A5024413158- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Forest Management and Policy
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments
2024
Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage
2006-2022
Office Français de la Biodiversité
2022
Institute for Biodiversity
2022
Use of food resources by herbivores depends on intrinsic constraints, essentially body size and morpho-physiological characteristics, which determine the range foods they tolerate environmental such as seasonality interspecific interactions, availability resources. We analysed a collection rumen contents samples from sympatric populations red deer Cervus elaphus roe Capreolus capreolus tested several theoretical predictions relating to impact constraints diet composition, diversity...
Abstract Genome‐wide technologies open up new possibilities to clarify questions on genetic structure and phylogeographic history of taxa previously studied with microsatellite loci mitochondrial sequences. Here, we used 736 individual red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) samples genotyped at 35,701 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) assess the population species throughout Europe. The results identified 28 populations, higher degrees distinction in peripheral compared mainland populations....
Sex chromosomes differ in their inheritance properties from autosomes, and hence may encode complementary information about past demographic events. We compiled analysed a range-wide resequencing dataset of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), one few Eurasian herbivores Late Pleistocene megafauna still found throughout much its historic range. Our analyses 144 whole genomes reveal striking discrepancies between population clusters suggested by autosomal X-chromosomal data. postulate that genetic...
ABSTRACT The literature on bark‐stripping by red deer Cervus elaphus in Europe is reviewed to reveal quantitative variation this behaviour and relate it density local characteristics such as dominant tree species, occurrence of artificial feeding, altitude, region size the study site. We also review importance bark diets over seasons discuss causes bark‐stripping, focusing significance food. Over 36 sites examined, rate was highly variable (from 0 84% susceptible trees debarked), with less...
Abstract Wildlife–vehicle collisions are of increasing concern with regards to the continuous and accelerating anthropogenic development. Preventing mitigating wildlife will require a better understanding environmental biological drivers collision risks. Because species large mammals differ in terms food requirements, habitat selection movement behaviors we tested, at management unit level, if density red deer, roe deer wild boar differed spatial distribution explanatory factors. From 20,275...
Bark stripping by large herbivores is widespread, yet poorly understood. Our study was carried out in a 2000‐ha area situated the Vosges Mountains, France, where beech Fagus sylvatica bark heavily stripped red deer Cervus elaphus . We tested whether seasonal variation frequency of correlated with nutritive value or mechanical properties (using an index detachability). also evaluated selected trees based on chemical composition their (e.g. carbohydrates and minerals). Bark‐stripped had...
In seasonal environments, the timing of reproduction often matches with peak food resources. One well-known effect global warming is an earlier phenology resources, leading to a possible mismatch between for consumers and peak. However, may also change dynamics such as intensity frequency pulsed mast seeding. How quantitative changes in seeding influence seed remains unexplored. Here, we assess how yearly variation influences mating time wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), widespread consumer species....
Practical gaps in knowledge of fence ecology or its specific requirements still exist despite numerous recommendations scattered throughout various articles. We recently carried out two different studies on fences a French context whose results corroborate this observation, and highlight the need to synthetise prioritise scientific technical research. The first study was an exploratory research project escape devices used allow ungulates exit fenced transport infrastructure right‐of‐way....
The tick Ixodes ricinus is widely distributed across Europe and responsible for the transmission of several pathogens to humans animals. In this study, we used a knowledge-based method map variations in habitat suitability I. ticks throughout continental France Corsica. multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) integrated four major biotic abiotic factors known influence populations: climate, land cover, altitude density wild ungulates. For each factor, index (HSI) values were attributed...
Abstract The recent emergence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Europe has become a new public health risk for monitoring wild and farmed cervids. This disease, due to prions, proliferated North America contagious manner. In several mammalian species, polymorphisms the prion protein gene ( PRNP ) play crucial role susceptibility prions their spread. To obtain reliable picture distribution two most common cervid species France, we sequenced open reading frame (ORF) this 2114 animals, 1116...
Abstract Wildlife–vehicle collisions are of increasing concern with regards to the continuous and accelerating anthropogenic development. Preventing mitigating wildlife will require a better understanding environmental biological drivers collision risks. Because species large mammals differ in terms food requirements, habitat selection movement behaviours we tested at management unit level if density red deer, roe deer wild boar differed spatial distribution explanatory factors. From 20,275...