Anthropo Snips are a quick look at new(ish) interesting papers and concepts related to anthropogenic impacts on natural ecosystems.
No tusks no problem, right? The issue is a bit more complicated than it may seem at first, joins us today while we explore the following paper:
Today Kirstynn and guests co-host Francisco Romero explore how poaching can greatly influence populations and evolution.
Campbell-Staton, S. C., Arnold, B. J., Gonçalves, D., Granli, P., Poole, J., Long, R. A., & Pringle, R. M. (2021). Ivory poaching and the rapid evolution of tusklessness in African elephants. Science, 374(6566), 483-487. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abe7389
I am sorry guys I lied, this paper was not Open Access but messsage me or email me and I can send you a PDF!
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Ram hunting pressure paper:
Douhard, Mathieu & Festa-Bianchet, Marco & Pelletier, Fanie & Gaillard, Jean-Michel & Bonenfant, Christophe. (2015). Changes in horn size of Stone's sheep over four decades correlate with trophy hunting pressure. Ecological Applications. 26. 150612113525004. 10.1890/14-1461.1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279230176_Changes_in_horn_size_of_Stone's_sheep_over_four_decades_correlate_with_trophy_hunting_pressure