Offspring sex ratios in wild bird populations, and the extent to which they vary from the
equality expected by random genotypic sex determination, have received much recent …

Selective harvesting regimes are often implemented because age and sex classes
contribute differently to population dynamics and hunters show preferences associated with …

Phenotype-based selective harvests, including trophy hunting, can have important
implications for sustainable wildlife management if they target heritable traits,,. Here we …

Population ecology has matured to a sophisticated science with astonishing potential for
contributing solutions to wildlife conservation and management challenges. And yet, much …

It is unclear when, where and how novel pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), monkeypox and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) will cross the barriers that …

Summary 1 Wild large herbivores provide goods and income to rural communities, have
major impacts on land use and habitats of conservation importance and, in some cases, face …

Summary 1 Deer numbers have increased dramatically throughout Europe and North
America over the last century, but empirical analyses of variation in harvesting and the …

Increasing populations of cervids in Europe and North America have made the issue of
overgrazing relevant outside areas with domestic or semi‐domestic herbivores. Over …

Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda
archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or declining by more than …

Models of population dynamics generally neglect the presence of males. While this
assumption holds under many circumstances, behavioural ecology increasingly tells us that …