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Odobenus rosmarus divergens (Odobenidae) groups in the waters adjacent to coastal haulouts (Chukchi Peninsula, Russia). / Гилев, Андрей Николаевич; Серединская, Мария Вячеславовна; Крюкова, Наталья; Скоробогатов, Данила; Каренина, Карина Андреевна.
In: NATURE CONSERVATION RESEARCH. ЗАПОВЕДНАЯ НАУКА, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2024, p. 105-111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Odobenus rosmarus divergens (Odobenidae) groups in the waters adjacent to coastal haulouts (Chukchi Peninsula, Russia)
AU - Гилев, Андрей Николаевич
AU - Серединская, Мария Вячеславовна
AU - Крюкова, Наталья
AU - Скоробогатов, Данила
AU - Каренина, Карина Андреевна
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The distance between individuals is one of the key characteristics of the spatial structure of a group. Here, weinvestigated inter-individual distances in Odobenus rosmarus divergens (hereinafter – walrus) aggregations inwaters adjacent to four coastal haulouts in the Chukchi Sea, Russia. The analysis of aerial images showedthat the majority of the individuals in water were in tight groups (binomial z > 11.37, p < 0.001), in which thedistances between walruses were significantly shorter than those outside such groups (LMM coefficient ± SE:0.14 ± 0.03; p < 0.001). The number of individuals within the groups did not influence the inter-individualdistances (LMM coefficient ± SE: 0.05 ± 0.05; p = 0.376) and the density of them was similar across hauloutsstudied (omnibus χ2(3) = 7.78, p = 0.051). The water areas adjacent to haulouts may provide optimal conditionsfor social interactions of walruses and potentially play an important role in their social life. The investigation ofwalrus aggregations in water may become increasingly important in the context of the reducing Arctic ice cover
AB - The distance between individuals is one of the key characteristics of the spatial structure of a group. Here, weinvestigated inter-individual distances in Odobenus rosmarus divergens (hereinafter – walrus) aggregations inwaters adjacent to four coastal haulouts in the Chukchi Sea, Russia. The analysis of aerial images showedthat the majority of the individuals in water were in tight groups (binomial z > 11.37, p < 0.001), in which thedistances between walruses were significantly shorter than those outside such groups (LMM coefficient ± SE:0.14 ± 0.03; p < 0.001). The number of individuals within the groups did not influence the inter-individualdistances (LMM coefficient ± SE: 0.05 ± 0.05; p = 0.376) and the density of them was similar across hauloutsstudied (omnibus χ2(3) = 7.78, p = 0.051). The water areas adjacent to haulouts may provide optimal conditionsfor social interactions of walruses and potentially play an important role in their social life. The investigation ofwalrus aggregations in water may become increasingly important in the context of the reducing Arctic ice cover
U2 - 10.24189/ncr.2024.030
DO - 10.24189/ncr.2024.030
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 105
EP - 111
JO - NATURE CONSERVATION RESEARCH. ЗАПОВЕДНАЯ НАУКА
JF - NATURE CONSERVATION RESEARCH. ЗАПОВЕДНАЯ НАУКА
SN - 2500-008X
IS - 4
ER -
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