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Geffroy, Benjamin; Sadoul, Bastien; Bouchareb, Amine; Prigent, Sylvain; Bourdineaud, Jean-paul; Gonzalez-rey, Maria; Morais, Rosana N.; Mela, Maritana; Carvalho, Lucelia Nobre; Bessa, Eduardo. |
Nature-based tourism is gaining extensive popularity, increasing the intensity and frequency of human-wildlife contacts. As a consequence, behavioral and physiological alterations were observed in most exposed animals. However, while the majority of these studies investigated the effects of punctual exposure to tourists, the consequences of constant exposition to humans in the wild remains overlooked. This is an important gap considering the exponential interest for recreational outdoor activities. To infer long-term effects of intensive tourism, we capitalized on Odontostilbe pequira, a short-lived sedentary Tetra fish who spends its life close to humans, on which it feeds on dead skin. Hence, those fish are constantly exposed to tourists throughout their... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Coping style; Ecotourism; Conservation; Behavior; Gene expression; Cortisol; Neurogenesis; Fish. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00423/53470/54366.pdf |
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