Publications by authors named "Maxi Tomowski"
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- Wildlife tagging is important for understanding animal behavior and ecology, but the stress from this process can affect their movement and activity levels after being released.
- An analysis of 1585 individuals from 42 mammal species showed that over 70% exhibited significant behavioral changes post-tagging, with herbivores traveling farther while omnivores and carnivores were less active initially.
- Recovery from stress was generally quick, typically within 4-7 days, and animals in areas with a high human presence adapted faster, suggesting that tracking durations should be longer and consider species and location when designing studies.
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- Widespread species like the Sailfin molly show significant environmental variations across their natural habitats, which span from Mexico to North Carolina and into central Florida.
- Researchers used genetic analysis, life-history assessments, and environmental measurements to study 18 populations of Sailfin mollies and identified six distinct genetic clusters, indicating population structure and migration patterns.
- While there is strong genetic differentiation and isolation by distance, the presence of migrants between populations suggests human impacts, such as channels created for shipping, may facilitate fish migration despite the lack of cryptic speciation.
Progressive habitat fragmentation threatens plant species with narrow habitat requirements. While local environmental conditions define population growth rates and recruitment success at the patch level, dispersal is critical for population viability at the landscape scale. Identifying the dynamics of plant meta-populations is often confounded by the uncertainty about soil-stored population compartments.
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