; Mortelliti, Alessio

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229220

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“…Behavioral testing in a naturalistic field setting can reinforce observations, and in some cases provide a more feasible alternative to observation. For example, behavioral testing can be useful in the study of nocturnal or secretive animals whose behavior is difficult to directly observe, or in studies of rare events such as the threat of predation that might occur infrequently during regular observations ( Tinbergen, 1948 ; Holekamp, 1986 ; Brehm et al, 2020 ). In developmental studies, behavioral testing can allow for finer-scale evaluation of behavior at specific time points or evaluation of behavioral changes across developmental periods.…”

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Animal-friendly behavioral testing in field studies: examples from ground squirrels

Nunes

2023

Front. Behav. Neurosci.

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Field studies of behavior provide insight into the expression of behavior in its natural ecological context and can serve as an important complement to behavioral studies conducted in the lab under controlled conditions. In addition to naturalistic observations, behavioral testing can be an important component of field studies of behavior. This mini review evaluates a sample of behavioral testing methods in field studies to identify ways in which behavioral testing can be animal-friendly and generate ethologically relevant data. Specific examples, primarily from studies of ground squirrels, are presented to illustrate ways in which principles of animal-friendly behavioral testing can be applied to and guide testing methods. Tests conducted with animals in their natural habitat and that elicit naturally occurring behavioral responses can minimize stress and disturbance for animals, as well as disruption of the larger ecosystem, and can have high ethological validity. When animals are trapped or handled as part of a study, behavioral testing can be incorporated into handling procedures to reduce overall disturbance. When behavior is evaluated in a testing arena, the arena can be designed to resemble natural conditions to increase the ethological relevance of the test. Efforts to minimize time spent in testing arenas can also reduce disturbance to animals. Adapting a behavioral test to a species or habitat conditions can facilitate reduced disruption to subjects and increased ethological relevance of the test.

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Animal-friendly behavioral testing in field studies: examples from ground squirrels

Nunes

2023

Front. Behav. Neurosci.

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Personality and behavioral syndromes in two Peromyscus species: presence, lack of state dependence, and lack of association with home range size

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Behav Ecol Sociobiol

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Effects of the Density of Invasive Lantana camara Plants on the Biodiversity of Large and Small Mammals in the Groenkloof Nature Reserve (GNR) in South Africa

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Duffy

2023

Biology

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Multi-scale approaches have been used to determine scales at which mammal species are responding to habitat destruction due to invasion, but the impacts of weeds on mammals have not been extensively studied, especially in Africa. Inside the Groenkloof Nature Reserve (GNR), we assessed how mammals are affected by an invasive weed Lantana camara. A series of models were applied to determine the differences in species abundance as well as richness, separated for large and small mammals. When diversity indices were used, an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed no statistically significant difference between treatments (F5 = 0.233, p = 0.945) for large mammals. The results of a Generalised Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) showed that vegetation type (Wald χ22 = 120.156; p < 0.01) and foraging guilds (Wald χ23 = 76.771; p < 0.01) were significant predictors of large mammal species richness. However, for small mammals, the results of a GLMM showed that only treatment type (Wald χ25 = 10.62; p = 0.050) was a significant predictor of the number of small mammals trapped. In addition, the ANOVA revealed statistically significant differences in species diversity between treatments (F5 = 0.934; p < 0.001) and by season (F1 = 9.122 p = 0.003) for small mammals. The presence of L. camara coupled with other predictors was associated with differences in large mammal abundances and diversity, and differences in how these large mammals were distributed across the landscape. Furthermore, the highest species diversity was found in the spring for small mammals. Therefore, for all the mammals studied, the presence of L. camara negatively affected species abundance, richness, and diversity, as well as how these species were distributed across the invaded and cleared areas.

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Correction: Effects of trap confinement on personality measurements in two terrestrial rodents

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Animal-friendly behavioral testing in field studies: examples from ground squirrels

Animal-friendly behavioral testing in field studies: examples from ground squirrels

Personality and behavioral syndromes in two Peromyscus species: presence, lack of state dependence, and lack of association with home range size

Effects of the Density of Invasive Lantana camara Plants on the Biodiversity of Large and Small Mammals in the Groenkloof Nature Reserve (GNR) in South Africa

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