Context-Dependent Movement Responses of Large Carabids to Forest Gap Cuttings Continuous cover forestry aims to mimic natural disturbance dynamics and thus preserve the structure of uneven-aged, semi-natural forests. A common practice within this silvicultural system is the selective logging of single trees or small groups of trees, creating small-scale canopy…
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Publication – Halpern et al., Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Negligible behavioural variation in Hungarian meadow vipers (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis) captive-reared intensively and the effects of simple environmental enrichment Captive breeding and reintroduction are typically seen as a last resort to save a certain taxon or population from going extinct. However, it is hard to decide between intensive (maximum growth,…
Continue Reading....Publication – Herczeg D et al., BMC Biology
Experimental evidence for behavioural cooling as a response to virus infection in an ectothermic vertebrate BackgroundBehavioural plasticity may contribute to the ability of wild animals to survive disease outbreaks. In absence of endogen heat control, ectothermic animals adjust their body temperature behaviourally. While many studies reported behavioural fever, its opposite,…
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