动物个性与保护：激发新研究的基础

Animal Personality and Conservation: Basics for Inspiring New Research.

作者信息

de Azevedo Cristiano Schetini, Young Robert John

机构信息

Departamento de Biodiversidade, Evolução e Meio Ambiente, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, s/n Bauxita, Ouro Preto, MG 35.400-000, Brazil.

School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford Manchester, Peel Building-Room G51, Salford M5 4WT, UK.

出版信息

Animals (Basel). 2021 Apr 4;11(4):1019. doi: 10.3390/ani11041019.

DOI:10.3390/ani11041019

PMID:33916547

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8065675/

Abstract

The number of animal species threatened with extinction are increasing every year, and biologists are conducting animal translocations, as one strategy, to try to mitigate this situation. Furthermore, researchers are evaluating methods to increase translocation success, and one area that shows promise is the study of animal personality. Animal personality can be defined as behavioral and physiological differences between individuals of the same species, which are stable in time and across different contexts. In the present paper, we discuss how animal personality can increase the success of translocation, as well as in the management of animals intended for translocation by evaluating personality characteristics of the individuals. Studies of the influence of birthplace, parental behavior, stress resilience, and risk assessment can be important to select the most appropriate individuals to be released. Finally, we explain the two methods used to gather personality data.

摘要

面临灭绝威胁的动物物种数量逐年增加，生物学家正在进行动物迁移，作为一种策略来试图缓解这种情况。此外，研究人员正在评估提高迁移成功率的方法，一个有前景的领域是动物个性研究。动物个性可以定义为同一物种个体之间行为和生理上的差异，这些差异在时间和不同情境下都是稳定的。在本文中，我们讨论动物个性如何提高迁移成功率，以及通过评估个体的个性特征来管理用于迁移的动物。对出生地、亲代行为、应激恢复力和风险评估影响的研究对于选择最合适放生的个体可能很重要。最后，我们解释用于收集个性数据的两种方法。