A5080837898- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Bone and Dental Protein Studies
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
Universidad de Oviedo
1994-2024
University of Castilla-La Mancha
2017-2024
Biodiversity Research Institute
2023
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2015-2023
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos
2017-2021
Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha
2021
University of Córdoba
2015-2020
James Hutton Institute
2012-2018
Estación Biológica de Doñana
2015-2016
AgResearch
2012
As the brain is responsible for managing an individual's behavioral response to its environment, we should expect that large relative size evolutionary cognitively challenging behaviors. The "social hypothesis" argues maintaining group cohesion demanding as individuals living in groups need be able resolve conflicts impact on their ability meet resource requirements. If sociality does impose cognitive demands, changes and coupled over time. In this study, analyze data 206 species of...
Abstract Landscape features have been shown to strongly influence dispersal and, consequently, the genetic population structure of organisms. Studies quantifying effect landscape on gene flow large mammals with high capabilities are rare and mainly focused at geographical scales. In this study, we assessed several natural human‐made red deer in Scottish Highlands by analysing 695 individuals for 21 microsatellite markers. Despite relatively small scale study area (115 × 87 km), significant...
Jarman (1974) proposed a series of relationships between habitat use, food dispersion, and social behavior hypothesized evolutionary steps leading to sexual dimorphism in body size through selection African antelope species. The hypothesis states that evolved three‐step process. Initially, ancestral monomorphic monogamous ungulate species occupying closed habitats radiated into open grassland habitats. Polygynous mating systems then rapidly response the aggregation males females, perhaps...
In ungulates it is argued that specialization in the consumption of a particular type food (feeding style) reflected morphological adaptations organs involved selection, processing and digestion food. We analysed differences size morphology some oral traits have been functionally related to food–selection ability (muzzle width, incisor–arcade shape, incisor shape), prehension (incisor protrusion), comminution (molar occlusal surface area, hypsodonty (high–crowned molars)) intake rate...
This study investigates, for the first time (to our knowledge) any animal group, evolution of phylogenetic differences in fibre digestibility across a wide range feeds that differ potential (fibre to lignin ratio) ruminants. Data, collated from literature, were analysed using linear mixed model allows different sources random variability, covariates and fixed effects, as well controlling relatedness. approach overcomes problem defining boundaries separate ruminant feeding styles (browsers,...
The vision of rewilding is to return ecosystems a “natural” or “self-willed” state with trophic complexity, dispersal (and connectivity) and stochastic disturbance in place. concept gaining traction, particularly Europe where significant land abandonment has taken place recent years. However, reality, the purest form (Rewilding Max) constrained by number context-specific factors whereby it may not be possible restore native species that part structure ecosystem if they are extinct (for...
Abstract The loss of tooth effectiveness due to molar wear has been proposed as an important cause mortality in ungulate populations. Voluntary intakes, digestibility, mean retention times, chewing behaviour (during eating and rumination), diet selection (physical selection: short vs long particles hay; botanical leaf stem) were compared two groups female red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) which differed occlusal surface area, order test the hypothesis that behavioural physiological mechanisms can...
Food intake is a key biological process in animals, as it determines the energy and nutrients available for physiological behavioural processes. In herbivores, abundance, structure quality of plant resources are known to influence strongly. ruminants, forage declines, digestibility total decline. Equids believed be adapted consume high-fibre low-quality forages. As hindgut fermenters, has been suggested that their response reduction food increase maintain rates nutrient absorption. All...
Abstract A recent study showed that antlers have evolved a high rate of growth due to the expression proto-oncogenes and they also express several tumour suppressor genes control risk cancer. This may explain why deer antler velvet (DAV) extract shows anti-tumour activity. The fast innervation through in close association blood vessels provides unique environment but non-cancerous proliferation heterogeneous cell populations. We set out anti-cancer effect DAV glioblastoma (GB) lines...
Abstract Knowing the age of individuals is crucial for almost any analysis population dynamics, evolution, palaeontology, management and conservation. The aim this study was to provide practitioner with a practical cost‐effective method estimate large numbers red deer samples. Using 694 mandibles S cottish known age, we compared bias precision five most widely used methods estimating based on tooth characters. Two reference collections photographs representing different stages wear, two...
As a general rule, males of sexually dimorphic ungulate species have evolved larger body size than females but shorter reproductive life spans as elements their strategy for intrasexual competition mating opportunities. Evolutionary theories senescence predict that the durability somatic structures should relate to length span. This prediction has recently been tested red deer (Cervus elaphus): molariform teeth are smaller and less durable those females, which corresponds with sex...