12 research outputs found
Conspecific visual cues: the relative importance of interference and exploitation competition among tadpoles of Rana kukunoris
Response of human spermatozoa to an internal calcium ATPase inhibitor, 2,5-di(tert-butyl) hydroquinone
Behavioral and Neural Responses of Toads to Salt Solutions Correlate with Basolateral Membrane Potential of Epidermal Cells of the Skin
The role of phosphocreatine breakdown in the metabolic support of locomotion by clawed frogs, Xenopus laevis
Mammalian mesocarnivore visitation at tortoise burrows in a wind farm
There is little information on predator–prey interactions in wind energy landscapes in North America, especially among terrestrial vertebrates. Here, we evaluated how proximity to roads and wind turbines affect mesocarnivore visitation with desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) and their burrows in a wind energy landscape. In 2013, we placed motion-sensor cameras facing the entrances of 46 active desert tortoise burrows in a 5.2-km2 wind energy facility near Palm Springs, California, USA. Cameras recorded images of 35 species of reptiles, mammals, and birds. Counts for 4 species of mesocarnivores at desert tortoise burrows increased closer to dirt roads, and decreased closer to wind turbines. Our results suggest that anthropogenic infrastructure associated with wind energy facilities could influence the general behavior of mammalian predators and their prey. Further investigation of proximate mechanisms that underlie road and wind turbine effects (i.e., ground vibrations, sound emission, and traffic volume) and on wind energy facility spatial designs (i.e., road and wind turbine configuration) could prove useful for better understanding wildlife responses to wind energy development. © 2017 The Wildlife Society