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How effective is the Birdsbesafe® cat collar at reducing bird mortality by domestic cats? How effective is the Birdsbesafe® cat collar at reducing bird mortality by domestic cats?
The global decline of songbird populations is a well-recognized conservation issue. Domestic cats kill an estimated 2.4 billion birds each year in the United States alone—more than most other anthropogenic threats combined. As many pet owners are reluctant to keep their cats inside, collar-mounted antipredation devices for domestic cats may be an important conservation tool. We examined...
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M.B. Jensen, S.K. Willson, Abby Powell
Community-powered urban stream restoration: A vision for sustainable and resilient urban ecosystems Community-powered urban stream restoration: A vision for sustainable and resilient urban ecosystems
Urban streams can provide amenities to people living in cities, but those benefits are reduced when streams become degraded, potentially even causing harm (disease, toxic compounds, etc.). Governments and institutions invest resources to improve the values and services provided by urban streams; however, the conception, development, and implementation of such projects may not include...
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Mateo Scoggins, Derek B. Booth, Tim Fletcher, Megan Fork, Ana Gonzalez, Rebecca Hale, Robert J. Hawley, Allison H. Roy, Erika E. Bilger, Nick Bond, Matthew James Burns, Kristina G. Hopkins, Marissa Ann Alessi, Eugenia Marti, S. Kyle McKay, Martin W. Neale, Michael J. Paul, Blanca Rios-Touma, Kathryn L Russell, Robert F. Smith, Staryn Wagner, Seth J. Wenger
Life and death in a dynamic environment: Invasive trout, floods, and intraspecific drivers of translocated populations Life and death in a dynamic environment: Invasive trout, floods, and intraspecific drivers of translocated populations
Understanding the relative strengths of intrinsic and extrinsic factors regulating populations is a long-standing focus of ecology and critical to advancing conservation programs for imperiled species. Conservation could benefit from an increased understanding of factors influencing vital rates (somatic growth, recruitment, survival) in small, translocated populations, which is lacking...
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Brian D Healy, Phaedra E. Budy, Mary M. Conner, Emily C. Omana Smith
Redear Sunfish occurrence, abundance, growth, and size structure as related to abiotic and biotic factors in Florida lakes Redear Sunfish occurrence, abundance, growth, and size structure as related to abiotic and biotic factors in Florida lakes
Panfish support popular, socioeconomically valuable fisheries across the United States. Whereas Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus and Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus receive considerable research attention, Redear Sunfish L. microlophus are seldom studied despite their wide distribution, large size, socioeconomic contributions, and invasion potential in parts of their introduced range...
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Andrew Kenneth Carlson, Mark V. Hoyer
Optimizing management of invasions in an uncertain world using dynamic spatial models Optimizing management of invasions in an uncertain world using dynamic spatial models
Dispersal drives invasion dynamics of nonnative species and pathogens. Applying knowledge of dispersal to optimize the management of invasions can mean the difference between a failed and a successful control program and dramatically improve the return on investment of control efforts. A common approach to identifying optimal management solutions for invasions is to optimize dynamic...
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Kim M. Pepin, Amy J. Davis, Rebecca S. Epanchin-Niell, Andrew M. Gormley, Joslin L. Moore, Timothy J. Smyser, H. Bradley Shaffer, William L. Kendall, Katriona Shea, Michael C. Runge, Sophie McKee
Environmental drivers of biseasonal anthrax outbreak dynamics in two multihost savanna systems Environmental drivers of biseasonal anthrax outbreak dynamics in two multihost savanna systems
Environmental factors are common forces driving infectious disease dynamics. We compared interannual and seasonal patterns of anthrax infections in two multihost systems in southern Africa: Etosha National Park, Namibia, and Kruger National Park, South Africa. Using several decades of mortality data from each system, we assessed possible transmission mechanisms behind anthrax dynamics...
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Yen-Hua Huang, Kyrre Kausrud, Ayesha Hassim, Sunday O. Ochai, O. Louis van Schalkwyk, Edgar H. Dekker, Alexander Buyantuev, Claudine C. Cloete, J. Werner Kilian, John K.E. Mfune, Pauline L. Kamath, Henriette van Heerden, Wendy Christine Turner
Taming the temperature: Sagebrush songbirds modulate microclimate via nest-site selection Taming the temperature: Sagebrush songbirds modulate microclimate via nest-site selection
Understanding species’ responses to temperature via behavior, and the factors affecting the extent of behavioral responses, is a critical and timely endeavor given the rapid pace at which the climate is changing. The young of altricial songbirds are particularly sensitive to temperature, and parents may modulate temperatures at nests via selection of nest sites, albeit to a largely...
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Tayler M. Scherr, Anna D. Chalfoun
Ungulate migrations of the western United States, volume 2 Ungulate migrations of the western United States, volume 2
Migration is widespread across taxonomic groups and increasingly recognized as fundamental to maintaining abundant wildlife populations and communities. Many ungulate herds migrate across the western United States to access food and avoid harsh environmental conditions. With the advent of global positioning system (GPS) collars, researchers can describe and map the year-round movements...
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Matthew J. Kauffman, Blake Lowrey, Jeffrey L. Beck, Jodi Berg, Scott Bergen, Joel Berger, James W. Cain, Sarah Dewey, Jennifer Diamond, Orrin Duvuvuei, Fattebert, Jeff Gagnon, Julia Garcia, Evan Greenspan, Embere Hall, Glenn Harper, Stan Harter, Kent Hersey, Pat Hnilicka, Mark Hurley, Lee Knox, Art Lawson, Eric Maichak, James Meacham, Jerod Merkle, Arthur Middleton, Daniel Olson, Lucas Olson, Craig Reddell, Benjamin S. Robb, Gabe Rozman, Hall Sawyer, Cody Schroeder, Brandon Scurlock, Jeff Short, Scott Sprague, Alethea Steingisser, Nicole Tatman
Patterns of live baitfish use and release among recreational anglers in a regulated landscape Patterns of live baitfish use and release among recreational anglers in a regulated landscape
The release of live baitfish by anglers has been identified as a high-risk pathway for the introduction of aquatic invasive species due to the potential for invasive fish, invertebrates, or pathogens to be released simultaneously with the baitfish. Consequently, the release of live baitfish is illegal in many jurisdictions, but little is known about compliance rates or angler motivations...
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Margaret C. McEachran, Alicia Hofelich Mohr, Thomas Lindsay, David C. Fulton, Nicholas B.D. Phelps
Informing management of Henrys Lake, Idaho using an integrated catch-at-age model Informing management of Henrys Lake, Idaho using an integrated catch-at-age model
Henrys Lake, Idaho, supports a popular fishery for Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout × Rainbow Trout O. mykiss hybrids. A majority of the adult population of fish in Henrys Lake are of hatchery origin that were stocked as fingerlings. The fishery is closed to angling during the late winter and spring months, but fisheries managers...
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Joshua L McCormick, Jennifer Vincent, Brett High, Darcy K. McCarrick, Michael C. Quist
Post-fledging spatial dispersion and movement behaviour differs between cavity-nesting and open-cup nesting passerines Post-fledging spatial dispersion and movement behaviour differs between cavity-nesting and open-cup nesting passerines
Spatial dispersion and movement behaviour vary across animal taxa and can affect fitness. The reasons why species differ in movement behaviour of young and why some species form family groups and other species have dispersed young have been rarely addressed. We tested a hypothesis that spatial dispersion and movement behaviour of dependent young were influenced by their developmental...
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Necmiye Sahin Arslan, Thomas E. Martin
Searching for refuge: A framework for identifying site factors conferring resistance to climate-driven vegetation change Searching for refuge: A framework for identifying site factors conferring resistance to climate-driven vegetation change
Climate change is occurring at accelerated rates in high latitude regions such as Alaska, causing alterations in woody plant growth and associated ecosystem patterns and processes. Our aim is to assess the magnitude and speed that climate-induced changes in woody plant distribution and volume may be reduced and/or slowed by relatively static landscape features like physical...
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Ann M. Raiho, Henry R. Scharf, Carl A. Roland, David K. Swanson, Sarah E. Stehn, Mevin Hooten