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Senar, Juan Carlos
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Moyà, Aura
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Pujol, Jorge
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Tomàs, Xavier
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Hatchwell, Ben J.
dc.date.accessioned
2022-02-11T10:01:41Z
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2024-07-29T07:31:08Z
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2022-02-11T10:01:41Z
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2024-07-29T07:31:08Z
dc.date.issued
2021-12-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/2072/521275
dc.description.abstract
Home-range size is a key aspect of space-use, and variation in home-range size and structure may have profound consequences for the potential impact of damage and control strategies for invasive species. However, knowledge on home-range structure of naturalized parrot species is very limited. The aim of this study was to quantify patterns of home-range variation according to sex and age of the monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus, an invasive parakeet in Europe. Mean kernel home-range size was 12.4 ± 1.22 ha (range 1.7–74.1 ha; N = 73 birds). Juveniles had a larger home-range size than adults, but sexes did not differ in kernel home-range size. The mean maximum distance moved by monk parakeets was 727 ± 37.0 m (range: 150–1581 m), and it was not dependent on either the sex or age of the birds. Having a small home range is one of the conditions for the feasible eradication of an invasive species; hence, the small home range of urban monk parakeets that we report here is good news for pest managers. However, this small home-range size can limit the effectiveness of culling operations with traps or feeders with contraceptives or poison, and other alternatives, such as funnel nets or traps, should be used.
eng
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Diversity, Vol. 13, Issue 12 (2021), 648
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RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)
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Cotorres
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Animals invasors
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Hàbitat (Ecologia)
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Fauna urbana
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Barcelona (Catalunya)
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Catalunya
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Península Ibèrica
dc.title
Sex and age effects on monk parakeet home-range variation in the urban habitat
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.doi
https://doi.org/10.3390/d13120648
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
