Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Autores
Falcón Cortés, Andrea; Boyer, Denis; Merrill, Evelyn; Frair, Jacqueline L.; Morales, Juan Manuel
Año de publicación
2021
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Descripción
The use of spatial memory is well-documented in many animal species and has been shown to be critical for the emergence of spatial learning. Adaptive behaviors based on learning can emerge thanks to an interdependence between the acquisition of information over time and movement decisions. The study of how spatio-ecological knowledge is constructed throughout the life of an individual has not been carried out in a quantitative and comprehensive way, hindered by the lack of knowledge of the information an animal already has of its environment at the time monitoring begins. Identifying how animals use memory to make beneficial decisions is fundamental to developing a general theory of animal movement and space use. Here we propose several mobility models based on memory and perform hierarchical Bayesian inference on 11-month trajectories of 21 elk after they were released in a completely new environment. Almost all the observed animals exhibited preferential returns to previously visited patches, such that memory and random exploration phases occurred. Memory decay was mild or negligible over the study period. The fact that individual elk rapidly become used to a relatively small number of patches was consistent with the hypothesis that they seek places with predictable resources and reduced mortality risks such as predation.
Fil: Falcón Cortés, Andrea. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Boyer, Denis. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Merrill, Evelyn. University of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Frair, Jacqueline L.. University of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Morales, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Materia
ANIMAL LEARNING
ATTRIBUTE MEMORY
HIERARCHAL BAYESIAN INFERENCE
MEMORY-BASED MOVEMENT MODELS
SPATIAL MEMORY
TRANSLOCATED ELK
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
title Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
spellingShingle Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Falcón Cortés, Andrea
ANIMAL LEARNING
ATTRIBUTE MEMORY
HIERARCHAL BAYESIAN INFERENCE
MEMORY-BASED MOVEMENT MODELS
SPATIAL MEMORY
TRANSLOCATED ELK
title_short Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
title_full Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
title_fullStr Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
title_full_unstemmed Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
title_sort Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Falcón Cortés, Andrea
Boyer, Denis
Merrill, Evelyn
Frair, Jacqueline L.
Morales, Juan Manuel
author Falcón Cortés, Andrea
author_facet Falcón Cortés, Andrea
Boyer, Denis
Merrill, Evelyn
Frair, Jacqueline L.
Morales, Juan Manuel
author_role author
author2 Boyer, Denis
Merrill, Evelyn
Frair, Jacqueline L.
Morales, Juan Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANIMAL LEARNING
ATTRIBUTE MEMORY
HIERARCHAL BAYESIAN INFERENCE
MEMORY-BASED MOVEMENT MODELS
SPATIAL MEMORY
TRANSLOCATED ELK
topic ANIMAL LEARNING
ATTRIBUTE MEMORY
HIERARCHAL BAYESIAN INFERENCE
MEMORY-BASED MOVEMENT MODELS
SPATIAL MEMORY
TRANSLOCATED ELK
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The use of spatial memory is well-documented in many animal species and has been shown to be critical for the emergence of spatial learning. Adaptive behaviors based on learning can emerge thanks to an interdependence between the acquisition of information over time and movement decisions. The study of how spatio-ecological knowledge is constructed throughout the life of an individual has not been carried out in a quantitative and comprehensive way, hindered by the lack of knowledge of the information an animal already has of its environment at the time monitoring begins. Identifying how animals use memory to make beneficial decisions is fundamental to developing a general theory of animal movement and space use. Here we propose several mobility models based on memory and perform hierarchical Bayesian inference on 11-month trajectories of 21 elk after they were released in a completely new environment. Almost all the observed animals exhibited preferential returns to previously visited patches, such that memory and random exploration phases occurred. Memory decay was mild or negligible over the study period. The fact that individual elk rapidly become used to a relatively small number of patches was consistent with the hypothesis that they seek places with predictable resources and reduced mortality risks such as predation.
Fil: Falcón Cortés, Andrea. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Boyer, Denis. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Merrill, Evelyn. University of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Frair, Jacqueline L.. University of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Morales, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
description The use of spatial memory is well-documented in many animal species and has been shown to be critical for the emergence of spatial learning. Adaptive behaviors based on learning can emerge thanks to an interdependence between the acquisition of information over time and movement decisions. The study of how spatio-ecological knowledge is constructed throughout the life of an individual has not been carried out in a quantitative and comprehensive way, hindered by the lack of knowledge of the information an animal already has of its environment at the time monitoring begins. Identifying how animals use memory to make beneficial decisions is fundamental to developing a general theory of animal movement and space use. Here we propose several mobility models based on memory and perform hierarchical Bayesian inference on 11-month trajectories of 21 elk after they were released in a completely new environment. Almost all the observed animals exhibited preferential returns to previously visited patches, such that memory and random exploration phases occurred. Memory decay was mild or negligible over the study period. The fact that individual elk rapidly become used to a relatively small number of patches was consistent with the hypothesis that they seek places with predictable resources and reduced mortality risks such as predation.
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