Most animals live in home ranges, and memory is thought to be an important process in their formation. However, a general memory-based model for characterising and predicting home range emergence has been lacking. Here, we use a mechanistic movement model to: (1) quantify the role of memory in the movements of a large mammal reintroduced into a novel environment, and (2) predict observed patterns of home range emergence in this experimental setting. We show that an interplay between memory and resource preferences is the primary process influencing the movements of reintroduced roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Our memory-based model fitted with empirical data successfully predicts the formation of home ranges, as well as emergent properties of movement and spatial revisitation observed in the reintroduced animals. These results provide a mechanistic framework for combining memory-based movements, resource preferences, and the formation of home ranges in nature.

Ranc, N.; Cagnacci, F.; Moorcroft, P.R. (2022-04). Memory drives the formation of animal home ranges: evidence from a reintroduction. ECOLOGY LETTERS, 25 (4): 716-728. doi: 10.1111/ele.13869 handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10449/78839

Memory drives the formation of animal home ranges: evidence from a reintroduction

Ranc, Nathan
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Cagnacci, Francesca;
2022-04-01

Abstract

Most animals live in home ranges, and memory is thought to be an important process in their formation. However, a general memory-based model for characterising and predicting home range emergence has been lacking. Here, we use a mechanistic movement model to: (1) quantify the role of memory in the movements of a large mammal reintroduced into a novel environment, and (2) predict observed patterns of home range emergence in this experimental setting. We show that an interplay between memory and resource preferences is the primary process influencing the movements of reintroduced roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Our memory-based model fitted with empirical data successfully predicts the formation of home ranges, as well as emergent properties of movement and spatial revisitation observed in the reintroduced animals. These results provide a mechanistic framework for combining memory-based movements, resource preferences, and the formation of home ranges in nature.
Familiarity
Home range emergence
Mechanistic movement model
Resource preferences
Roe deer
Site fidelity
Space-use
Spatial memory
Capreolus capreolus
Redistribution kernel
Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA
apr-2022
Ranc, N.; Cagnacci, F.; Moorcroft, P.R. (2022-04). Memory drives the formation of animal home ranges: evidence from a reintroduction. ECOLOGY LETTERS, 25 (4): 716-728. doi: 10.1111/ele.13869 handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10449/78839
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