Wild animals are used in scientific research in a wide variety of contexts both in situ and ex
situ. Guidelines for best practice, where they exist, are not always clearly linked to animal …

Compilation of this document was initiated by the Norwegian Environment Agency in order
to establish recommended protocols for capture, chemical immobilization, anesthesia and …

Wildlife tagging provides critical insights into animal movement ecology, physiology, and
behavior amid global ecosystem changes. However, the stress induced by capture …

Most vertebrates host a wide variety of haematophagous parasites, which may play an
important role in the transmission of vector-borne microorganisms to hosts. Surveillance is …

Context River regulation affect freshwater species by disrupting the natural flow regime and
connectivity. Aims Investigate the impact of river regulation on platypus populations on four …

The grey wolf (Canis lupus) persists in a variety of human-dominated landscapes and is
subjected to various legal management regimes throughout Europe. Our aim was to assess …

Archival (data-storage) and telemetry (acoustic and radio) tags are commonly used to
provide data on the behavior and physiology of organisms, as well as data on their …

The strong inter-dependence between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, mediated by
the character of vegetation and landscapes, can have significant impacts to freshwater …

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an evolutionarily distinct mammal, endemic to
Australian freshwaters. Many aspects of its ecology and life-history, including detailed …

Objectives Incomplete and/or biased sampling either on a taxonomic or geographic level
can lead to delusive phylogenetic and phylogeographic inferences. However, a complete …