Molecular biomarkers for chronological age in animal ecology

SN Jarman, AM Polanowski, CE Faux… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The chronological age of an individual animal predicts many of its biological characteristics,
and these in turn influence population‐level ecological processes. Animal age information …

Non‐invasive genetic censusing and monitoring of primate populations

M Arandjelovic, L Vigilant - American Journal of Primatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Knowing the density or abundance of primate populations is essential for their conservation
management and contextualizing socio‐demographic and behavioral observations. When …

Toward accurate and precise estimates of lion density

NB Elliot, AM Gopalaswamy - Conservation Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable estimates of animal density are fundamental to understanding ecological
processes and population dynamics. Furthermore, their accuracy is vital to conservation …

Detecting declines of apex carnivores and evaluating their causes: An example with Zambian lions

E Rosenblatt, MS Becker, S Creel, E Droge… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Large carnivores are in rapid global decline, with a broad array of consequences for the
ecosystems they inhabit. To efficiently detect and address these declines requires unbiased …

Assessing the performance of index calibration survey methods to monitor populations of wide‐ranging low‐density carnivores

E Dröge, S Creel, MS Becker, AJ Loveridge… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Apex carnivores are wide‐ranging, low‐density, hard to detect, and declining throughout
most of their range, making population monitoring both critical and challenging. Rapid and …

Exploration of genetic architecture through sib-ship reconstruction in advanced breeding population of Eucalyptus nitens

J Klápště, M Suontama, E Telfer, N Graham, C Low… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Accurate inference of relatedness between individuals in breeding population contributes to
the precision of genetic parameter estimates, effectiveness of inbreeding management and …

Advances in wildlife abundance estimation using pedigree reconstruction

E Rosenblatt, S Creel, K Gieder, J Murdoch… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation and management of wildlife populations, particularly for threatened and
endangered species are greatly aided with abundance, growth rate, and density measures …

13 ChaPtEr Genetics and Genomics for Fundamental and applied research on Elasmobranchs

JR Ovenden, C Dudgeon, P Feutry… - … and applications for …, 2018 - books.google.com
For threatened and commercially important species, genetic and genomic tools promise
accurate and cost-effective evaluations to contribute to effective conservation strategies and …

A simulation-based evaluation of methods for estimating census population size of terrestrial game species from genetically-identified parent-offspring pairs

J Larroque, N Balkenhol - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Estimates of wildlife population size are critical for conservation and management, but
accurate estimates are difficult to obtain for many species. Several methods have recently …

Unraveling the Complexity of the Ne/Nc Ratio for Conservation of Large and Widespread Pelagic Fish Species: Current Status and Challenges

C Delord, S Arnaud‐Haond, A Leone… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating and understanding the ratio between effective population size (N e) and census
population size (N c) are pivotal in the conservation of large marine pelagic fish species …