A5060294729- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Radar Systems and Signal Processing
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Optical measurement and interference techniques
University of Freiburg
2022-2024
Frankfurt Zoological Society
2020-2024
Bavarian Forest National Park
2022-2024
University of Inland Norway
2024
University College Dublin
2020-2023
Abstract Behavioural variation at the individual level has been shown to play an important role in animal ecology and evolution. Whereas most studies have focused on subadult or adult subjects, neonates relatively neglected, despite showing that can exhibit consistent inter‐individual differences during early developmental stages. Steroid hormones, including glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisol) androgens testosterone), a crucial foetal development maturation could therefore drive neonate...
The recovery and expansion of formerly isolated wolf populations in Europe raise questions about the nature their interactions future consequences for population viability conservation. Will fragmented fuse or maintain a certain level isolation with migration? Central is suitable obtaining empirical data this field as it represents ‘crossroad' potential contact among several phylogeographic lineages. In study, non‐invasive genetic samples obtained during monitoring Bohemian Bavarian Forest...
Human activities can induce significant behavioural changes in wildlife. Often explored through extractive interactions (e.g. hunting) that favour certain traits, the implications of non-extractive ones, such as wildlife feeding, remain understudied. Research shows people tend to bolder individuals within populations despite their dynamics and consequences being unclear. Using fallow deer a peri-urban environment, we studied whether mothers show reduced fear humans consistently approach them...
The Anthropocene continuously escalates the challenges and threats faced by large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes. Given their unique conservation management requirements, detailed insights into behaviour relation to human-induced risks are crucial designing landscapes of coexistence for people predators, containing key features such as nature areas. Adaptations like selection or avoidance areas at certain times reveal dynamic perception risk-landscapes trade-offs with potential...
No war has seen such cyber-complexity as what followed the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and consequential torrent related photographic video content shared. Some this inevitably features animals wild nature previously unseen, unique wartime situations. This creates a opportunity to understand how affects wildlife. Armed conflicts are still unfortunate but significant hallmarks human civilization 21st century. Modern warfare is intrinsically linked technological...
The Eurasian lynx is a large carnivore widely distributed across Eurasia. However, our understanding of population status heterogeneous their range, with some populations isolated that are at risk reduced genetic variation and complete lack information about others. In many European countries, monitored through demographic studies crucial for conservation management. Even so, there only rough fragmented assessments from Ukraine Belarus, despite strict protection in both countries importance...
Wildlife in the Anthropocene is increasingly constrained both spatially and temporally by lethal non-lethal human disturbance. For large carnivores with extensive space requirements, like wolves Eurasian lynx, avoiding disturbance European landscapes challenging when sufficient low rarely available. Consequently, investigating behavioural adjustments to presence critical understanding capacity adapt We hypothesised that under conditions, would adjust their temporal behaviours make use of...
Abstract Morphometric measurements in wildlife are essential data needed to link behaviour and ecology life‐history traits. However, acquisition of such data, especially large vertebrates, is a challenging limiting aspect many studies due associated capture handling. Ultimately, this prevents testing important hypotheses ecology. We demonstrate how overcome some these challenges by improving the far‐reaching potential photogrammetry for wildlife. validate methodology using acquire complex,...
Abstract Reproductive senescence, the decline in reproductive performance with increasing age, is extensively documented females but much less investigated males. However, senescence of secondary sexual traits males, such as horns or antlers, has been reported across various vertebrate species. Our study investigates antler size, a conspicuous precopulatory trait male deer, by taking advantage detailed monitoring free-ranging population Fallow Deer (Dama dama) living peri-urban area. We...
Abstract Humans are a major evolutionary force on wildlife via artificial selection. While often explored through the lens of extractive interactions (e.g., hunting) able to favour certain behavioural traits over others, implications non-extractive ones, such as feeding, remain under-studied. Research has recently shown that people tend feed (and sometimes favour) limited subset bolder individuals within natural populations, although its dynamics and consequences not fully clear. Using...
Abstract Human-wildlife conflict in expanding peri-urban and urban areas is of increasing concern, as a result growing human populations along with the associated anthropogenic footprint on wildlife habitats. Empirical data from research carried out within dominated landscapes are key to understanding effects pressures ecology behaviour, exploring behavioural flexibility (or phenotypic plasticity), informing management decisions. Here, we explored how female fallow deer ( Dama dama )...
Abstract Humans are a major evolutionary force on wildlife via artificial selection. While often explored through the lens of extractive interactions (e.g., hunting) able to favour certain behavioural traits over others, implications non-extractive ones, such as feeding, remain under-studied. Research has recently shown that people tend feed (and sometimes favour) limited subset bolder individuals within natural populations, although its dynamics and consequences not fully clear. Using...