Effects of Radio-Collars are not Contingent on Socioecological Conditions in Degus

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dc.contributor.authorEbensperger, Luis A.
dc.contributor.authorQuirici, Veronica
dc.contributor.authorBunster, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorLeon, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorRamirez-Estrada, Juan
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Loren D.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:12:55Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:12:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSpecies-specific research on free-ranging mammals reveals a diversity of effects of radio-collars on behavior, body condition, and fitness. Although these studies indicate rather limited direct effects, radio-collars may cause effects influenced by socio-ecological conditions. Using a 7-year study on a natural population of group-living degus (Octodon degus), we tested the hypothesis that ecological (food availability, burrow density) and social (group size, group male-to-female ratio) conditions modulate effects of radio-collars on body condition (e.g., body mass, ecto- and endoparasite loads, fecal cortisol metabolites) and direct fitness (litter size, adult survival). We determined the effect of radio-collar use on degus by contrasting the presence or absence of radio-collars, quantifying the effects of the number of days carrying a radio-collar, and the relative mass of radio-collars worn by degus in central Chile between 2009 and 2015. Radio-collar use was not associated with direct effects on litter size, adult survival, or with body mass and fecal cortisol metabolites but was linked to low ecto- and endoparasite loads. These seemingly positive effects may reflect decreased mobility, or a research bias for radio-collaring larger, healthier individuals. There was no evidence that ecological and social conditions modulated radio-collar effects on degu body condition and direct fitness. These findings are consistent with evidence from other mammal studies that reported no appreciable detrimental direct or indirect effects of radio-collars. (c) 2021 The Wildlife Society.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jwmg.22098
dc.identifier.eissn1937-2817
dc.identifier.issn0022-541X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22098
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94438
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000678107200001
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final1354
dc.pagina.inicio1344
dc.revistaJournal of wildlife management
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectbody condition
dc.subjectdegus
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectfecal cortisol
dc.subjectparasite load
dc.subjectradio-telemetry
dc.subjectreproductive success
dc.subjectsocial organization
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleEffects of Radio-Collars are not Contingent on Socioecological Conditions in Degus
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen85
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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