Diana J. R. Lafferty

Works (6)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:39

2020 journal article

Wild black bears harbor simple gut microbial communities with little difference between the jejunum and colon

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).

By: S. Gillman *, E. McKenney n  & D. Lafferty*

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Wild / microbiology; Biodiversity; Colon / microbiology; Female; Firmicutes / classification; Firmicutes / genetics; Firmicutes / isolation & purification; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / genetics; Jejunum / microbiology; Male; Phylogeny; Proteobacteria / classification; Proteobacteria / genetics; Proteobacteria / isolation & purification; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Ursidae / microbiology
TL;DR: It is determined that the jejunum and colon of black bears do not harbor significantly different GMB communities: both gastrointestinal sites were dominated by Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 4, 2021

2019 journal article

Noninvasive measures of physiological stress are confounded by exposure

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9.

By: D. Lafferty*, M. Zimova*, L. Clontz  n, K. Hacklander* & L. Mills *

MeSH headings : Animals; Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Environmental Exposure; Feces / chemistry; Female; Glucocorticoids / metabolism; Hares / physiology; Male; Metabolome; Models, Biological; Stress, Physiological
TL;DR: The effect of fecal pellet age on FGM concentrations varied across treatments with warm-dry and cool-wet conditions resulting in more variable FGM concentration relative to control samples, and researchers are encouraged to develop a temporally consistent sampling protocol to ensure all samples are exposed to similar environmental conditions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 6, 2020

2017 journal article

The influence of sulfur and hair growth on stable isotope diet estimates for grizzly bears

PLOS ONE, 12(3).

By: G. Mowat *, P. Curtis* & D. Lafferty n

MeSH headings : Animals; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Female; Food Preferences / physiology; Hair / growth & development; Hair / metabolism; Male; Seasons; Sulfur / metabolism; Sulfur Isotopes / metabolism; Ursidae / metabolism
TL;DR: It is shown that there are bears with short hair that assimilate >20% salmon in their diet and bears with longer hair that eat no salmon living within a few kilometers of one another in a coastal ecosystem. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Biotic and abiotic impacts of Double-crested cormorant breeding colonies on forested islands in the southeastern United States

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 369, 10–19.

By: D. Lafferty n, K. Hanson-Dorr *, A. Prisock* & B. Dorr *

author keywords: Double-crested Cormorant; Forest health; Human-wildlife conflict; Soil chemistry; Waterbirds; Water quality
TL;DR: It is found that cormorant colonies are not significant contributors to general coliforms or Escherichia coli levels in waters surrounding southern breeding colonies, and that c Cormorants are affecting soil chemistry, which was more acidic and had greater concentrations of phosphorous than soils on reference islands. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Moose (Alces alces) hunters subsidize the scavenger community in Alaska

POLAR BIOLOGY, 39(4), 639–647.

By: D. Lafferty n, Z. Loman *, K. White *, A. Morzillo* & J. Belant *

author keywords: Canids; Corvids; Carrion; Moose; Scavengers; Subsidies
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2015 journal article

Sex, Diet, and the Social Environment: Factors Influencing Hair Cortisol Concentration in Free-Ranging Black Bears (Ursus americanus)

PLOS ONE, 10(11).

By: D. Lafferty n, M. Laudenslager *, G. Mowat *, D. Heard * & J. Belant *

MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Female; Hair / metabolism; Hydrocortisone / metabolism; Male; Models, Biological; Sex Characteristics; Social Behavior; Ursidae / physiology
TL;DR: Once the authors understand what drives sex-specific differences in HCC, HCC may aid the understanding of the physiological responses by bears and other wildlife to diverse environmental challenges. (via Semantic Scholar)
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