Effects of Deforestation on Foraging Behavior, Ectoparasites, and Adult Survival in the Vulnerable La Selle Thrush, Turdus swalesi, in Haiti
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
2.3.1. Foraging Behavior
2.3.2. Prevalence, Intensity and Consequences of Infection with Ectoparasites
2.3.3. CMR Modelling of Adult Survival Rate
2.4. Ethical Note
3. Results
3.1. Foraging Activity
3.2. Prevalence, Intensity and Consequences of Infection with Ectoparasites
3.3. Adult Survival Rate
4. Discussion
4.1. Foraging
4.2. Infection with Ectoparasites
4.3. Adult Survival Rate and Transience
5. Conclusions and Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Session | Dates | First Captures | Recaptures |
1 | 1–15 December 2019; | 5 | - |
25–27 January 2020 | |||
2 | 22–26 February 2020 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Missing session April 2020 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Missing session July 2020 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 26 September–10 October 2020 | 9 | 0 |
6 | 15–19 November 2020 | 11 | 7 |
7 | 17–31 January 2021 | 7 | 4 |
8 | 28 March–11 April 2021 | 8 | 12 |
9 | 22–31 May 2021 | 4 | 7 |
10 | 6–13 July 2021 | 2 | 3 |
11 | 2–13 August 2021; | 16 | 9 |
5–18 September 2021 | |||
12 | 8–17 November 2021 | 12 | 5 |
13 | 24–31 January 2022 | 3 | 3 |
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Exantus, J.-M.; Vidal, A.; Cézilly, F. Effects of Deforestation on Foraging Behavior, Ectoparasites, and Adult Survival in the Vulnerable La Selle Thrush, Turdus swalesi, in Haiti. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16035. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216035
Exantus J-M, Vidal A, Cézilly F. Effects of Deforestation on Foraging Behavior, Ectoparasites, and Adult Survival in the Vulnerable La Selle Thrush, Turdus swalesi, in Haiti. Sustainability. 2023; 15(22):16035. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216035
Chicago/Turabian StyleExantus, Jean-Marry, Annabelle Vidal, and Frank Cézilly. 2023. "Effects of Deforestation on Foraging Behavior, Ectoparasites, and Adult Survival in the Vulnerable La Selle Thrush, Turdus swalesi, in Haiti" Sustainability 15, no. 22: 16035. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216035