Behavioral state resource selection in invasive wild pigs in the Southeastern United States

Clontz, Lindsay M.; Pepin, Kim M.; VerCauteren, Kurt C.; Beasley, James C.

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86363-3

Behavioral state resource selection in invasive wild pigs in the Southeastern United States

Journal Article · Thu Mar 25 00:00:00 UTC 2021 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86363-3· OSTI ID:1816738

Clontz, Lindsay M. ^[1]; Pepin, Kim M. ^[2]; VerCauteren, Kurt C. ^[3]; Beasley, James C. ^[4]

Univ. of Georgia, Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Site (SRS). Savannah River Ecology Lab. (SREL). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; OSTI
USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO (United States). Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Wildlife Services. National Wildlife Research Center
USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO (United States). Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Wildlife Services. National Wildlife Research Center
Univ. of Georgia, Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Site (SRS). Savannah River Ecology Lab. (SREL). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Elucidating correlations between wild pig (Sus scrofa) behavior and landscape attributes can aid in the advancement of management strategies for controlling populations. Using GPS data from 49 wild pigs in the southeastern U.S., we used hidden Markov models to define movement path characteristics and assign behaviors (e.g., resting, foraging, travelling). We then explored the connection between these behaviors and resource selection for both sexes between two distinct seasons based on forage availability (i.e., low forage, high forage). Females demonstrated a crepuscular activity pattern in the high-forage season and a variable pattern in the low-forage season, while males exhibited nocturnal activity patterns across both seasons. Wild pigs selected for bottomland hardwoods and dense canopy cover in all behavioral states in both seasons. Males selected for diversity in vegetation types while foraging in the low-forage season compared to the high-forage season and demonstrated an increased use of linear anthropogenic features across seasons while traveling. Wild pigs can establish populations and home ranges in an array of landscapes, but our results demonstrate male and female pigs exhibit clear differences in movement behavior and there are key resources associated with common behaviors that can be targeted to improve the efficiency of management programs.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDA; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: EM0004391

OSTI ID:: 1816738

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 11; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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