Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Pelletier, Fanie"
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Are nonsocial species more social than we think? Seasonal patterns in sociality in a solitary terrestrial carnivore
Heeres, Rick; Leclerc, Martin; Frank, Shane; Kopatz, Alexander; Pelletier, Fanie; Zedrosser, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Animal sociality, the extent and manner in which conspecifics associate with each other, ultimately affects an individual's survival and reproductive success. It is shaped by the spatiotemporal configuration and composition ... -
Behavioural responses of brown bears to roads and hunting disturbance
Brown, Ludovick; Zedrosser, Andreas; Kindberg, Jonas; Pelletier, Fanie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Harvest regulations commonly attenuate the consequences of hunting on specific segments of a population. However, regulations may not protect individuals from nonlethal effects of hunting and their consequences remain ... -
Determinants of lifetime reproduction in female brown bears: early body mass, longevity, and hunting regulations
Zedrosser, Andreas; Pelletier, Fanie; Bischof, Richard; Festa-Bianchet, Marco; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)In iteroparous mammals, conditions experienced early in life may have long‐lasting effects on lifetime reproductive success. Human‐induced mortality is also an important demographic factor in many populations of large ... -
Harvest is associated with the disruption of social and finescale genetic structure among matrilines of a solitary large carnivore
Frank, Shane C.; Pelletier, Fanie; Kopatz, Alexander; Bourret, Audrey; Garant, Dany; Swenson, Jon; Eiken, Hans Geir; Hagen, Snorre; Zedrosser, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Harvest can disrupt wildlife populations by removing adults with naturally high survival. This can reshape sociospatial structure, genetic composition, fitness, and potentially affect evolution. Genetic tools can detect ... -
Hunting promotes sexual conflict in brown bears
Gosselin, Jacinthe; Leclerc, Martin; Zedrosser, Andreas; Steyaert, Sam; Swenson, Jon; Pelletier, Fanie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The removal of individuals through hunting can destabilize social structure, potentially affecting population dynamics. Although previous studies have shown that hunting can indirectly reduce juvenile survival through ... -
Hunting promotes spatial reorganization and sexually selected infanticide
Leclerc, Martin; Frank, Shane C.; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Pelletier, Fanie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Harvest can affect the ecology and evolution of wild species. The removal of key individuals, such as matriarchs or dominant males, can disrupt social structure and exacerbate the impact of hunting on population growth. ... -
Hunting regulation favors slow life histories in a large carnivore
Van de Walle, Joanie; Pigeon, Gabriel; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Pelletier, Fanie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)As an important extrinsic source of mortality, harvest should select for fast reproduction and accelerated life histories. However, if vulnerability to harvest depends upon female reproductive status, patterns of selectivity ... -
The interplay between hunting rate, hunting selectivity, and reproductive strategies shapes population dynamics of a large carnivore
Van de Walle, Joanie; Pelletier, Fanie; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Jenouvrier, Stéphanie; Bischof, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Harvest, through its intensity and regulation, often results in selection on female reproductive traits. Changes in female traits can have demographic consequences, as they are fundamental in shaping population dynamics. ... -
Landscape of fear or landscape of food? Moose hunting triggers an antipredator response in brown bears
Brown, Ludovick; Zedrosser, Andreas; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Fuchs, Boris; Kindberg, Jonas; Pelletier, Fanie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Hunters can affect the behavior of wildlife by inducing a landscape of fear, selecting individuals with specific traits, or altering resource availability across the landscape. Most research investigating the influence of ... -
Sociodemographic factors modulate the spatial response of brown bears to vacancies created by hunting
Frank, Shane C.; Leclerc, Martin; Pelletier, Fanie; Rosell, Frank; Swenson, Jon; Bischof, Richard; Kindberg, Jonas; Eiken, Hans Geir; Hagen, Snorre; Zedrosser, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)1. There is a growing recognition of the importance of indirect effects from hunting on wildlife populations, e.g. social and behavioural changes due to harvest, which occur after the initial offtake. Nonetheless, little ... -
The relative importance of direct and indirect effects of hunting mortality on the population dynamics of brown bears
Gosselin, Jacinthe; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Pelletier, Fanie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)There is increasing evidence of indirect effects of hunting on populations. In species with sexually selected infanticide (SSI), hunting may decrease juvenile survival by increasing male turnover. We aimed to evaluate the ...