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ArticleConservation physiology2021

Exploiting common senses: sensory ecology meets wildlife conservation and management.

Laura K Elmer, Christine L Madliger, Daniel T Blumstein, Chris K Elvidge, Esteban Fernández-Juricic, Andrij Z Horodysky, Nicholas S Johnson, Liam P McGuire, Ronald R Swaisgood, Steven J Cooke

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The sensory ecology of caterpillars.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura K ElmerFish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
Christine L MadligerFish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
Daniel T BlumsteinDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA.
Chris K ElvidgeFish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
Esteban Fernández-JuricicDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Andrij Z HorodyskyDepartment of Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668, USA.
Nicholas S JohnsonUSGS, Great Lakes Science Center, Hammond Bay Biological Station, Millersburg, MI 49759, USA.
Liam P McGuireDepartment of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Ronald R SwaisgoodInstitute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, San Diego, CA 92027-7000, USA.
Steven J CookeFish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
Carleton University · CAGreat Lakes Science Center · USHampton University · USPurdue University West Lafayette · USSan Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of Waterloo · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multidisciplinary approaches to conservation and wildlife management are often effective in addressing complex, multi-factor problems. Emerging fields such as conservation physiology and conservation behaviour can provide innovative solutions and management strategies for target species and systems. Sensory ecology combines the study of 'how animals acquire' and process sensory stimuli from their environments, and the ecological and evolutionary significance of 'how animals respond' to this information. We review the benefits that sensory ecology can bring to wildlife conservation and management by discussing case studies across major taxa and sensory modalities. Conservation practices informed by a sensory ecology approach include the amelioration of sensory traps, control of invasive species, reduction of human-wildlife conflicts and relocation and establishment of new populations of endangered species. We illustrate that sensory ecology can facilitate the understanding of mechanistic ecological and physiological explanations underlying particular conservation issues and also can help develop innovative solutions to ameliorate conservation problems.

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Conservationmultidisciplinarysensory ecologysensory modality

Identifiers

PMID33815799
PMCPMC8009554
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