Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) adjust habitat selection and activity rhythm to the absence of predators - Bonnot, Nadège C; Morellet, Nicolas; Hewison, A.J. Mark; Martin, Jean-Louis; Benhamou, Simon; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon (Canadian journal of zoology, 2016)
Keywords: Animal behavior; antipredator behavior; British Columbia; cerf Sitka à queue-noire; comportement anti-prédateur; contraste jour–nuit; crepuscular activity peaks; day–night contrast; Deer; Environmental aspects; GPS; habitat preferences; Habitat selection; Habitats; Herbivores; humans; islands; Life Sciences; Observations; Odocoileus hemionus; Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis; pics d’activité crépusculaire; Predation; Predation (Biology); Predators; prediction; relaxed selection; Resource availability; risk; seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Sitka black-tailed deer; sélection relâchée; Ungulates; British Columbia; Canada; British Columbia Canada; Sitka black-tailed deer; relaxed selection; Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis; antipredator behavior; day-night contrast; GPS; crepuscular activity peaks