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Social interactions in a solitary carnivore

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Current Zoology 2017年第4期63卷 357-362页

作者： L. Mark ELBROCH Howard QUIGLEY Panthera 8 West 40th Street 18th Floor New York NY 10018 USA

In total, 177 of 245 terrestrial carnivores are described as solitary, and much of carnivore ecology is built on the assumptions that interactions between adult solitary carnivores are rare. We employed Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and motion-triggered cameras to test predictions of land-tenure territoriality and the resource dispersion hypothesis in a territorial carnivore, the puma . We documented 89 independent GPS interactions, 60% of which occurred at puma kills (53), 59 camera interactions, 11 (17%) of which captured courtship behaviors, and 5 other interactions (1 F-F, 3 M-F, and 1 M-M). Mean minimum weekly contact rates were 5.5 times higher in winter, the season when elk were aggregated at lower elevations and during which puma courtship primarily occurred. In winter, contacts rates were 0.6 ± 0.3 (standard deviation (SD)) interactions/week vs. 0.1 ± 0.1 (SD) interactions/week during summer. The preponderance of interactions at food sources supported the resource dispersion hypothesis, which predicts that resource fluxes can explain temporary social behaviors that do not result in any apparent benefits for the individuals involved. Conspecific tolerance is logical when a prey is so large that the predator that killed it cannot consume it entirely, and thus, the costs of tolerating a conspecific sharing the kill are less than the potential costs associated with defending it and being injured. Puma aggregations at kills numbered as high as 9, emphasizing the need for future research on what explains tolerance among solitary carnivores.

关键词：食肉动物社会行为孤独相互作用 GPS系统全球定位系统动物资源相机测试

Challenges of snow leopard conservation in China

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Science China(Life Sciences) 2016年第6期59卷 637-639页

作者： Juan Li Lingyun Xiao Zhi Lu Center for Nature and Society College of Life Sciences Peking University Beijing 100871 China Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management University of California Berkeley CA 94720-3114 USA Panthera New York NY 10018 USA Shanshui Conservation Center Beijing 100871 China

The snow leopard(Panthera uncial,Figure 1A)is a kind of beautiful big cat that is believed to originate on the Tibetan Plateau seven million years ago(Tseng et al.,2013),and now inhabits alpine and subalpine zones in the remote and rugged mountains on the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding mountain ranges.Its range countries include Afghanistan,Bhutan,China,India,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Mongolia,Nepal,Pakistan,Russia,Tajikistan,and

关键词：雪豹护面中国青藏高原亚高山

Mortality of Amur tigers:The more things change,the more they stay the same

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Integrative Zoology 2015年第4期10卷 344-353页

作者： Hugh S.ROBINSON John M.GOODRICH Dale G.MIQUELLE Clayton S.MILLER Ivan V.SERYODKIN Panthera New YorkNew YorkUSA Wildlife Conservation Society BronxNew YorkUSA Wildlife Biology Program College of Forestry and ConservationUniversity of MontanaMissoulaMontanaUSA Pacific Geographical Institute Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesVladivostokRussia Far Eastern Federal University VladivostokRussia

Poaching as well as loss of habitat and prey are identified as causes of tiger population declines.Although some studies have examined habitat requirements and prey availability,few studies have quantified cause-specific mortality of tigers.We used cumulative incidence functions(CIFs)to quantify cause-specific mortality rates of tigers,expanding and refining earlier studies to assess the potential impact of a newly emerging disease.To quantify changes in tiger mortality over time,we re-examined data first collected by Goodrich et al.(2008;study period 1:1992–2004)as well as new telemetry data collected since January 2005(study period 2:2005–2012)using a total of 57 tigers(27 males and 30 females)monitored for an average of 747 days(range 26–4718 days).Across the entire study period(1992 to 2012)we found an estimated average annual survival rate of 0.75 for all tigers combined.Poaching was the primary cause of mortality during both study periods,followed by suspected poaching,distemper and natural/unknown causes.Since 2005,poaching mortality has remained relatively constant and,if combined with suspected poaching,may account for a loss of 17–19%of the population each year.Canine distemper virus(CDV)may be an additive form of mortality to the population,currently accounting for an additional 5%.Despite this relatively new source of mortality,poaching remains the main threat to Amur tiger survival and,therefore,population growth.

关键词： canine distemper virus cause-specific mortality cumulative incidence function Panthera tigris altaica poaching

Monitoring tigers with confidence

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Integrative Zoology 2010年第4期5卷 342-350页

作者： Matthew LINKIE Gurutzeta GUILLERA-ARROITA Joseph SMITH DMark RAYAN Fauna&Flora International CambridgeUK National Centre for Statistical Ecology School of MathematicsStatistics and Actuarial ScienceUniversity of KentCanterburyUK Panthera New YorkNYUSA WWF Malaysia SelangorMalaysia Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology University of KentCanterburyUK

With only 5%of the world’s wild tigers(Panthera tigris Linnaeus,1758)remaining since the last century,conservationists urgently need to know whether or not the management strategies currently being employed are effectively protecting these tigers.This knowledge is contingent on the ability to reliably monitor tiger populations,or subsets,over space and time.In the this paper,we focus on the 2 seminal methodologies(camera trap and occupancy surveys)that have enabled the monitoring of tiger populations with greater confidence.Specifically,we:(i)describe their statistical theory and application in the field;(ii)discuss issues associated with their survey designs and state variable modeling;and,(iii)discuss their future directions.These methods have had an unprecedented influence on increasing statistical rigor within tiger surveys and,also,surveys of other carnivore species.Nevertheless,only 2 published camera trap studies have gone beyond single baseline assessments and actually monitored population trends.For low density tiger populations(e.g.<1 adult tiger/100 km2)obtaining sufficient precision for state variable estimates from camera trapping remains a challenge because of insufficient detection probabilities and/or sample sizes.Occupancy surveys have overcome this problem by redefining the sampling unit(e.***.grid cells and not individual tigers).Current research is focusing on developing spatially explicit capture-mark-recapture models and estimating abundance indices from landscape-scale occupancy surveys,as well as the use of genetic information for identifying and monitoring tigers.The widespread application of these monitoring methods in the field now enables complementary studies on the impact of the different threats to tiger populations and their response to varying management intervention.

关键词： capture carnivore detection probability occupancy presence

The differential genetic signatures related to climatic landscapes for jaguars and pumas on a continental scale

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Integrative Zoology 2021年第1期16卷 2-18页

作者： Marina ZANIN Noa GONZALEZ-BORRAJO Cuauhtémoc CHÁVEZ Yamel RUBIO Bart HARMSEN Claudia KELLER Pablo VILLALVA Ana Carolina SRBEK-ARAUJO Leonora Pires COSTA Francisco PALOMARES Biology Department Federal University of MaranhãoSão LuísBrazil Departamento de Biologia de la Conservación Estación Biológica de DoñanaSevillaSpain Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico CityMexico Escuela de Biologia Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaCuliacánMexico Panthera New YorkUSA Biodiversity Coordination Amazon Research InstituteManausBrazil Biology Department Vila Velha UniversityVila VelhaBrazil Biological Sciences Department Federal University of Espírito SantoVitóriaBrazil

Modern and paleoclimate changes may have altered species dynamics by shifting species’niche suitability over space and time.We analyze whether the current genetic structure and isolation of the two large American felids,jaguar(Panthera onca)and puma(Puma concolor),are mediated by changes in climatic suitability and connection routes over modern and paleoclimatic landscapes.We estimate species distribution under 5 climatic landscapes(modern,Holocene,last maximum glaciations[LMG],average suitability,and climatic instability)and correlate them with individuals’genetic isolation through causal modeling on a resemblance matrix.Both species exhibit genetic isolation patterns correlated with LMG climatic suitability,suggesting that these areas may have worked as“allele refuges.”However,the jaguar showed higher vulnerability to climate changes,responding to modern climatic suitability and connection routes,whereas the puma showed a continuous and gradual transition of genetic variation.Despite differential responsiveness to climate change,both species are subjected to the climatic effects on genetic configuration,which may make them susceptible to future climatic changes,since these are progressing faster and with higher intensity than changes in the paleoclimate.Thus,the effects of climatic changes should be considered in the design of conservation strategies to ensure evolutionary and demographic processes mediated by gene flow for both species.

关键词： causal modeling climatic landscape ecological niche modeling gene flow linear mixed model

Estimating abundance and density of Amur tigers along the Sino- Russian border

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Integrative Zoology 2016年第4期11卷 322-332页

作者： Wenhong XIAO Limin FENG Pu MOU Dale GMIQUELLE Mark HEBBLEWHITE Joshua FGOLDBERG Hugh SROBINSON Xiaodan ZHAO Bo ZHOU Tianming WANG Jianping GE State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Engineeringand College of Life SciencesBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina Wildlife Biology Program Department of Ecosystem and Conservation SciencesCollege of Forestry and ConservationUniversity of MontanaMissoulaMontanaUSA Wildlife Conservation Society BronxNew YorkUSA Department of Ecology Far Eastern Federal UniversityAyaksRusski IslandVladivostokRussia Evolution Ecology and Organismal Biology ProgramDepartment of BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaRiversideCaliforniaUSA Panthera New YorkNYUSA

As an apex predator the Amur tiger(Panthera tigris altaica)could play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity of forest ecosystems in Northeast Asia.Due to habitat loss and harvest over the past century,tigers rapidly declined in China and are now restricted to the Russian Far East and bordering habitat in nearby China.To facilitate restoration of the tiger in its historical range,reliable estimates of population size are essential to assess effectiveness of conservation interventions.Here we used camera trap data collected in Hunchun National Nature Reserve from April to June 2013 and 2014 to estimate tiger density and abundance using both maximum likelihood and Bayesian spatially explicit capture-recapture(SECR)methods.A minimum of 8 individuals were detected in both sample periods and the documentation of marking behavior and reproduction suggests the presence of a resident population.Using Bayesian SECR modeling within the 11400 km2 state space,density estimates were 0.33 and 0.40 individuals/100 km^(2) in 2013 and 2014,respectively,corresponding to an estimated abundance of 38 and 45 animals for this transboundary Sino-Russian population.In a maximum likelihood framework,we estimated densities of 0.30 and 0.24 individuals/100 km^(2) corresponding to abundances of 34 and 27,in 2013 and 2014,respectively.These density estimates are comparable to other published estimates for resident Amur tiger populations in the Russian Far East.This study reveals promising signs of tiger recovery in Northeast China,and demonstrates the importance of connectivity between the Russian and Chinese populations for recovering tigers in Northeast China.

关键词： Amur tiger camera traps density individual identification spatial capture-recapture

Genetic identification and reiterated captures suggest that the Astyanax mexicanus El Pachón cavefish population is closed and declining

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Zoological Research 2023年第4期44卷 701-711页

作者： Laurent Legendre Julie Rode Isabelle Germon Marie Pavie Carla Quiviger Maxime Policarpo Julien Leclercq Stéphane Père Julien Fumey Carole Hyacinthe Patricia Ornelas-García Luis Espinasa Sylvie Rétaux Didier Casane UniversitéParis-Saclay CNRSIRDUMRÉvolutionGénomesComportement etÉcologieGif-sur-Yvette 91190France Objectif Sciences International NGO OSI-Panthera ProgramGeneva 99140Switzerland Institut de Neuroscience Paris-Saclay UniversitéParis-Saclay and CNRSSaclay 91400France Institut Pasteur UniversitéParis CitéCNRS UMR 2000Microbial Paleogenomics UnitParis 75015France Institut Pasteur UniversitéParis CitéBioinformatics and Biostatistics HubParis 75015France Department of Genetics Harvard Medical SchoolBlavatnik InstituteBoston MA 02115USA Colección Nacional de Peces Departamento de ZoologíaInstituto de BiologíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMéxico DF CP 04510México School of Science Marist CollegePoughkeepsieNew York 12601USA UniversitéParis Cité UFR Sciences du VivantParis 75013France Zoological Institute Department of Environmental SciencesUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland

The sizes of Astyanax mexicanus blind cavefish populations of North-East Mexico are demographic parameters of great importance for investigating a variety of ecological,evolutionary,and conservation issues.However,few estimates have been obtained.For these mobile animals living in an environment difficult to explore as a whole,methods based on capture-mark-recapture are appropriate,but their feasibility and interpretation of results depend on several assumptions that must be carefully examined.Here,we provide evidence that minimally invasive genetic identification from captures at different time intervals(three days and three years)can give insights into cavefish population size dynamics as well as other important demographic parameters of interest.We also provide tools to calibrate sampling and genotyping efforts necessary to reach a given level of precision.Our results suggest that the El Pachón cave population is currently very small,of an order of magnitude of a few hundreds of individuals,and is distributed in a relatively isolated area.The probable decline in population size in the El Pachón cave since the last census in 1971 raises serious conservation issues.

关键词： Cavefish Population size Conservation Swabbing Genetic identification