A 'how‐to'guide for estimating animal diel activity using hierarchical models

F Iannarilli, BD Gerber, J Erb… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Animal diel activity patterns can aid understanding of (a) how species behaviourally adapt to
anthropogenic and natural disturbances,(b) mechanisms of species co‐existence through …

Diel activity structures the occurrence of a mammal community in a human‐dominated landscape

AE Mayer, LS Ganoe, C Brown… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic developments alter the environment and resources available to wildlife
communities. In response to these real or perceived threats from this development, species …

A model‐based hypothesis framework to define and estimate the diel niche via the 'Diel.Niche' R package

BD Gerber, K Devarajan, ZJ Farris… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
How animals use the diel period (24‐h light–dark cycle) is of fundamental importance to
understand their niche. While ecological and evolutionary literature abound with discussion …

Carnivore space use behaviors reveal variation in responses to human land modification

NT Gorman, MW Eichholz, DJ Skinner, PE Schlichting… - Movement Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Spatial behavior, including home-ranging behaviors, habitat selection, and
movement, can be extremely informative in estimating how animals respond to landscape …

Applying a hierarchical Bayesian framework to reveal how fear and animal ownership drive human's valuation of and interactions with coyotes

K Rivera, C Garcia‐Quijano, V Sonnet… - … Science and Practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Human dimensions research is valuable to managing human‐wildlife interactions,
especially in urban environments where such interactions are common. Survey data, which …

Forest carnivores living on the edge with invasive predators

EM Wampole, ZJ Farris, P Razafy… - Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The proliferation of forest edges and invasive predators have been identified as two primary
threats to carnivore populations globally. These threats often occur in unison, facilitated by …

When and where? Day-night alterations in wild boar space use captured by a generalized additive mixed model

M Bollen, J Casaer, T Neyens, N Beenaerts - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Wild boar (Sus scrofa), an abundant species across Europe, is often subjected to
management in agro-ecosystems in order to control population size, or to scare them away …

Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA

MR Uetrecht, A Bermudez, D Novoa… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Outdoor recreation benefits local economies, environmental education, and public health
and wellbeing, but it can also adversely affect local ecosystems. Human presence in natural …

Arboreal Lemur Terrestriality is Influenced by When and Where Predators are Present

K Garg, A Murphy - International Journal of Primatology, 2023 - Springer
It is thought arboreal species avoid foraging on the ground due to perceived predation risk,
making the study of when and where arboreal species use the ground key in understanding …

Can you dig it? The impact of a movable substrate “dig pit” on naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) behavior and welfare

NK Wierzal, L Keeley, M Fidino, KA Cronin - Zoo Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zoos are often limited by exhibit design in the opportunities they can provide animals to
express natural behaviors; however, the opportunity to perform certain natural behaviors is …