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DOI	10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109339
	Anti Covid-19 face-masks increases vigilance in Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana)
	Yosef, Reuven; Hershko, Michal; Zduniak, Piotr
通讯作者	Zduniak, P (corresponding author), Adam Mickiewicz Univ, Fac Biol, Dept Avian Biol & Ecol, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 6, PL-61614 Poznan, Poland.
来源期刊	BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
ISSN	0006-3207
EISSN	1873-2917
出版年	2021
卷号	263
英文摘要	Changes in ecosystems resulting from anthropause caused by Covid-19 relate to both abiotic and biotic factors which have both a positive or negative effect on wildlife. The lockdown was manifested by reduced air and water pollution, lower mortality of animals on the roads, an increase in animals' body condition and reproduction success. On the other hand, the closures lead to an increase in the populations of invasive species or poaching. We studied the behavioural reaction of natural, desert-dwelling Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) on the appearance of a new element in the environment - the facial-masks. We hypothesized that the mask would trigger a response expressed through differences in the vigilance towards a potentially new threat. We applied the flight initiation distance (FID) technique to check the reaction at the approach of a human with a facial-mask and without it. The average FID was 8.8 m and was longer when the observer was wearing a mask (10.7 m) as compared to trials without the mask (6.9 m). Our study indicates that wildlife, even if habituated to human silhouette at a distance, appear to notice unusual accessories when up-close and respond by increased vigilance and what may affect their overall fitness.
英文关键词	Covid-19 Desert Escape distance Ibex Mammals Masks
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, Bronze
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000704917200015
WOS关键词	RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL HUMANS ; BEHAVIOR ; BIRDS ; SEGREGATION ; PREDATION ; PATTERNS ; DISTANCE ; RESPOND ; SHEEP
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源机构	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362705
作者单位	[Yosef, Reuven] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Eilat Campus,POB 272, IL-8810201 Elat, Israel; [Yosef, Reuven; Hershko, Michal] Rabin High Sch, 51 Yotam St, IL-8820301 Elat, Israel; [Zduniak, Piotr] Adam Mickiewicz Univ, Fac Biol, Dept Avian Biol & Ecol, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 6, PL-61614 Poznan, Poland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yosef, Reuven,Hershko, Michal,Zduniak, Piotr. Anti Covid-19 face-masks increases vigilance in Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana)[J]. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,2021,263.
APA	Yosef, Reuven,Hershko, Michal,&Zduniak, Piotr.(2021).Anti Covid-19 face-masks increases vigilance in Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana).BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,263.
MLA	Yosef, Reuven,et al."Anti Covid-19 face-masks increases vigilance in Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana)".BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 263(2021).