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dc.contributor.authorLópez-Bao, José Vicente
dc.contributor.authorAronsson, Malin
dc.contributor.authorLinnell, John Durrus
dc.contributor.authorOdden, John
dc.contributor.authorPersson, Jens
dc.contributor.authorAndrén, Henrik
dc.coverage.spatialScandinavia, Skandinavianb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-10T11:38:32Z
dc.date.available2019-07-10T11:38:32Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2604045
dc.description.abstractDespite extensive research on the ecology and behavioural adaptations of large carnivores in humandominated landscapes, information about the fitness consequences of sharing landscapes is still limited. We assessed the variation in three consecutive components of female fitness: the probability of reproduction, litter size and juvenile survival in relation to environmental and human factors in a solitary carnivore, the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), occurring in human-dominated landscapes in Scandinavia. We used demographic data from 57 radio-collared adult females between 1995–2011 (126 radio-years). Overall, the yearly probability of female reproduction was 0.80, mean litter size was 2.34 (range 1–4) and the probability to find a female that reproduced in the spring being accompanied by at least one offspring during the subsequent winter was 0.70. We did not find evidence that food availability was a key factor influencing female fitness. Female lynx may adapt to food availability when establishing their home ranges by adopting an obstinate strategy, ensuring a minimum amount of prey necessary for survival and reproduction even during periods of prey scarcity. In human-dominated landscapes, where sufficient prey are available for lynx, mortality risk may have a larger influence on lynx population dynamics compared to food availability. Our results suggest that lynx population dynamics in human-dominated landscapes may be mainly driven by human impacts on survival.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleEurasian lynx fitness shows little variation across Scandinavian human-dominated landscapesnb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.rights.holder© The Author(s) 2019nb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480nb_NO
dc.source.volume9nb_NO
dc.source.journalScientific Reportsnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-019-45569-2
dc.identifier.cristin1711087


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