Understanding how multiple extrinsic (density‐independent) factors and intrinsic (density‐
dependent) mechanisms influence population dynamics has become increasingly urgent in …

Modelling the effects of environmental change on populations is a key challenge for
ecologists, particularly as the pace of change increases. Currently, modelling efforts are …

Structured population models are widely used in plant and animal demographic studies to
assess population dynamics. In matrix population models, populations are described with …

Survival estimates generated from live capture–mark–recapture studies may be negatively
biased due to the permanent emigration of marked individuals from the study area. In the …

Neural networks are increasingly being used in science to infer hidden dynamics of natural
systems from noisy observations, a task typically handled by hierarchical models in ecology …

Recent increases in emergent infectious diseases have raised concerns about the
sustainability of some marine species. The complexity and expense of studying diseases in …

Ring re‐encounter data, in particular ring recoveries, have made a large contribution to our
understanding of bird movements. However, almost every study based on ring re‐encounter …

Over the past 40 years, grassland birds have declined steeply in North America,
necessitating the study of limiting factors throughout their full annual cycle to mitigate this …

Robust and reliable estimates of demographic parameters are essential to understand
population dynamics. Natal dispersal is a common process in monitored populations and …

Population estimates are required for effective conservation of many rare marine species,
but can be difficult to obtain. The critically endangered red handfish (Thymichthys politus) is …