Cities may represent one of the most challenging environments for carnivorous mammals.
For example, cities have a dearth of vegetation and other natural resources, coupled with …

Movement ecology is a field which places movement as a basis for understanding animal
behavior. To realize this concept, ecologists rely on data collection technologies providing …

Animal movement influences the spatial spread of directly transmitted wildlife disease
through host–host contact structure. Wildlife disease hosts vary in home range‐associated …

Raccoons are an important vector of rabies and other pathogens. The degree to which these
pathogens can spread through a raccoon population should be closely linked to association …

Social assortativity, preferentially associating with certain individuals, is a widespread
behaviour among a diverse range of taxa. Animals often choose to associate with other …

Raccoons (Procyon lotor) have been implicated as important predators impacting nesting
birds in the Midwest. Raccoon populations have increased dramatically in Illinois during the …

The timing of raccoon rabies outbreaks in the eastern USA is non‐random and often exhibits
a seasonal peak. While fluctuations in disease transmission can be driven by seasonal …

Where animal home ranges overlap extensively, objectively identifying exclusive areas
within individual ranges has been difficult, particularly in species lacking overt territorial …

Raccoons (Procyon lotor), like most carnivores, are nocturnal and secretive and
consequently difficult to observe. We used proximity-detecting collars to determine effects of …

Nest predation is the main cause of nest failure for ducks. Understanding how habitat
features influence predator movements may facilitate management of upland and wetland …