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| Title |
The greenscape shapes surfing of resource waves in a large migratory herbivore
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| Published in |
Ecology Letters, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.1111/ele.12772 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ellen O. Aikens, Matthew J. Kauffman, Jerod A. Merkle, Samantha P. H. Dwinnell, Gary L. Fralick, Kevin L. Monteith |
| Abstract |
The Green Wave Hypothesis posits that herbivore migration manifests in response to waves of spring green-up (i.e. green-wave surfing). Nonetheless, empirical support for the Green Wave Hypothesis is mixed, and a framework for understanding variation in surfing is lacking. In a population of migratory mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), 31% surfed plant phenology in spring as well as a theoretically perfect surfer, and 98% surfed better than random. Green-wave surfing varied among individuals and was unrelated to age or energetic state. Instead, the greenscape, which we define as the order, rate and duration of green-up along migratory routes, was the primary factor influencing surfing. Our results indicate that migratory routes are more than a link between seasonal ranges, and they provide an important, but often overlooked, foraging habitat. In addition, the spatiotemporal configuration of forage resources that propagate along migratory routes shape animal movement and presumably, energy gains during migration. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 259 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 258 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 54 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 19% |
| Researcher | 38 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 23 | 9% |
| Unknown | 59 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 107 | 41% |
| Environmental Science | 58 | 22% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 8 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Mathematics | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 2% |
| Unknown | 74 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 47. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 May 2017.
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#878,147
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#450
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#17,737
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#8
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