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The influence of American mink odour on the spatial distribution and behaviour of water voles

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dc.abstract.enThe perception and assessment of predation risk often cause changes in the activities of animals and induce behavioural responses that may in turn affect their movements and distribution. To simulate high predation risk in a midfield pond riparian habitat, we used fresh faeces from ranch American mink Neovison vison and recorded behavioural responses of water voles Arvicola amphibius. In areas where mink odour was deployed, the numbers of captured vole individuals and their trappability were significantly lower than in control areas. Several voles migrated from the zones with deployed mink faeces to the areas without faeces, thus proving that increased predation risk affects the distribution of individuals in a population. The response to mink odour was much more pronounced in females than in males; in areas with deployed mink faeces, not a single female was trapped. We conclude that although American mink is a non‐native, invasive predator, water voles respond to mink odour by reducing their activity and/or by avoiding places with higher predation risk.
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorZalewski, Andrzej
dc.contributor.authorKomar, Ewa
dc.contributor.authorChurski, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorPyrlik, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorBrzeziński, Marcin
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T10:25:59Z
dc.date.available2024-01-26T10:25:59Z
dc.date.copyright2019-08-07
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.accesstimeAT_PUBLICATION
dc.description.financeNie dotyczy
dc.description.number11
dc.description.versionORIGINAL_AUTHOR
dc.description.volume125
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ETH.12933
dc.identifier.issn0179-1613
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/122518
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eth.12933
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationbiological sciences
dc.relation.ispartofEthology
dc.relation.pages791-801
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleThe influence of American mink odour on the spatial distribution and behaviour of water voles
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication