dc.contributor.author | Byrne, Andrew W. | |
dc.contributor.author | O’Keeffe, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Green, Stuart | |
dc.contributor.author | Sleeman, D. Paddy | |
dc.contributor.author | Corner, Leigh A. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gormley, Eamonn | |
dc.contributor.author | Murphy, Denise | |
dc.contributor.author | Martin, S. Wayne | |
dc.contributor.author | Davenport, John | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-20T16:02:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-20T16:02:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-12-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Byrne, Andrew W. O’Keeffe, James; Green, Stuart; Sleeman, D. Paddy; Corner, Leigh A. L.; Gormley, Eamonn; Murphy, Denise; Martin, S. Wayne; Davenport, John (2012). Population estimation and trappability of the european badger (meles meles): implications for tuberculosis management. PLoS ONE 7 (12), | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/10625 | |
dc.description.abstract | Estimates of population size and trappability inform vaccine efficacy modelling and are required for adaptive management during prolonged wildlife vaccination campaigns. We present an analysis of mark-recapture data from a badger vaccine (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) study in Ireland. This study is the largest scale (755 km 2) mark-recapture study ever undertaken with this species. The study area was divided into three approximately equal-sized zones, each with similar survey and capture effort. A mean badger population size of 671 (SD: 76) was estimated using a closed-subpopulation model (CSpM) based on data from capturing sessions of the entire area and was consistent with a separate multiplicative model. Minimum number alive estimates calculated from the same data were on average 49-51% smaller than the CSpM estimates, but these are considered severely negatively biased when trappability is low. Population densities derived from the CSpM estimates were 0.82-1.06 badgers km 22, and broadly consistent with previous reports for an adjacent area. Mean trappability was estimated to be 34-35% per session across the population. By the fifth capture session, 79% of the adult badgers caught had been marked previously. Multivariable modelling suggested significant differences in badger trappability depending on zone, season and age-class. There were more putatively trap-wary badgers identified in the population than trap-happy badgers, but wariness was not related to individual's sex, zone or season of capture. Live-trapping efficacy can vary significantly amongst sites, seasons, age, or personality, hence monitoring of trappability is recommended as part of an adaptive management regime during large-scale wildlife vaccination programs to counter biases and to improve efficiencies. Citation: Byrne AW, O'Keeffe J, Green S, Sleeman DP, Corner LAL, et al. (2012) Population Estimation and Trappability of the European Badger (Meles meles): Implications for Tuberculosis Management. PLoS ONE 7(12): e50807. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050807 | |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS ONE | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | mycobacterium-bovis infection | |
dc.subject | brushtail possums | |
dc.subject | mark-recapture | |
dc.subject | herd-immunity | |
dc.subject | new-zealand | |
dc.subject | dynamics | |
dc.subject | vaccination | |
dc.subject | ireland | |
dc.subject | wildlife | |
dc.subject | density | |
dc.title | Population estimation and trappability of the european badger (meles meles): implications for tuberculosis management | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0050807 | |
dc.local.publishedsource | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050807 | |
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