@article{VeloAntonBoratyńskiFerreiraetal.2019,
  author    = {Velo-Ant{\´o}n, Guillermo and Boratyński, Zbyszek and Ferreira, Clara Mendes and Lima, Vanessa O. and Alves, Paulo C. and Brito, Jos{\´e} C.},
  title     = {Intraspecific genetic diversity and distribution of North African hedgehogs (Mammalia: Erinaceidae)},
  series = {Biological journal of the Linnean Society : a journal of evolution},
  volume    = {127},
  journal   = {Biological journal of the Linnean Society : a journal of evolution},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0024-4066},
  doi       = {10.1093/biolinnean/blz030},
  pages     = {156 -- 163},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Despite growing efforts to halt biodiversity loss, knowledge of species diversity and distribution is highly geographically biased, leaving some areas unexplored. Taxa distributed in remote, desert areas, such as hedgehogs (Mammalia; Eulipotyphla) in North Africa, are good examples of current knowledge gaps in systematics and biogeography. Here we studied the geographical distribution and intraspecific genetic diversity of hedgehogs in North Africa. Specimens belonging to North African and Eurasian species were analysed with mitochondrial (control region, CR) and nuclear (recombination activating gene 1, RAG1) gene fragments. This revealed a broader geographical distribution of Atelerix algirus in south-western Libya and of Paraechinus aethiopicus along the Atlantic Sahara. High intraspecific genetic differentiation was found in A. algirus and A. albiventris at the mitochondrial level, with nuclear haplotype sharing across their ranges. These findings suggest that biogeographical patterns of hedgehogs in North Africa are more complex than previously suggested, highlighting a need for further investigation in this remote and poorly known area.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FerreiraDammhahnEccard2023,
  author    = {Ferreira, Clara Mendes and Dammhahn, Melanie and Eccard, Jana},
  title     = {So many choices, so little time},
  series = {Ecology and evolution},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Ecology and evolution},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {2045-7758},
  doi       = {10.1002/ece3.10330},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Spatial and temporal variation in perceived predation risk is an important determinant of movement and foraging activity of animals. Foraging in this landscape of fear, individuals need to decide where and when to move, and what resources to choose. Foraging theory predicts the outcome of these decisions based on energetic trade-offs, but complex interactions between perceived predation risk and preferences of foragers for certain functional traits of their resources are rarely considered. Here, we studied the interactive effects of perceived predation risk on food trait preferences and foraging behavior in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in experimental landscapes. Individuals (n = 19) were subjected for periods of 24 h to two extreme, risk-uniform landscapes (either risky or safe), containing 25 discrete food patches, filled with seeds of four plant species in even amounts. Seeds varied in functional traits: size, nutrients, and shape. We evaluated whether and how risk modifies forager preference for functional traits. We also investigated whether perceived risk and distance from shelter affected giving-up density (GUD), time in patches, and number of patch visits. In safe landscapes, individuals increased time spent in patches, lowered GUD and visited distant patches more often compared to risky landscapes. Individuals preferred bigger seeds independent of risk, but in the safe treatment they preferred fat-rich over carb-rich seeds. Thus, higher densities of resource levels remained in risky landscapes, while in safe landscapes resource density was lower and less diverse due to selective foraging. Our results suggest that the interaction of perceived risk and dietary preference adds an additional layer to the cascading effects of a landscape of fear which affects biodiversity at resource level.},
  language  = {en}
}