USGS research into environmental stressors (e.g., climate, drought, floods, wildland fire) and anthropogenic stressors (e.g., energy production, urban encroachment, water abatement) provides managers with information to reduce or eliminate impacts from stressors to fish and wildlife populations and advances our understanding of the efficacy of conservation and adaptation actions to mitigate land-use and climate change impacts on sensitive species.
Terrestrial Mammal Research
Terrestrial Mammal Research
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Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS terrestrial mammal research are listed below. A listing of USGS mammal-related publications is available from the button below. To see publications about a specific species, use the search box in the blue page header.
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Climate change Is likely to alter future wolf - moose - forest interactions at Isle Royale National Park, United States Climate change Is likely to alter future wolf - moose - forest interactions at Isle Royale National Park, United States
We evaluated how climate change and variable rates of moose browsing intensity, as they relate to wolf predation, might affect the forests of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States by conducting a modeling experiment. The experiment consisted of contrasting three different scenarios of wolf management and with a static (current conditions) and changing climate (high emissions...
Authors
Nathan De Jager, Jason Rohweder, Matthew Duveneck
Distance effects of gas field infrastructure on pygmy rabbits in southwestern Wyoming Distance effects of gas field infrastructure on pygmy rabbits in southwestern Wyoming
As domestic energy development activity continues in the western United States, wildlife conservation planning in affected regions is increasingly important. The geologic basins where oil and gas energy exploration is occurring are primarily sagebrush steppe rangelands. Sagebrush steppe habitats may support more than 20 vertebrate species of conservation concern, and for many of these...
Authors
Stephen Germaine, Timothy Assal, Aaron Freeman, Sarah Carter
Coming of age: Morphometric variation in the hand skeletons of juvenile and adult Lesser Treeshrews (Scandentia: Tupaiidae: Tupaia minor Günther, 1876) Coming of age: Morphometric variation in the hand skeletons of juvenile and adult Lesser Treeshrews (Scandentia: Tupaiidae: Tupaia minor Günther, 1876)
Morphometric analyses of the manus skeleton have proven useful in understanding species limits and morphological divergence among tupaiid treeshrews (Scandentia: Tupaiidae). Specimens in these studies are typically limited to mature individuals with fully erupted permanent dentition, which eliminates potentially confounding variation attributable to age, but can also exclude rare taxa...
Authors
Neal Woodman, Ananth Miller-Murthy, Link Olson, Eric Sargis
Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal
Terrestrial wildlife communities are often overlooked as components of ecosystem restoration following dam removal. However, a diverse mammalian fauna colonizes habitat on dewatered reservoirs and may influence restoration processes. We studied mammalian colonization and ungulate herbivory from 2014 to 2018 following the removal of two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington, USA...
Authors
Rebecca McCaffery, Kurt Jenkins, Sara Cendejas-Zarelli, Patricia Happe, K.A. Sager-Fradkin
Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal
Terrestrial wildlife communities are often overlooked as components of ecosystem restoration following dam removal. However, a diverse mammalian fauna colonizes habitat on dewatered reservoirs and may influence restoration processes. We studied mammalian colonization and ungulate herbivory from 2014 to 2018 following the removal of two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington, USA...
Authors
Rebecca McCaffery, Kurt Jenkins, Sara Cendejas-Zarelli, Patricia Happe, K.A. Sager-Fradkin
Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores
1. The spatial organization of a population can influence the spread of information, behaviour, and pathogens. Territory size and territory overlap, components of spatial organization, provide key information as these metrics may be indicators of habitat quality, resource dispersion, contact rates, and environmental risk (e.g., indirectly transmitted pathogens). Furthermore, sociality...
Authors
E. E. Brandell, Nicholas Fountain-Jones, Marie Gilbertson, Paul C. Cross, P. Hudson, Douglas W. Smith, Daniel Stahler, Craig Packer, Meggan Craft
Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores
1. The spatial organization of a population can influence the spread of information, behaviour, and pathogens. Territory size and territory overlap, components of spatial organization, provide key information as these metrics may be indicators of habitat quality, resource dispersion, contact rates, and environmental risk (e.g., indirectly transmitted pathogens). Furthermore, sociality...
Authors
E. E. Brandell, Nicholas Fountain-Jones, Marie Gilbertson, Paul C. Cross, P. Hudson, Douglas W. Smith, Daniel Stahler, Craig Packer, Meggan Craft
Potential for recreational restrictions to reduce grizzly bear–caused human injuries Potential for recreational restrictions to reduce grizzly bear–caused human injuries
In 2011, 2 hikers were killed by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in separate incidents on backcountry trails in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, USA (YNP). Hayden Valley provides prime habitat for grizzly bears and is known to have high densities of bears. During 1970–2017, 23% (10 of 44) of all backcountry grizzly bear–inflicted human injuries and fatalities in YNP occurred in the...
Authors
Kerry Gunther, Mark Haroldson
Validation of laboratory tests for infectious diseases in wild mammals: Review and recommendations Validation of laboratory tests for infectious diseases in wild mammals: Review and recommendations
Evaluation of the diagnostic sensitivity (DSe) and specificity (DSp) of tests for infectious diseases in wild animals is challenging, and some of the limitations may affect compliance with the OIE-recommended test validation pathway. We conducted a methodologic review of test validation studies for OIE-listed diseases in wild mammals published between 2008 and 2017 and focused on study...
Authors
Jia Beibei, David Colling, David E. Stallknecht, David Blehert, John Bingham, Beate Crossley, Debbie Eagles, Ian Gardner
Unexplained patterns of grey wolf Canis lupus natal dispersal Unexplained patterns of grey wolf Canis lupus natal dispersal
Natal dispersal (movement from the site of birth to the site of reproduction) is a pervasive but highly varied characteristic of life forms. Thus, understanding it in any species informs many aspects of biology, but studying it in most species is difficult. In the grey wolf Canis lupus, natal dispersal has been well studied. Maturing members of both sexes generally leave their natal...
Authors
L. Mech
Evaluation of the impacts of radio-marking devices on feral horses and burros in a captive setting Evaluation of the impacts of radio-marking devices on feral horses and burros in a captive setting
Radio-collars and other radio-marking devices have been invaluable tools for wildlife managers for >40 years. These marking devices have improved our understanding of wildlife spatial ecology and demographic parameters and provided new data facilitating model development for species conservation and management. Although these tools have been used on virtually all North American ungulates...
Authors
Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Sarah King, Gail Collins
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USGS research into environmental stressors (e.g., climate, drought, floods, wildland fire) and anthropogenic stressors (e.g., energy production, urban encroachment, water abatement) provides managers with information to reduce or eliminate impacts from stressors to fish and wildlife populations and advances our understanding of the efficacy of conservation and adaptation actions to mitigate land-use and climate change impacts on sensitive species.
Terrestrial Mammal Research
Terrestrial Mammal Research
Filter Total Items: 56
No results found.
Recent data related to USGS terrestrial mammal research are listed below. A broader listing of USGS mammal-related data is available from the button below. To see USGS resources about a specific species, use the search box in the blue page header on the top right corner of the page.
Filter Total Items: 41
No Result Found
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS terrestrial mammal research are listed below. A listing of USGS mammal-related publications is available from the button below. To see publications about a specific species, use the search box in the blue page header.
Filter Total Items: 106
Climate change Is likely to alter future wolf - moose - forest interactions at Isle Royale National Park, United States Climate change Is likely to alter future wolf - moose - forest interactions at Isle Royale National Park, United States
We evaluated how climate change and variable rates of moose browsing intensity, as they relate to wolf predation, might affect the forests of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, United States by conducting a modeling experiment. The experiment consisted of contrasting three different scenarios of wolf management and with a static (current conditions) and changing climate (high emissions...
Authors
Nathan De Jager, Jason Rohweder, Matthew Duveneck
Distance effects of gas field infrastructure on pygmy rabbits in southwestern Wyoming Distance effects of gas field infrastructure on pygmy rabbits in southwestern Wyoming
As domestic energy development activity continues in the western United States, wildlife conservation planning in affected regions is increasingly important. The geologic basins where oil and gas energy exploration is occurring are primarily sagebrush steppe rangelands. Sagebrush steppe habitats may support more than 20 vertebrate species of conservation concern, and for many of these...
Authors
Stephen Germaine, Timothy Assal, Aaron Freeman, Sarah Carter
Coming of age: Morphometric variation in the hand skeletons of juvenile and adult Lesser Treeshrews (Scandentia: Tupaiidae: Tupaia minor Günther, 1876) Coming of age: Morphometric variation in the hand skeletons of juvenile and adult Lesser Treeshrews (Scandentia: Tupaiidae: Tupaia minor Günther, 1876)
Morphometric analyses of the manus skeleton have proven useful in understanding species limits and morphological divergence among tupaiid treeshrews (Scandentia: Tupaiidae). Specimens in these studies are typically limited to mature individuals with fully erupted permanent dentition, which eliminates potentially confounding variation attributable to age, but can also exclude rare taxa...
Authors
Neal Woodman, Ananth Miller-Murthy, Link Olson, Eric Sargis
Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal
Terrestrial wildlife communities are often overlooked as components of ecosystem restoration following dam removal. However, a diverse mammalian fauna colonizes habitat on dewatered reservoirs and may influence restoration processes. We studied mammalian colonization and ungulate herbivory from 2014 to 2018 following the removal of two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington, USA...
Authors
Rebecca McCaffery, Kurt Jenkins, Sara Cendejas-Zarelli, Patricia Happe, K.A. Sager-Fradkin
Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal Small mammals and ungulates respond to and interact with revegetation processes following dam removal
Terrestrial wildlife communities are often overlooked as components of ecosystem restoration following dam removal. However, a diverse mammalian fauna colonizes habitat on dewatered reservoirs and may influence restoration processes. We studied mammalian colonization and ungulate herbivory from 2014 to 2018 following the removal of two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington, USA...
Authors
Rebecca McCaffery, Kurt Jenkins, Sara Cendejas-Zarelli, Patricia Happe, K.A. Sager-Fradkin
Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores
1. The spatial organization of a population can influence the spread of information, behaviour, and pathogens. Territory size and territory overlap, components of spatial organization, provide key information as these metrics may be indicators of habitat quality, resource dispersion, contact rates, and environmental risk (e.g., indirectly transmitted pathogens). Furthermore, sociality...
Authors
E. E. Brandell, Nicholas Fountain-Jones, Marie Gilbertson, Paul C. Cross, P. Hudson, Douglas W. Smith, Daniel Stahler, Craig Packer, Meggan Craft
Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores
1. The spatial organization of a population can influence the spread of information, behaviour, and pathogens. Territory size and territory overlap, components of spatial organization, provide key information as these metrics may be indicators of habitat quality, resource dispersion, contact rates, and environmental risk (e.g., indirectly transmitted pathogens). Furthermore, sociality...
Authors
E. E. Brandell, Nicholas Fountain-Jones, Marie Gilbertson, Paul C. Cross, P. Hudson, Douglas W. Smith, Daniel Stahler, Craig Packer, Meggan Craft
Potential for recreational restrictions to reduce grizzly bear–caused human injuries Potential for recreational restrictions to reduce grizzly bear–caused human injuries
In 2011, 2 hikers were killed by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in separate incidents on backcountry trails in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, USA (YNP). Hayden Valley provides prime habitat for grizzly bears and is known to have high densities of bears. During 1970–2017, 23% (10 of 44) of all backcountry grizzly bear–inflicted human injuries and fatalities in YNP occurred in the...
Authors
Kerry Gunther, Mark Haroldson
Validation of laboratory tests for infectious diseases in wild mammals: Review and recommendations Validation of laboratory tests for infectious diseases in wild mammals: Review and recommendations
Evaluation of the diagnostic sensitivity (DSe) and specificity (DSp) of tests for infectious diseases in wild animals is challenging, and some of the limitations may affect compliance with the OIE-recommended test validation pathway. We conducted a methodologic review of test validation studies for OIE-listed diseases in wild mammals published between 2008 and 2017 and focused on study...
Authors
Jia Beibei, David Colling, David E. Stallknecht, David Blehert, John Bingham, Beate Crossley, Debbie Eagles, Ian Gardner
Unexplained patterns of grey wolf Canis lupus natal dispersal Unexplained patterns of grey wolf Canis lupus natal dispersal
Natal dispersal (movement from the site of birth to the site of reproduction) is a pervasive but highly varied characteristic of life forms. Thus, understanding it in any species informs many aspects of biology, but studying it in most species is difficult. In the grey wolf Canis lupus, natal dispersal has been well studied. Maturing members of both sexes generally leave their natal...
Authors
L. Mech
Evaluation of the impacts of radio-marking devices on feral horses and burros in a captive setting Evaluation of the impacts of radio-marking devices on feral horses and burros in a captive setting
Radio-collars and other radio-marking devices have been invaluable tools for wildlife managers for >40 years. These marking devices have improved our understanding of wildlife spatial ecology and demographic parameters and provided new data facilitating model development for species conservation and management. Although these tools have been used on virtually all North American ungulates...
Authors
Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Sarah King, Gail Collins
See what's new!