ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Ecological and Behavioral Drivers of Supplemental Feeding Use by Roe Deer
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- Ecological and intrinsic drivers of foraging parameters of Eurasian lynx at a continental scale.The Journal of animal ecology · 2025Article
- Molecular Survey ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Artificial selection in human-wildlife feeding interactions.The Journal of animal ecology · 2022Article
- Settle Down! Ranging Behaviour Responses of Roe Deer to Different Capture and Release Methods.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Weather conditions during hunting season affect the number of harvested roe deer (Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Experimental evidence of memory-based foraging decisions in a large wild mammal.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Spatiotemporal Overlap between the European Brown Hare and Its Potential Predators and Competitors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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Abstract
Winter supplemental feeding of ungulates potentially alters their use of resources and ecological interactions, yet relatively little is known about the patterns of feeding sites use by target populations. We used camera traps to continuously monitor winter and spring feeding site use in a roe deer population living in a peri-urban area in Northern Italy. We combined circular statistics with generalized additive and linear mixed models to analyze the diel and seasonal pattern of roe deer visits to feeding sites, and the behavioral drivers influencing visit duration. Roe deer visits peaked at dawn and dusk, and decreased from winter to spring when vegetation regrows and temperature increases. Roe deer mostly visited feeding sites solitarily; when this was not the case, they stayed longer at the site, especially when conspecifics were eating, but maintained a bimodal diel pattern of visits. These results support an opportunistic use of feeding sites, following seasonal cycles and the roe deer circadian clock. Yet, the attractiveness of these artificial resources has the potential to alter intra-specific relationships, as competition for their use induces gatherings and may extend the contact time between individuals, with potential behavioral and epidemiological consequences.
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