The ongoing digital revolution in the age of big data is opening new research opportunities. Culturomics and iEcology, two emerging research areas based on the analysis of online data resources, can provide novel scientific insights and inform conservation and management efforts. To date, culturomics and iEcology have been applied primarily in the terrestrial realm. Here, we advocate for expanding such applications to the aquatic realm by providing a brief overview of these new approaches and outlining key areas in which culturomics and iEcology are likely to have the highest impact, including the management of protected areas; fisheries; flagship species identification; detection and distribution of threatened, rare, and alien species; assessment of ecosystem status and anthropogenic impacts; and social impact assessment. When deployed in the right context with awareness of potential biases, culturomics and iEcology are ripe for rapid development as low-cost research approaches based on data available from digital sources, with increasingly diverse applications for aquatic ecosystems.
Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden age of satellite telemetry, we need an in-depth understanding of the main technological, species-specific and environmental factors that determine the success and failure of satellite tracking devices across species and habitats. Here, we assess the relative influence of such factors on the ability of satellite telemetry units to provide the expected amount and quality of data by analyzing data from over 3,000 devices deployed on 62 terrestrial species in 167 projects worldwide. We evaluate the success rate in obtaining GPS fixes as well as in transferring these fixes to the user and we evaluate failure rates. Average fix success and data transfer rates were high and were generally better predicted by species and unit characteristics, while environmental characteristics influenced the variability of performance. However, 48% of the unit deployments ended prematurely, half of them due to technical failure. Nonetheless, this study shows that the performance of satellite telemetry applications has shown improvements over time, and based on our findings, we provide further recommendations for both users and manufacturers.
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- divoká zvířata fyziologie MeSH
- ekosystém * MeSH
- geografické informační systémy * MeSH
- kosmická loď * MeSH
- monitorování životního prostředí * MeSH
- telemetrie * MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
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- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. MeSH
Animal populations adopting a commensal way of life, e. g. house mice in buildings and stores, are subject to different selection pressures than those living in a non-commensal environment. This may radically influence their behaviour. This study investigated the effects of a commensal way of life on exploratory behaviour in mice. The focal population was non-commensal Mus musculus musculus from Northern Iran. To assess the effect of commensal way of life on exploratory behaviour, it was compared with commensal M. m. musculus from the Czech Republic and to assess the effect of subspecies, it was compared to non-commensal M. m. domesticus from Eastern Syria. We compared their behaviour in five tests of exploratory behaviour and boldness: an open field test with 1) free exploration and 2) forced exploration, 3) hole-board test, 4) test of vertical activity and 5) elevated plus maze. We detected a significant effect of population on behaviour in all five tests. M. m. domesticus was generally bolder and more active than M. m. musculus. Commensal mice were characterized by a higher level of vertical activity (climbing, rearing, jumping). These results suggest that the specific selection pressures of the commensal lifestyle select mice for higher affinity towards elevated places.
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- bludiště - učení MeSH
- divoká zvířata * klasifikace fyziologie psychologie MeSH
- druhová specificita MeSH
- myši * klasifikace fyziologie psychologie MeSH
- pátrací chování * MeSH
- pohybová aktivita MeSH
- symbióza * MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
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- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- myši * klasifikace fyziologie psychologie MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
Environmental health perspectives. Supplements, ISSN 1078-0475 vol. 114, suppl. 1, April 2006
160 s. : il., tab. ; 28 cm
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- divoká zvířata fyziologie MeSH
- ekosystém MeSH
- ekotoxikologie MeSH
- endokrinní disruptory toxicita MeSH
- farmakologické a toxikologické jevy MeSH
- látky znečišťující životní prostředí škodlivé účinky MeSH
- nemoci endokrinního systému chemicky indukované MeSH
- obojživelníci MeSH
- pesticidy farmakologie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- sborníky MeSH
- Konspekt
- Životní prostředí a jeho ochrana
- NLK Obory
- endokrinologie
- environmentální vědy
- přírodní vědy
