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Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Abstract Theory predicts that high population density leads to more strongly connected spatial and social networks, but how local density drives individuals’ positions within their networks is unclear. This gap reduces our ability to understand and predict density-dependent processes. Here we show that density drives greater network connectedness at the scale of individuals within wild animal populations.
Reptiles needed protection
I appreciate the recent coverage you have given to the issue of commercial collection of reptiles in Nevada. I am a herpetologist, researcher and professor at UNR, and I support a ban on this practice. Nevada has one of the most significant levels of herpetological biodiversity in the Western United States. These snakes and lizards are an important part of the desert food web, consuming insects and other invertebrates while acting as prey for mid- to upper-level predators.
An assessment of food habits, prey availability, and nesting success of golden eagles within the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Area
An assessment of food habits, prey availability, and nesting success of golden eagles within the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Area By: Kathleen Longshore, Todd Esque, Kenneth E. Nussear, Diego R.
Habitat drives dispersal and survival of translocated juvenile desert tortoises
1.In spite of growing reliance on translocations in wildlife conservation, translocation efficacy remains inconsistent. One factor that can contribute to failed translocations is releasing animals into poor quality or otherwise inadequate habitat. 2.Here we used a targeted approach to test the relationship of habitat features to post-translocation dispersal and survival of juvenile Mojave desert tortoises Gopherus agassizii.
Impacts of climate change and renewable energy development on habitat of an endemic squirrel,
Predicting changes in species distributions under a changing climate is becoming widespread with the use of species distribution models (SDMs). The resulting predictions of future potential habitat can be cast in light of planned land use changes, such as urban expansion and energy development to identify areas with potential conflict.
Inferring social structure and its drivers from refuge use in the desert tortoise, a relatively solitary species
For several species, refuges (such as burrows, dens, roosts, nests) are an essential resource for protection from predators and extreme environmental conditions. Refuges also serve as focal sites for social interactions including mating, courtship and aggression.
Host contact and shedding patterns clarify variation in pathogen exposure and transmission in threatened tortoise
1. Most directly transmitted infections require some form of close contact between infectious and susceptible hosts to spread. Often disease models assume contacts are equal and use mean field estimates of transmission probability for all interactions with infectious hosts. 2. Such methods may inaccurately describe transmission when interactions differ substantially in their ability to cause infection.
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