Modeling the distribution and abundance of eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis) in the Caucasus
| Autor: | Alexander Gavashelishvili, Niko Kerdikoshvili, Levan Ninua, Zurab Gurielidze, Yuriy A. Yarovenko, Nika Paposhvili, Giorgi Mikeladze, Davit Dekanoidze, Elmar A Babayev |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Ecology biology business.industry Biome Capra caucasica Distribution (economics) 030105 genetics & heredity biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Geography Abundance (ecology) Genetics Period (geology) Animal Science and Zoology Livestock Glacial period Capra business Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Mammalogy. 99:885-897 |
| ISSN: | 1545-1542 0022-2372 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jmammal/gyy056 |
| Popis: | Our research attempts 1) to link the distribution and abundance of eastern tur (Capra cylindricornis) to environmental variables varying in space and time, and 2) to identify environmental constraints that may have caused the geographic segregation of eastern tur from western tur (Capra caucasica). Our results suggest that 1) eastern tur are heat-sensitive but prefer snow-free, grass-dominated areas near escape cliffs, and in terrain that is difficult for humans and livestock to reach; and 2) present-day genetic and phenotypic differences between the Capra species are largely related to discontinuity of and impeded migration between Capra populations during glacial periods, and insufficient time in the postglacial period for now-adjoining Capra populations to overcome behavioral mechanisms impeding hybridization in the wild so as to erase these differences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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