From theory to practice in pattern‐oriented modelling: identifying and using empirical patterns in predictive models

CA Gallagher, M Chudzinska, A Larsen‐Gray… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To robustly predict the effects of disturbance and ecosystem changes on species, it is
necessary to produce structurally realistic models with high predictive power and flexibility …

Hybridization in human evolution: Insights from other organisms

RR Ackermann, ML Arnold, MD Baiz… - … : Issues, News, and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
During the late Pleistocene, isolated lineages of hominins exchanged genes thus
influencing genomic variation in humans in both the past and present. However, the …

What is an apex predator?

AD Wallach, I Izhaki, JD Toms, WJ Ripple, U Shanas - Oikos, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Large 'apex'predators influence ecosystems in profound ways, by limiting the density of their
prey and controlling smaller 'mesopredators'. The loss of apex predators from much of their …

Density‐dependent intraspecific aggression regulates survival in northern Yellowstone wolves (Canis lupus)

S Cubaynes, DR MacNulty, DR Stahler… - Journal of Animal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the population dynamics of top‐predators is essential to assess their impact
on ecosystems and to guide their management. Key to this understanding is identifying the …

Group composition effects on aggressive interpack interactions of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park

KA Cassidy, DR MacNulty, DR Stahler… - Behavioral …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Knowledge of characteristics that promote group success during intraspecific
encounters is key to understanding the adaptive advantages of sociality for many group …

Influence of group size on the success of wolves hunting bison

DR MacNulty, A Tallian, DR Stahler, DW Smith - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
An intriguing aspect of social foraging behaviour is that large groups are often no better at
capturing prey than are small groups, a pattern that has been attributed to diminished …

Mechanisms of equality and inequality in mammalian societies

JE Smith, B Natterson-Horowitz… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The extent of (in) equality is highly diverse across species of social mammals, but we have a
poor understanding of the factors that produce or inhibit equitable social organizations …

Disease outbreaks select for mate choice and coat color in wolves

S Cubaynes, EE Brandell, DR Stahler, DW Smith… - Science, 2022 - science.org
We know much about pathogen evolution and the emergence of new disease strains, but
less about host resistance and how it is signaled to other individuals and subsequently …

Impacts of breeder loss on social structure, reproduction and population growth in a social canid

BL Borg, SM Brainerd, TJ Meier… - Journal of Animal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of individuals to the dynamics of populations may depend on reproductive
status, especially for species with complex social structure. Loss of reproductive individuals …

Noninvasive sampling and genetic variability, pack structure, and dynamics in an expanding wolf population

R Caniglia, E Fabbri, M Galaverni… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
After centuries of population decline and range contraction, gray wolves (Canis lupus) are
now expanding in Europe. Understanding wolf social structure and population dynamics …