Search Results - "Haigh, Amy"
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Irish pig farmer's perceptions and experiences of tail and ear biting
Published in Porcine Health Management. (17-12-2019)“…Abnormal behaviours such as ear and tail biting of pigs is of significant welfare and economic concern. Currently, pig welfare legislation is under renewed…”
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Variations in aggression and activity levels amongst squirrels inhabiting low and high density areas
Published in Ecological research (01-11-2017)“…Variation in an individual animal’s behavioural traits has been observed in a wide range of species and is believed to have important fitness consequences. As…”
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Variations in the Behavior of Pigs During an Open Field and Novel Object Test
Published in Frontiers in veterinary science (03-09-2020)“…Tail biting is a serious welfare concern in pig production. It not only causes distress for victims, but may occur where pigs are unable to cope, and become…”
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Do human-wildlife interactions predict offspring hiding strategies in peri-urban fallow deer?
Published in Royal Society open science (01-03-2024)“…Human activities can induce significant behavioural changes in wildlife. Often explored through extractive interactions (e.g. hunting) that can favour certain…”
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Risk-taking neonates do not pay a survival cost in a free-ranging large mammal, the fallow deer ( Dama dama )
Published in Royal Society open science (01-09-2022)“…Recent debate has focused on whether variation in personality primarily reflects variation in resource allocation or resource acquisition of individuals. These…”
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Does artificial feeding impact neonate growth rates in a large free-ranging mammal?
Published in Royal Society open science (22-03-2023)“…Variation and disparity in resource access between individuals in an animal population within human-dominated landscapes require attention as artificial…”
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Reducing risky interactions: Identifying barriers to the successful management of human–wildlife conflict in an urban parkland
Published in People and nature (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-08-2022)“…Managing activities that result in human–wildlife conflict is a challenging goal for modern scientists and managers. In recent years, the self‐motivated…”
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How can we tackle interruptions to human–wildlife feeding management? Adding media campaigns to the wildlife manager's toolbox
Published in People and nature (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-08-2023)“…In recent years, wildlife managers have been seeking ways to reduce the occurrence of independent, recreational human–wildlife feeding interactions, which…”
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Annual patterns of mammalian mortality on Irish roads
Published in Hystrix (01-01-2012)“…Roads are fast becoming one of the leading causes of mortality in a number of mammalian species. Between April 2008 and November 2010, 227 km of road between…”
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A protocol for assessing bias and robustness of social network metrics using GPS based radio-telemetry data
Published in Movement ecology (06-08-2024)“…Social network analysis of animal societies allows scientists to test hypotheses about social evolution, behaviour, and dynamic processes. However, the…”
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A scoping review of the scientific evidence base for rewilding in Europe
Published in Biological conservation (01-09-2023)“…Restoring functional ecosystems is crucial to reversing the global biodiversity and climate crises. The concept of rewilding has gained increasing attention as…”
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Artificial selection in human‐wildlife feeding interactions
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-09-2022)“…The artificial selection of traits in wildlife populations through hunting and fishing has been well documented. However, despite their rising popularity, the…”
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Managed parks as a refuge for the threatened red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in light of human disturbance
Published in Biological conservation (01-07-2017)“…As the invasive grey squirrel continues to spread, red squirrels are dying out. The result may be isolated populations in managed parks, where access can be…”
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Applied autoethnography: A method for reporting best practice in ecological and environmental research
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-11-2022)“…Applied research involves interactions between different organisations—academia, industry, government. Breakdowns in communication can occur during these…”
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Use of different wood types as environmental enrichment to manage tail biting in docked pigs in a commercial fully-slatted system
Published in Livestock science (01-07-2018)“…•Spruce was consumed more quickly than other wood types.•Pigs interacted with spruce more frequently than other wood types.•No time effect was found on wood…”
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The effects of environmental and visitor variables on the behavior of free‐ranging ring‐tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in captivity
Published in Zoo biology (01-07-2017)“…The effect of the zoo environment on captive animals is an increasingly studied area of zoo research, with visitor effects and exhibit design recognized as two…”
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In utero accumulated steroids predict neonate anti‐predator response in a wild mammal
Published in Functional ecology (01-06-2021)“…Behavioural variation at the individual level has been shown to play an important role in animal ecology and evolution. Whereas most studies have focused on…”
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Neonate personality affects early-life resource acquisition in a large social mammal
Published in Behavioral ecology (07-11-2022)“…Abstract Although it is widely acknowledged that animal personality plays a key role in ecology, current debate focuses on the exact role of personality in…”
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Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus mortality on Irish roads
Published in Wildlife biology (01-06-2014)“…Hedgehogs are one of the most common mammalian road fatalities in Europe. Between April 2008 and November 2010, two stretches of road measuring 227 km (Cork…”
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Habitat use by the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus L., 1758) in an Irish rural landscape
Published in Irish naturalists' journal (01-01-2012)“…During 2008 an intensive study of the habitat use of hedgehogs took place in a lowland mixed agricultural landscape in Co. Cork. Fourteen animals were tagged,…”
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