{"title":"Winter diet of wolf (Canis lupus) after the outbreak of African swine fever and under the severely reduced densities of wild boar (Sus scrofa)","authors":"H. Valdmann, U. Saarma","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00298-2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00298-2020","url":null,"abstract":"The outbreak of the African swine fever (ASF) in Estonia in 2014 caused heavy hunting pressure on wild boar issued by authorities to stop further spread of the virus. To investigate the effects of wild boar shortage to wolf diet, we analysed 120 wolf scats from November to April in 2017-2018 from five Estonian counties and compared the results with the wolf dietary data from 1998. To eliminate possible dog scats from the material collected from areas close to settlements, genetic analysis was used. We found that ungulates still formed the bulk of the wolf diet, however, the occurrence of moose, wild boar, small rodents and hares has dropped considerably. The proportion of the roe deer and mammalian predators has increased from 51% to 55% and 4% to 10%, respectively. Moreover, plants, being totally absent in the previous study, were found in 25% of scats, in many cases representing the only food item. Food niche breadth has widened from 1.54 to 2.3. While roe deer was found to be a highly preferred, moose was still an avoided prey species.","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73816150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bite force sexual dimorphism in Canidae (Mammalia: Carnivora): relations between diet, sociality and bite force intersexual differences","authors":"A. R. Magalhães, E. M. Damasceno, Diego Astúa","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00332-2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00332-2020","url":null,"abstract":"Acknowledgements We are thankful to the following curators and/or collection managers for access to the specimens used in this study under their care, help during our visits or loans: Robert Voss, Teresa Pacheco, John Flynn and Judy Galkin (AMNH); Bruce Patterson (FMNH) and Robert Fisher (USNM). We are thankful to Erika Hingst-Zaher, for her collaboration in the earlier studies that resulted in this dataset, to Alessandra Lamarca and Carlos Schrago for providing us the files with their phylogenetic tree, and to an anonymous reviewer for suggestions that improved our manuscript. This work was developed while ARM received an undergraduate fellowship from FACEPE. ARM is now supported by a doctoral fellowship from CAPES. EMD was supported by fellowships from FACEPE and CNPq, and DA is or was supported by grants from CNPq, CAPES, FACEPE, and FAPESP for the acquisition of equipment used for data collection and during its development. Abstract","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90135933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. McInnes, C. Shuttleworth, K. Larsen, D. Everest, C. Bruemmer, B. Carroll, C. Romeo, T. Sainsbury, G. Crawshaw, S. Dubois, Liz Gillis, J. Gilray, A. Percival
{"title":"Introduced Canadian Eastern grey squirrels: squirrelpox virus surveillance and why nothing matters","authors":"C. McInnes, C. Shuttleworth, K. Larsen, D. Everest, C. Bruemmer, B. Carroll, C. Romeo, T. Sainsbury, G. Crawshaw, S. Dubois, Liz Gillis, J. Gilray, A. Percival","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00331-2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00331-2020","url":null,"abstract":"Squirrelpox virus (SQPV), an unapparent infection of the Eastern grey squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis ), is considered to be mediating the ecological replacement of the Eurasian red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland. Evidence suggests that the Eastern grey squirrel is the natural reservoir host of SQPV and therefore there is considerable concern amongst conservationists that when translocated out of its natural range in North America, the Eastern grey squirrel could pose a similar threat to encountered indigenous squirrel populations. Serum samples collected from Eastern grey squirrels from British Columbia (BC), Canada, an introduced population derivedfromsquirrelstranslocatedatthebeginningofthe20thCentury, weresurveyedforevidence of antibodies against SQPV. None of the 130 samples tested had antibodies to the virus, contrasting with15outof19(79%)positiveserumsamplescollectedfromOntario, apopulationwithinthenat-ural range of the Eastern grey squirrel. We conclude that BC is currently free of SQPV and that to maintain the virus-free status further translocations of grey squirrels from their native range should be prevented. A comprehensive study of the founding population and comparison with the other populations in BC, including broad epidemiological surveillance for the virus is recommended as an early warning for potential incursions of the virus and the threats that this may pose.","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78089662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Who am I? Testing I3S Contour on the facial mask of the Western polecat ( Mustela putorius )","authors":"L. Russo, A. Loy","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00317-2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00317-2020","url":null,"abstract":"Acknowledgements This study was founded by the National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni, as part of a project on mesocarnivores in Italy. We are particularly grateful to museum curators of Collezione Teriologica del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali di Bergamo; Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Carmagnola; Museo geologico “G. Cortesi”, Castell’Arquato; Collezione Altobello del Museo di Zoologia dell’Università di Bologna, MUSE – Museo delle Scienze, Trento; Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara; Museo di Storia Naturale ed Archeologia di Montebelluna; Civico Museo Insubrico di Storia Naturale, Induno Olona; and Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Pavia who provided the pictures used in this study. We are grateful to the two anonymous reviewers who helped improve the clarity of the manuscript. Abstract","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84550705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantification of sex-related diet composition by free-ranging mountain hares ( Lepus timidus )","authors":"M. Rehnus, K. Bollmann","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00271-2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00271-2019","url":null,"abstract":"Variability in habitat use influences animal distribution and can lead to different life-histories across sexes and individuals. Such differences are frequently observed in species with sexual dimorphism, but less known in monomorphic species. In this study, we investigated sex-related differences in the diet of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) — a monomorphic species — during the mating season (spring) and the post-reproductive period (autumn). We investigated the diet composition by the microhistological analysis of pellets of 18 individuals (8 males, 10 females) which were surveyed from 2015 to 2017 by a non-invasive genetic population monitoring in the Swiss National Park. We found significant differences in diet composition between seasons and sexes. Females consumed a higher proportion of graminoids in the mating season, probably due to higher energetic needs at that time of the year. Our study shows that further attention should be given to sex-specific diet composition of monomorphic species.","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80177235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Arias-Aguilar, Eduardo Chacón‐Madrigal, R. Laval, B. Rodríguez‐Herrera
{"title":"Diversity and activity patterns of aerial insectivorous bats along an altitudinal gradient in a tropical forest in Costa Rica","authors":"Adriana Arias-Aguilar, Eduardo Chacón‐Madrigal, R. Laval, B. Rodríguez‐Herrera","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00244-2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00244-2019","url":null,"abstract":"Bat diversity and activity have been documented to change with elevation and to be correlated with temperature variation, especially in temperate regions. Acoustic elevational studies of insectivorous bat fauna in tropical mountains are scarce. Here, we investigated diversity, general and species-specific activity patterns of aerial insectivorous bats along an elevational gradient in Costa Rica and tested the hypothesis that on tropical wet mountains species richness of insectivorous bats follows a decreasing pattern with elevation. We expected a peak of species diversity and activity at lower elevations and higher temperatures and nomajor differences betweenmonths. With simultaneous acoustic monitoring on five elevations, we recorded 11 984 bat passes during approximately 550 recording hours and identified 15 species, two genera and one sonotype at the family level. We found the highest diversity and activity of bats at mid-elevations, besides elevational, temporal and species-specific differences that were partially explained by temperature. The fact that in our transect humidity does not change with elevation may explain observed differences from the expected patterns. Climate change in Monteverde could be one of the factors resulting in elevational movements of bats to mid-elevations, probably affecting the availability of food resources, and thus the foraging activity of aerial insectivorous bats.","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75117108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Limb bone stress in the mara Dolichotis patagonum (Caviomorpha; Caviidae; Dolichotinae)","authors":"A. Vassallo, O. Rocha-Barbosa","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00297-2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00297-2020","url":null,"abstract":"Acknowledgements We thank Dr. Itatí Olivares for allowing access to mara specimens under its care at Museo de La Plata (La Plata), and Dr. Carlos Capiel and the sta of Instituto Radiológico (Mar del Plata). Thanks to Dr. Leandro Hohl for review the MS text. We thank the anonymous reviewers for their criticism of the manuscript. Financial support A.I.V.: CONICET PIP 2014-2016 N°11220130100375 and Grant EXA918 / 18 from University of Mar del Plata; O.R.B.: Programa Prociência/UERJ, CAPES, (UAB). CRBio 2085. Abstract","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81448715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Azorit, M. J. Tenorio, A. Casinos, Antonio Jesús López Montoya, M. J. López-Fuster, O. R. Barbosa
{"title":"Searching for indicators of age, sex and population in European mouflon mandibles","authors":"C. Azorit, M. J. Tenorio, A. Casinos, Antonio Jesús López Montoya, M. J. López-Fuster, O. R. Barbosa","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00197-2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00197-2019","url":null,"abstract":"1Departamento de Biología Animal, Vegetal y Ecología, Área de Zoología, Universidad de Jaén, Spain 2Dept. CMIM y Química Inorgánica-INBIO, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain 3Dept. of Evolutionay Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain 4Dept. of Statistics and Operational Research, University of Jaén, Spain 5Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79465337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Amaral, M. J. Pereira, Aurelea Mader, M. Ferraz, Jéssica Bandeira Pereira, L. Oliveira
{"title":"Wind farm bat fatalities in southern Brazil: temporal patterns and influence of environmental factors","authors":"I. Amaral, M. J. Pereira, Aurelea Mader, M. Ferraz, Jéssica Bandeira Pereira, L. Oliveira","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00256-2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00256-2019","url":null,"abstract":"1Universidade Vale do Rio dos Sinos 2Ardea Consultoria Ambiental, R. Botafogo, 1287, sala 202, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90150-053 3Bird and Mammal Evolution, Systematics and Ecology Lab, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Agronomia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 91501-970 4Grupo de Estudos de Mamíferos Aquáticos do Rio Grande do Sul","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73336235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabio Marcolin, F. Iordan, E. Pizzul, A. Pallavicini, V. Torboli, C. Manfrin, L. Quaglietta
{"title":"Otter diet and prey selection in a recently recolonized area assessed using microscope analysis and DNA barcoding","authors":"Fabio Marcolin, F. Iordan, E. Pizzul, A. Pallavicini, V. Torboli, C. Manfrin, L. Quaglietta","doi":"10.4404/HYSTRIX-00260-2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4404/HYSTRIX-00260-2019","url":null,"abstract":"Acknowledgements We thank Marco Pavanello, Luca Dorigo, Marco Bertoli and Federica Fonda for their helpful suggestions during study design and precious help during the fieldwork and the Regional Environmental Agency of the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (ARPA FVG), which provided some data about fish composition and density in the study area. We thank Federico De Pascalis for his friendly suggestions over the manuscript. Finally, we thank the two anonymous reviewers who, with their helpful comments, helped us to improve the quality of this manuscript. Dedicated to Maurizio Marcolin and Giovanna Cal that inspired the continuation of this work even in the most struggling moments. Abstract","PeriodicalId":55036,"journal":{"name":"Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74442414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}