A5077072850- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Mammal Research Institute
2015-2024
Polish Academy of Sciences
2015-2024
Coexistence of ecologically similar species relies on differences in one or more dimensions their ecological niches, such as space, time and resources diel and/or seasonal scales. However, niche differentiation may result from other mechanisms avoidance high predation pressure, different adaptations requirements species. Stone marten (Martes foina) pine martes) occur sympatrically over a large area Central Europe utilize habitats food, therefore it is expected that coexistence requires at...
The social system of animals involves a complex interplay between physiology, natural history, and the environment. Long relied upon discrete categorizations “social” “solitary” inhibit our capacity to understand species their interactions with world around them. Here, we use globally distributed camera trapping dataset test drivers aggregating into groups in (martens relatives, family Mustelidae , Order Carnivora ) assumed be obligately solitary. We simple quantification, probability being...
Invasive alien species pose a major threat to ecosystems by outcompeting native for resources, altering habitats, enabling potential genetic hybridisation and introducing pathogens into the environment. An understanding of factors that determine virus transfer between invasive is crucial mitigation negative impact introduced. This study presents comprehensive analysis influencing Aleutian mink disease (AMDV) infection in mustelids Poland, following its introduction feral American mink. AMDV...
Population genetic diversity and structure are determined by past current evolutionary processes, among which spatially limited dispersal, drift, shifts in species distribution boundaries have major effects. In most wildlife species, environmental modifications humans often lead to contraction of species' ranges and/or limit their dispersal acting as barriers. However, well adapted anthropogenic habitat or open landscapes, human induced changes may facilitate range expansions. this study, we...
Abstract Abiotic factors are limitations that can affect animal activity and distribution, whether directly or indirectly. The objective of this study was to evaluate how abiotic influence the two mustelid species inhabiting same region but different habitats in NE Poland—pine marten inhabits forests stone occupy built-up areas. From 1991 2016, we obtained 23,639 year-round observations 15 pine martens 8524 47 martens. We explore ambient temperature, snow cover depth moonlight reaching...
Many species show spatial variation in body size, often associated with climatic patterns. Studying contrasting geographical patterns related to climate might help elucidate the role of different drivers. We analysed changes mass two sympatric medium-sized carnivores-pine marten (Martes martes) and stone foina)-across Europe over 59 years. The pine increased decreasing latitude, whereas varied a more complex pattern across its geographic range. Over time, average martens by 255 g (24%),...
Isolated patches resulting from habitat fragmentation can be surrounded by matrices with different permeabilities that restrict dispersal and affect space use patterns. In this study, we examined the consequences of being isolated on patterns stone marten (Martes foina). We radio-tracked 41 martens at two study sites: a highly site (HIS) in villages inside Białowieża Primeval Forest low-isolated (LIS) within heterogenous landscape comprising mosaic agriculture forest patches. Observations...
Abstract Climate and environmental changes affect species' morphology ecology, with different responses to shifting abiotic biotic factors observed across species. Here, we tested how the structural body size of pine marten its population sex ratio shifted over time alongside climate change. We analysed temporal in morphological traits using 11 measurements skulls ( N = 158) collected between 1903 2020 originating from Poland. linked them climatic primary production variations assessed...
Abstract Climate and environmental changes affect species’ morphology ecology; however, the response of a species to in abiotic biotic factors is not always consistent. Here, we tested how structural body size pine marten its population sex ratio changed over time alongside climate change. We analysed temporal morphological traits using 11 measurements skulls collected between 1903 2020, linking them with climatic primary production variations. assessed demographic by calculating 61 years....
Change in body size is considered to be one of the animal responses climate warming, although many cases it difficult show whether evolutionary or a result phenotypic plasticity. In this study, we analysed long-term changes and sex ratio European polecat Mustela putorius relation two factors: warming competition with invasive American mink Neovison vison. years 1959–2021, average mass polecats inhabiting north-eastern Poland increased from 869 1109 g males 449 690 females, whereas structural...