Seasonal influences on ungulate movement within a fenced South African reserve by O'Kane, C, Macdonald, D

“…We assessed how grass flushes, following dry-season fires, and availability of water influenced seasonal movements of hartebeest, impala, warthog, white rhino, wildebeest and zebra in Ithala Game Reserve, a fenced reserve in South Africa. …”

Dynamic interactions between apex predators reveal contrasting seasonal attraction patterns by Périquet, S, Fritz, H, Revilla, E, Macdonald, D, Loveridge, AJ, Mtare, G, Valeix, M

“…In the dry season, encounters mainly occur in the absence of a carcass and near waterholes. …”

Seasonal herding practices influence predation on domestic stock by African lions along a protected area boundary by Kuiper, T, Loveridge, A, Parker, D, Johnson, P, Hunt, J, Stapelkamp, B, Sibanda, L, Macdonald, D

“…More cattle were killed by lions during the wet season (October to May) than during the dry months (June to September). …”

Drivers of foot and mouth disease in cattle at wild/domestic interface: insights from farmers, buffalo and lions by Miguel, E, Grosbois, V, Fritz, H, Caron, A, de Garine-Wichatitsky, M, Nicod, F, Loveridge, A, Stapelkamp, B, Macdonald, D, Valeix, M

“…<br/> Main conclusions: During the rainy season, traditional herding practices push cattle away from growing crops near villages into the HNP but not during the dry season, suggesting that cattle owners may decide to rely on lower quality resources in the communal land in the dry season to avoid the risks of infection and/or predation in the HNP. …”

Spring weather conditions influence breeding phenology and reproductive success in sympatric bat populations by Linton, D, Macdonald, D

“…We demonstrate that (1) spring weather conditions influence breeding phenology, with warm, dry and calm conditions leading to earlier parturition dates and advanced juvenile development, whilst cold, wet and windy weather delays birth timing and juvenile growth; (2) reproductive rates in first‐year females are influenced by spring weather conditions in that breeding season and in the preceding breeding season when each cohort was born. …”

Linking plasma sex steroid hormone levels to the condition of external genitalia in European badgers (Meles meles): A critical evaluation of traditional field methodology by Sugianto, N, Buesching, C, Heistermann, M, Newman, C, Macdonald, D

“…Sex-steroid levels exhibited seasonal patterns, broadly reflecting the seasonal variation in genital condition. …”

Heterochrony of puberty in the European Badger (Meles meles) can be explained by growth rate and group-size: Evidence for two endocrinological phenotypes by Sugianto, N, Newman, C, Macdonald, D, Buesching, C

“…Thereafter, cub hormone levels followed adult seasonal hormone patterns but at lower levels, with the majority of cubs reaching sexual maturity during their second mating season (22–28 months). …”

Arable habitat use by wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus). 3. A farm-scale experiment on the effects of crop rotation by Macdonald, D, Tew, T, Todd, I, Garner, J, Johnson, P

“…Wood mouse population size (estimated as minimum number alive) was significantly affected by season. Wood mouse numbers also differed between crop types. …”

A comparison of the Ranging behaviour and habitat use of the Ethiopian hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) in Qatar with hedgehog taxa from temperate environments by Pettett, C, Al-Hajri, A, Al-Jabiry, H, Macdonald, D, Yamaguchi, N

“…Unlike hedgehogs in Europe, males maintained large home ranges during the non-breeding season. This behaviour may be sustained by the low cost of maintaining a large home range; males travelled less far per hour during the non-breeding season. …”

Effects of climate variation on the abundance and distribution of flamingos in the Galápagos Islands by Vargas, F, Barlow, S, Hart, T, Jimenez-Uzcátegui, G, Chavez, J, Naranjo, S, Macdonald, D

“…Monthly abundance of flamingos was lower, on average, during the rainy season (between January and May) when LWLs were above their seasonal mean. …”

The effects of energetic expenditure tactics and life-history variability on European badger (Meles meles) ecology by Bright Ross, J

“…Chapter 5 applies this technology and finds season-specific fine-scale activity responses to prevailing weather conditions, according to individual energetic context; in particular, low body condition constrains energetic tactics. …”

The effect of using ‘displacement’ to encourage the movement of water voles Arvicola amphibius in lowland England by Gelling, M, Harrington, A, Dean, M, Haddy, E, Marshall, C, Macdonald, D

“…There was no impact of treatment on water vole survival in either season.…”

Influence of drought on predation of elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves by lions (Panthera leo) in an African wooded savannah by Loveridge, A, Hunt, J, Murindagomo, F, Macdonald, D

“…However, high-density aggregations of elephants around limited water sources during the dry season may deplete local food resources, forcing elephant herds to travel large distances between water and forage. …”

Sex, stress and social status: patterns in fecal testosterone and glucocorticoid metabolites in male Ethiopian wolves. by van Kesteren, F, Sillero-Zubiri, C, Millar, R, Argaw, K, Macdonald, D, Paris, M

“…We tested the predictions of the Challenge Hypothesis, namely that fecal testosterone metabolite concentrations would be higher during the annual mating season, which is the portion of the reproductive cycle when mating and increased aggression typically occur, and lower when there were pups in the pack for which to care. …”

Effects of Mustelid gammaherpesvirus 1 (MusGHV-1) reactivation in badger (Meles meles) genital tracts on reproductive fitness by Tsai, M-S, Fogarty, U, Byrne, AW, O'Keeffe, J, Newman, C, Macdonald, D, Buesching, C

“…MusGHV-1 reactivation had a negative effect on female reproduction, but not on male fertility; however males had a higher risk of MusGHV-1 reactivation than females, especially during the late-winter mating season, and genital MusGHV-1 reactivation differed between age classes, where 3–5 year old adults had significantly lower reactivation rates than younger or older ones. …”

No compensatory relationship between the innate and adaptive immune system in wild-living European badgers by Sin, Y, Newman, C, Dugdale, H, Buesching, C, Mannarelli, M, Annavi, G, Burke, T, Macdonald, D

“…We also investigated whether LCC was influenced by factors such as age-class, sex, body condition, season, year, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts, and intensity of infection with five different pathogens. …”

Bushmeat hunting, retaliatory killing, habitat degradation and exotic species as threats to Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) conservation by Merson, S

“…Predation was more likely to occur in deciduous forests, in the dry season, during the evening. Fosa predation, and lower education was associated with negative Malagasy attitudes. …”

Boots on the ground: the role of passive acoustic monitoring in evaluating anti-poaching patrols by Astaras, C, Linder, J, Wrege, P, Orume, R, Johnson, P, Macdonald, D

“…We report here such a case in Cameroon’s Korup National Park, where anti-poaching patrol effort was markedly increased in the 2015–2016 Christmas/New Year holiday season to curb the annual peak in gunshots recorded by a 12-sensor acoustic grid in the same period during the previous 2 years. …”

Sampling effort and dynamics of bushmeat markets by Fa, J, Johnson, P, Dupain, J, Lapuente, J, Koster, P, Macdonald, D

“…This may indicate that, even with seasonality in market compositions, or irregular influences, the temporal pattern as described by presence/absence varies much less than does the volume of carcasses. …”

Diet and prey selection of dholes in evergreen and deciduous forests of Southeast Asia by Kamler, JF, Thatdokkham, K, Rostro-Garcia, S, Bousa, A, Caragiulo, A, Crouthers, R, In, V, Pay, C, Pin, C, Prum, S, Vongkhamheng, C, Johnson, A, Macdonald, D

“…In Laos, we recommend that local villagers remove livestock from the protected area during the hot‐dry season to reduce livestock predation by dholes.…”