• Coat Polymorphism in Eurasian Lynx: Adaptation to Environment or Phylogeographic Legacy? 

      Darul, Romane; Gavashelishvili, Alexander; Saveljev, Alexander P.; Seryodkin, Ivan V.; Linnell, John Durrus; Okarma, Henryk; Bagrade, Guna; Ornicans, Aivars; Ozolins, Janis; Männil, Peep; Khorozyan, Igor; Melovski, Dime; Stojanov, Aleksandar; Trajçe, Aleksandër; Hoxha, Bledi; Dvornikov, Mikhail G.; Galsandorj, Naranbaatar; Okhlopkov, Innokentiy; Mamuchadze, Jimsher; Yarovenko, Yuriy A.; Akkiev, Muzigit I.; Sulamanidze, Giorgi; Kochiashvili, Vazha; Şahin, Mehmet Kürşat; Trepet, Sergey A.; Pkhitikov, Alim B.; Farhadinia, Mohammad S.; Godoy, Jose A.; Jászay, Tomáš; Ratkiewicz, Mirosław; Schmidt, Krzysztof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We studied the relationship between the variability and contemporary distribution of pelage phenotypes in one of most widely distributed felid species and an array of environmental and demographic conditions. We collected ...
    • Human disturbance is the most limiting factor driving habitat selection of a large carnivore throughout Continental Europe 

      Ripari, Lucia; Premier, Joe; Belotti, Elisa; Bluhm, Hendrik; Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine; Bufka, Luděk; Červený, Jaroslav; Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn; Fuxjäger, Christian; Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz; Kont, Raido; Koubek, Petr; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Krofel, Miha; Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila; Molinari-Jobin, Anja; Okarma, Henryk; Oliveira, Teresa; Remm, Jaanus; Schmidt, Krzysztof; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie A.; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Habitat selection is a multi-scale process driven by trade-offs between benefits, such as resource abundance, and disadvantages, such as the avoidance of risk. The latter includes human disturbances, to which large carnivores, ...
    • Integrating animal tracking datasets at a continental scale for mapping Eurasian lynx habitat 

      Oeser, Julian; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie A.; Mattisson, Jenny; Krofel, Miha; Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Anders, Ole; Andrén, Henrik; Bagrade, Guna; Belotti, Elisa; Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine; Bufka, Luděk; Cerne, Rok; Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn; Duľa, Martin; Fuxjäger, Christian; Gomerčić, Tomislav; Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz; Kont, Raido; Koubek, Petr; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Kusak, Josip; Kubala, Jakub; Kutal, Miroslav; Linnell, John Durrus; Molinari-Jobin, Anja; Männil, Peep; Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli; Odden, John; Okarma, Henryk; Schmidt, Krzysztof; Signer, Sven; Tám, Branislav; Vogt, Kristina; Kuemmerle, Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim: The increasing availability of animal tracking datasets collected across many sites provides new opportunities to move beyond local assessments to enable de-tailed and consistent habitat mapping at biogeographical ...
    • Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental‑scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore 

      Oeser, Julian; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Kramer‑Schadt, Stephanie; Andrén, Henrik; Bagrade, Guna; Belotti, Elisa; Bufka, Luděk; Breitenmoser‑Würst, Christine; Cerne, Rok; Duľa, Martin; Fuxjäger, Christian; Gomerčić, Tomislav; Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz; Kont, Raido; Koubek, Petr; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Krofel, Miha; Krojerová‑Prokešová, Jarmila; Kubala, Jakub; Kusak, Josip; Kutal, Miroslav; Linnell, John Durrus; Mattisson, Jenny; Molinari‑Jobin, Anja; Männil, Peep; Odden, John; Okarma, Henryk; Oliveira, Teresa; Pagon, Nives; Persson, Jens; Remm, Jaanus; Schmidt, Krzysztof; Signer, Sven; Tám, Branislav; Vogt, Kristina; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Kuemmerle, Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-31)
      Context Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people in shared landscapes. Landscape composition might be a key factor determining how large carnivores can ...
    • Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe 

      Mattisson, Jenny; Linnell, John Durrus; Anders, Ole; Belotti, Elisa; Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine; Bufka, Ludek; Fuxjäger, Christian; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Ivanov, Gjorge; Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz; Kont, Radio; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Krofel, Miha; Melovski, Dime; Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz; Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli; Molinari-Jobin, Anja; Odden, John; Ozoliņš, Jānis; Okarma, Henryk; Persson, Jens; Schmidt, Krzysztof; Vogt, Kristina; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Andrén, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) occurs across the Eurasian continent, covering three of the four main climate regions of the world. Thus, their distribution includes a large variation in climatic conditions, making it an ...