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Supplementary Table S27.1: Animal species native to South Africa that have invasive populations elsewhere.
<p>Animal species native to South Africa that have invasive populations elsewhere. Sorted by expected chronological appearance in the first place they were recorded as alien species. Notes are made on whether the introduction is known to be (Y) or not (N) from South Africa (or unknown U). Pathways are according to the CBD pathway classification scheme (Harrower et al. 2017), along with an indication of whether the introduction was intentional or accidental. Species that have multi-continental distributions, and which may in addition have some introduced populations are shown at the end of the table.</p>
Dataset of habitat quality does not predict animal population abundance on frequently disturbed landscapes
<p>The data presented here are related to the research article entitled "Habitat quality does not predict animal population abundance on frequently disturbed landscapes". Using an individual-based model, we simulated movement of theoretical individuals in a dynamically disturbed landscape and quantified the error of predicting population spatial relative abundance using an habitat model. This dataset provides the Earth Mover's Distance (EMD) as prediction error measure obtained in simulations with varying individual step length and disturbance frequency.</p>
A comparison of density estimation methods for monitoring marked and unmarked animal populations
<p>These data were generated to compare different methods of estimating population density from marked and unmarked animal populations. We compare conventional live trapping with two more modern, non-invasive field methods of population estimation: genetic fingerprinting from hair-tube sampling and camera trapping for the European pine marten (Martes martes). We used arrays of camera traps, live traps, and hair tubes to collect the relevant data in the Ring of Gullion in Northern Ireland. We apply marked spatial capture-recapture models to the genetic and live trapping data where individuals were identifiable, and unmarked spatial capture-recapture (uSCR), distance sampling (CT-DS), and random encounter models (REM) to the camera trap data where individual ID was not possible. All five approaches produced plausible and relatively consistent point estimates (0.41 – 0.99 animals per km<sup>2</sup>), despite differences in precision, cost, and effort being apparent.</p> <p>In addition to the data, we provide novel code for running unmarked spatial capture-recapture (uSCR) and random encounter models (REM) to the camera trap data where individual ID was not possible. </p>
Data from: Longitudinal gut microbiome dynamics in relation to age and senescence in a wild animal population
<p>In humans, gut microbiome (GM) differences are often correlated with, and sometimes causally implicated in, ageing. However, it is unclear how these findings translate in wild animal populations. Studies that investigate how GM dynamics change within individuals, and with declines in physiological condition, are needed to fully understand links between chronological age, senescence, and the GM, but have rarely been done. Here, we use longitudinal data collected from a closed population of Seychelles warblers (<em>Acrocephalus sechellensis</em>) to investigate how bacterial GM alpha diversity, composition, and stability are associated with host senescence. We hypothesised that GM diversity and composition will differ, and become more variable, in older adults, particularly in the terminal year prior to death, as the GM becomes increasingly dysregulated due to senescence. However, GM alpha diversity and composition remained largely invariable with respect to adult age and did not differ in an individual's terminal year. Furthermore, there was no evidence that the GM became more heterogenous in senescent age groups (individuals older than 6 years), or in the terminal year. Instead, environmental variables such as season, territory quality, and time of day, were the strongest predictors of GM variation in adult Seychelles warblers. These results contrast with studies on humans, captive animal populations, and some (but not all) studies on non-human primates, suggesting that GM deterioration may not be a universal hallmark of senescence in wild animal species. Further work is needed to disentangle the factors driving variation in GM-senescence relationships across different host taxa.</p>
Data from: Forecasting animal distribution through individual habitat selection: Insights for population inference and transferable predictions
<p>Habitat selection models frequently use data collected from a small geographic area over a short window of time to extrapolate patterns of relative abundance to unobserved areas or periods of time. However, these types of models often poorly predict how animals will use habitat beyond the place and time of data collection because space-use behaviors vary between individuals and are context-dependent. Here, we present a modelling workflow to advance predictive distribution performance by explicitly accounting for individual variability in habitat selection behavior and dependence on environmental context. Using global positioning system (GPS) data collected from 238 individual pronghorn, (<em>Antilocapra americana</em>), across 3 years in Utah, we combine individual-year-season-specific exponential habitat-selection models with weighted mixed-effects regressions to both draw inference about the drivers of habitat selection and predict space-use in areas/times where/when pronghorn were not monitored. We found a tremendous amount of variation in both the magnitude and direction of habitat selection behavior across seasons, but also across individuals, geographic regions, and years. We were able to attribute portions of this variation to season, movement strategy, sex, and regional variability in resources, conditions, and risks. We were also able to partition residual variation into inter- and intra-individual components. We then used the results to predict population-level, spatially and temporally dynamic, habitat-selection coefficients across Utah, resulting in a temporally dynamic map of pronghorn distribution at a 30x30m resolution but an extent of 220,000km2. We believe our transferable workflow can provide managers and researchers alike a way to turn limitations of traditional habitat selection models - variability in habitat selection - into a tool to understand and predict species-habitat associations across space and time.</p>
Fig. 4. Chromosomes 9 and 11 from different L. spenceri populations. Three representative chromosomes from each animal demonstrate a in The critically endangered species Litoria spenceri demonstrates subpopulation karyotype diversity
Fig. 4. Chromosomes 9 and 11 from different L. spenceri populations. Three representative chromosomes from each animal demonstrate a highly conserved DAPI negative region in the long arms of chromosome 9. A DAPI negative region is observed in the long arm of chromosome 11, but only in the Central Site juveniles and in only one matched chromosome of the Northern Site x Central Site tadpole hybrid. Arrows indicate the chromosome 11 DAPI negative region. Asterisks indicate the paired submetacentric chromosome 11 matched pair of the Northern Site x Central Site tadpole hybrid.
Datasets and codes for De Lorm et al. 2023: Optimising the automated recognition of individual animals to support population monitoring
<p>Reliable estimates of population size and demographic rates are central to assessing the status of threatened species. However, obtaining individual-based demographic rates requires long-term data, which is often costly and difficult to collect. Photographic data offer an inexpensive, non-invasive method for individual-based monitoring of species with unique markings, and could therefore increase available demographic data for many species. However, selecting suitable images and identifying individuals from photographic catalogues is prohibitively time-consuming. Automated identification software can significantly speed up this process. Nevertheless, automated methods for selecting suitable images are lacking, as are studies comparing the performance of the most prominent identification software packages.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this study, we develop a framework that automatically selects images suitable for individual identification, and compare the performance of three commonly used identification software packages; Hotspotter, I<sup>3</sup>S-Pattern, and WildID. As a case study, we consider the African wild dog <em>Lycaon pictus</em>, a species whose conservation is limited by a lack of cost-effective large-scale monitoring. To evaluate intra-specific variation in the performance of software packages, we compare identification accuracy between two populations (in Kenya and Zimbabwe) that have markedly different coat colouration patterns. </p> <p> </p> <p>The process of selecting suitable images was automated using Convolutional Neural Nets that crop individuals from images, filter out unsuitable images, separate left and right flanks, and remove image backgrounds. Hotspotter had the highest image-matching accuracy for both populations. However, the accuracy was significantly lower for the Kenyan population (62%), compared to the Zimbabwean population (88%). </p> <p> </p> <p>Our automated image pre-processing has immediate application for expanding monitoring based on image-matching. However, the difference in accuracy between populations highlights that population-specific detection rates are likely and may influence certainty in derived statistics. For species such as the African wild dog, where monitoring is both challenging and expensive, automated individual recognition could greatly expand and expedite conservation efforts. </p>
Data and codes from "How does dispersal shape the genetic structure of animal populations in European cities? A simulation approach"
<p>Codes and data used for "Savary et al. How does dispersal shape the genetic structure of animal populations in European cities? A simulation approach".</p> <p> </p>
Data from: Longitudinal gut microbiome dynamics in relation to age and senescence in a wild animal population
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Data from: Genetic effects of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation on remnant animal and plant populations: a meta-analysis
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Data from: Forecasting animal distribution through individual habitat selection: Insights for population inference and transferable predictions
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Dataset of habitat quality does not predict animal population abundance on frequently disturbed landscapes
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Monitoring animal populations with cameras using open, multistate, N-mixture models
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A comparison of density estimation methods for monitoring marked and unmarked animal populations
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Data from: Estimating abundance of an open population with an N-mixture model using auxiliary data on animal movements
Accurate assessment of abundance forms a central challenge in population ecology and wildlife management. Many statistical techniques have been developed to estimate population sizes because populations change over time and space, and to correct for the bias resulting from animals that are present in a study area but not observed. The mobility of individuals makes it difficult to design sampling procedures that account for movement into and out of areas with fixed jurisdictional boundaries. Aerial surveys are the gold standard used to obtain data of large mobile species in geographic regions with harsh terrain, but these surveys can be prohibitively expensive and dangerous. Estimating abundance with ground based census methods have practical advantages, but it can be difficult to simultaneously account for temporary emigration and observer error to avoid biased results. Contemporary research in population ecology increasingly relies on telemetry observations of the states and locations of individuals to gain insight on vital rates, animal movements, and population abundance. Analytical models that use observations of movements to improve estimates of abundance have not been developed. Here we build upon existing multi-state mark recapture methods using a hierarchical N-mixture model with multiple sources of data, including telemetry data on locations of individuals, to improve estimates of population sizes. We used a state-space approach to model animal movements to approximate the number of marked animals present within the study area at any observation period, thereby accounting for a frequently changing number of marked individuals. We illustrate the approach using data on a population of elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) in Northern Colorado, USA. We demonstrate substantial improvement compared to existing abundance estimation methods and corroborate our results from the ground based surveys with estimates from aerial surveys during the same seasons. We develop a hierarchical Bayesian N-mixture model using multiple sources of data on abundance, movement and survival to estimate the population size of a mobile species that uses remote conservation areas. The model improves accuracy of inference relative to previous methods for estimating abundance of open populations.
Data from: The importance of population heterogeneities in detecting social learning as the foundation of animal cultural transmission
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>High levels of within-population behavioural variation can have drastic demographic consequences, thus changing the evolutionary fate of populations. A major source of within-population heterogeneity is personality. Nonetheless, it is still relatively rarely accounted for in social learning studies that constitute the most basic process of cultural transmission. Here, we perform in female mosquitofish (<em>Gambusia holbrooki</em>) a social learning experiment in the context of mate choice, a situation called mate copying, and for which there is strong evidence that it can lead to the emergence of persistent traditions of preferring a given male phenotype. </span><span class="TexteCourant1Car"><span>When accounting for the </span></span><span>global</span><span class="TexteCourant1Car"> <span>tendency of females to prefer lager males </span></span><span>but ignoring differences in personality we detected no evidence for mate copying. However, when accounting for the bold-shy dichotomy, we found that bold females did not show any evidence for mate copying, while shy females showed significant amounts of mate copying. This illustrates how the presence of variation in personality can hamper our capacity to detect mate copying. We conclude that mate copying may be more widespread than we thought because many studies ignored the presence of within-population heterogeneities.</span></p>
Animal population data complementing the European Union One Health 2021 Zoonoses Report
<p>This dataset includes animal population aggregated data under the framework of Directive 2003/99/EC.</p>
Data from: Estimating abundance of an open population with an N-mixture model using auxiliary data on animal movements
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Data from: The importance of population heterogeneities in detecting social learning as the foundation of animal cultural transmission
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Data from: Examination of the efficacy of small genetic panels in genomic conservation of companion animal populations
<p>In many ways dogs are an ideal model for the study of genetic erosion and population recovery, problems of major concern in the field of conservation genetics. Genetic diversity in many dog breeds has been declining systematically since the beginning of the 1800's, when modern breeding practices came into fashion. As such, inbreeding in domestic dog breeds is substantial and widespread and has led to an increase in recessive deleterious mutations of high effect as well as general inbreeding depression. Pedigrees can in theory be used to guide breeding decisions, though are often incomplete and do not reflect the full history of inbreeding. Small microsatellite panels are also used in some cases to choose mating pairs to produce litters with low levels of inbreeding. However, the long-term impact of such practices have not been thoroughly evaluated. Here, we use forward simulation on a model of the dog genome to examine the impact of using limited markers panels to guide pairwise mating decisions on genome-wide population level genetic diversity. Our results suggest that in unmanaged populations, where breeding decisions are made at the pairwise- rather than population-level, such panels can lead to accelerated loss of genetic diversity at genome regions unlinked to panel markers, compared to random mating. These results demonstrate the importance of genome-wide genetic panels for managing and conserving genetic diversity in dogs and other companion animals.</p>
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