The ecological importance of hybridization

D Porretta, D Canestrelli - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - cell.com
Hybridization as an evolutionary process has been studied in depth over the past few
decades. Research has focused on its role in shaping reproductive barriers, its adaptive …

Bird communities in a changing world: The role of interspecific competition

A Guillaumet, IJ Russell - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Significant changes in the environment have the potential to affect bird species abundance
and distribution, both directly, through a modification of the landscape, habitats, and climate …

The sounds of life: How digital technology is bringing us closer to the worlds of animals and plants

K Bakker - 2022 - torrossa.com
Compared with our cousins on the Tree of Life, humans are poor listeners. 1 Below the
lower end of human hearing lies deep infrasound: the realm of thunder and tornadoes …

Arresting the spread of invasive species in continental systems

DF Hofstadter, NF Kryshak, CM Wood… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive species are a primary threat to biodiversity and are challenging to manage once
populations become established in previously unoccupied areas. But removing them is …

What does 'occupancy'mean in passive acoustic surveys?

CM Wood, MZ Peery - 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Occupancy modelling is an increasingly common framework for analysing acoustic data to
study the variation in populations through space and time, but different survey designs …

DNA metabarcoding reveals the threat of rapidly expanding Barred Owl populations to native wildlife in western North America

NF Kryshak, ED Fountain, DF Hofstadter… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Invasive predators can have detrimental impacts on native species and biological
communities through direct consumptive effects and indirect effects on trophic interactions …

Real-time acoustic monitoring facilitates the proactive management of biological invasions

CM Wood, F Günther, A Rex, DF Hofstadter, H Reers… - Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Biological surveillance at an invasion front is hindered by low population densities and,
among animals, high mobility of target species. Using the barred owl (Strix varia) invasion of …

Passive acoustic monitoring indicates Barred Owls are established in northern coastal California and management intervention is warranted

WA Watson, CM Wood, KG Kelly… - Ornithological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Barred Owls (Strix varia) have recently expanded westward from eastern North
America, contributing to substantial declines in Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis …

Niche conservatism and spread explain introgression between native and invasive fish

JH Hartman, J Corush, ER Larson… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridisation can be an important driver of evolutionary change, but hybridisation with
invasive species can have adverse effects on native biodiversity. While hybridisation has …

Passive acoustic survey reveals the abundance of a low-density predator and its dependency on mature forests

D Baroni, J Hanzelka, T Raimondi, M Gamba… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Context Even though habitat use is essential information for conservation management
strategies, studying it in elusive and scarce forest species has proven challenging. Passive …