Alessio Mortelliti
@alessiomortelliti.bsky.social
Field ecologist/conservation biologist @UniTrieste
/ mouse catcher / I work on #Landusechange, #animalpersonality, #seeddispersal & optimal monitoring
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/ mouse catcher / I work on #Landusechange, #animalpersonality, #seeddispersal & optimal monitoring
https://alessiomortelliti.weebly.com/
Our review led by S. Savazza "Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach" is out, free open access, in mammal review
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach
We provide a systematic review of methodologies used to study personality in small mammals. We propose adopting ‘Standardised Experimental Design’ and ‘Behavioural Measurements’ to effectively compar...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Our review led by S. Savazza "Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach" is out, free open access, in mammal review
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Badgers accumulate leaves in their den so that they can rest on a comfortable insulated mattress of leaves - checkout this camera trap video (2 separate merged videos) from the Karst of Trieste - done as part of a field class I teach
April 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Badgers accumulate leaves in their den so that they can rest on a comfortable insulated mattress of leaves - checkout this camera trap video (2 separate merged videos) from the Karst of Trieste - done as part of a field class I teach
Intraspecific variation in the landscape of fear: personality-driven tradeoffs in habitat use. Our latest paper led by Maisie Merz is now out in Oikos, looking at how perceived predation risk affects small mammals habitat use, and how this varies among individuals
dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik....
April 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Intraspecific variation in the landscape of fear: personality-driven tradeoffs in habitat use. Our latest paper led by Maisie Merz is now out in Oikos, looking at how perceived predation risk affects small mammals habitat use, and how this varies among individuals
dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik....
"Over the limit: Consequences of gray squirrel personality on the shifting range limits of oak and hickory species" led by Maisie Merz is now out (open access) in Global Ecology and Conservation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"Over the limit: Consequences of gray squirrel personality on the shifting range limits of oak and hickory species" led by Maisie Merz is now out (open access) in Global Ecology and Conservation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very hesitant jackal sniffing the lure in the Karst of Trieste #cameratraps #mammalmonitoring
March 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Very hesitant jackal sniffing the lure in the Karst of Trieste #cameratraps #mammalmonitoring