Information on contacts between individuals within a population is crucial to inform disease
control strategies, via parameterisation of disease spread models. In this study we …

By definition, contact denotes the junction of at least two objects. In the context of disease
transmission, contact implies interaction with potential to spread disease …

Background Ecological sciences have, in recent decades, benefited from the ability of
proximity loggers (PLs)—ie devices that transmit and receive radio signals (UHF)—to …

Rapidly evolving electronic technology enables wildlife researchers to collect previously
unobtainable data. To explore possibilities of using deer‐borne cameras (DBCs) to collect …

The potential for direct and indirect transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)-
causing prions increases as deer gather, and understanding factors affecting deer space …

Diseases threaten wildlife populations worldwide and have caused severe declines
resulting in host species being listed as threatened or endangered. The risk of a widespread …

Diseases are potential threats to wildlife populations worldwide, and recent epidemics have
demonstrated their far-reaching impacts. The spread of directly transmitted pathogens is …

Abstract Small Indian mongooses (Urva auropunctata) are the primary terrestrial wildlife
rabies reservoir on Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Grenada, where they …

For the majority of large ungulates living in temperate regions winter is the limiting season,
because of the combined effects of lack of resource availability and severity of climatic …