Browsing Scholarly Works, Fish and Wildlife Conservation by Title
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Abundance of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in the Delaware Bay area
(National Marine Fisheries Service Scientific Publication Office, 2003-10)Discusses a study on horseshoe crabs in the vicinity of Delaware Bay. Abundance of horseshoe crabs in the area; Factor that influenced horseshoe crab catchability; Mean abundance estimate for all crabs. -
Activity patterns and temporal predator avoidance of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during the fawning season
(2019-09)In the presence of a predator, prey may alter their temporal activity patterns to reduce the risk of an encounter that may induce injury or death. Prey perception of predation risk and antipredator responses may increase ... -
Activity Patterns of Bats During the Fall and Spring Along Ridgelines in the Central Appalachians
(2019-06)Many central Appalachian ridges offer high wind potential, making them attractive to future wind-energy development. Understanding seasonal and hourly activity patterns of migratory bat species may help to reduce fatalities ... -
Activity Patterns of Cave-Dwelling Bat Species during Pre-Hibernation Swarming and Post-Hibernation Emergence in the Central Appalachians
(MDPI, 2019-09-06)In North America, bat research efforts largely have focused on summer maternity colonies and winter hibernacula, leaving the immediate pre- and post-hibernation ecology for many species unstudied. Understanding these ... -
Adapting Human Well-being Frameworks for Ecosystem Service Assessments across Diverse Landscapes
(Resilience Alliance, 2014)There is broad support for the notion that ecosystem services influence human well-being (HWB), however, the means to measure such an effect are elusive. Measures of HWB are commonly used within the fields of psychology, ... -
Adult piping plover habitat selection varies by behavior
(Wiley Periodicals LLC, 2021-12)Piping plovers (Charadrius melodus, “plover”) are beach-nesting shorebirds that occupy their breeding range from about April to August. When plovers arrive on the breeding grounds, they select and defend territories, lay ... -
Alternative reproductive adaptations predict asymmetric responses to climate change in lizards
(Springer Nature, 2019-03-25)Anthropogenic climate change ranks among the major global-scale threats to modern biodiversity. Extinction risks are known to increase via the interactions between rapid climatic alterations and environmentally-sensitive ... -
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea within biofilters of a commercial recirculating marine aquaculture system
(2018-02-10)While biofilters are widely used to metabolize ammonia and other wastes in marine recirculating aquaculture systems, the ammonia-oxidizing bacterial and archaeal communities have not been characterized across a diversity ... -
Analysing detection gaps in acoustic telemetry data to infer differential movement patterns in fish
(2021-03)A wide array of technologies are available for gaining insight into the movement of wild aquatic animals. Although acoustic telemetry can lack the fine-scale spatial resolution of some satellite tracking technologies, the ... -
Anthropogenic landscapes increase Campylobacter jejuni infections in urbanizing banded mongoose (Mungos mungo): A one health approach
(PLOS, 2020-03-17)Background: Campylobacter is a common, but neglected foodborne-zoonotic pathogen, identified as a growing cause of foodborne disease worldwide. Wildlife and domestic animals are considered important reservoirs, but little ... -
Application of Bayesian robust design model to assess the impacts of a hurricane on shorebird demography
(Ecological Society of America, 2018-08)The increasing use of Bayesian inference in population demography requires rapid advancements in modeling frameworks to approach the rigor and flexibility of the current suite of maximum-likelihood models. We developed an ... -
Aquaculture-Mediated Invasion of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Gift) into the Lower Volta Basin of Ghana
(MDPI, 2019-10-02)The need for improved aquaculture productivity has led to widespread pressure to introduce the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strains of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) into Africa. However, ... -
Are Road Crossings Fragmenting Populations of Clinch Dace?
(Humboldt Field Research Institute, 2020-11-16)Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori (Clinch Dace) is a newly recognized species of minnow with a restricted distribution in southwestern Virginia. We analyzed genetic variation and abundance at paired sites above and below road ... -
Arkansas Results of the Wildlife Viewer Survey: Enhancing relevancy and engaging support from a broader constituency
(2022-11-29)Wildlife viewing is among the fastest growing outdoor recreation activities in the United States, with significant implications for the work of wildlife agencies. While important insights have emerged piece-meal from a ... -
Assessing global patterns in mammalian carnivore occupancy and richness by integrating local camera trap surveys
(2017-08)Aim: Biodiversity loss is a major driver of ecosystem change, yet the ecological data required to detect and mitigate losses are often lacking. Recently, camera trap surveys have been suggested as a method for sampling ... -
Assessing the Vulnerability of Military Installations in the Coterminous United States to Potential Biome Shifts Resulting from Rapid Climate Change
(2020-10)Climate-change impacts to Department of Defense (DoD) installations will challenge military mission and natural resource stewardship efforts by increasing vulnerability to flooding, drought, altered fire regimes, and ... -
Assessing Variation in the Individual-Level Impacts of a Multihost Pathogen
(Hindawi, 2023-05-27)Most pathogens infect more than one host species, and given infection, the individual-level impact they have varies among host species. Nevertheless, variation in individual-level impacts of infection remains poorly ... -
Assessment of genetic diversity, population structure, and gene flow of tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) across Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape
(PLOS, 2018-03-21)With fewer than 200 tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) left in Nepal, that are generally confined to five protected areas across the Terai Arc Landscape, genetic studies are needed to provide crucial information on diversity ... -
Assessment of Sampling Stability in Ecological Applications of Discriminant Analysis
(Ecological Society of America, 1988-08)A simulation study was undertaken to assess the sampling stability of the variable loadings in linear discriminant function analysis. A factorial design was used for the factors of multivariate dimensionality, dispersion ... -
An assessment of the niche centroid hypothesis: Pteropus lylei (Chiroptera)
(2020-05)Recent ecological theories propose that species reach their highest abundance and genetic diversity in the center of their ecological niche and decline toward the edges. We assessed whether Lyle's flying fox, Pteropus ...
