Refuges alter elk distribution: a case study of public and private land management strategies
Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.Wildlife managers have traditionally relied on hunting to manage elk Cervus canadensis population abundance; however, problems with elk over‐abundance and/or distributions have arisen across the western US as private landowners restrict public hunting and refuges are created.
Kelly M. Proffitt +5 more
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Advanced Materials, Volume 37, Issue 51, December 23, 2025.Biological and biologically‐inspired functional nanostructures with structural, thermal, optical, and sensing applications are reviewed. The role of nanoscale features in biological materials on performance is described, and their blueprints are used for bio‐inspired nanomaterials, synthesized using advanced techniques (i.e., photolithography, bio ...
Chao Hsuan (Joseph) Sung +15 more
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Alternative foraging strategies enable a mountain ungulate to persist after migration loss
Ecosphere, 2017 The persistence of many migratory ungulate populations worldwide is threatened due to anthropogenic impacts to seasonal ranges and migration routes. While many studies have linked migratory ungulate declines to migration disruption or loss, very few have
Alyson B. Courtemanch +3 more
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\u3ci\u3eUrophora Affinis\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eU. Quadrifasciata\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Tephritidae) Released and Monitored by USDA, APHIS, PPQ as Biological Control Agents of Spotted and Diffuse Knapweed [PDF]
, 2018 USDA, APHIS, PPQ has distributed the seedhead gall flies Urophora affinis and U. quadrifasciata (Diptera: Tephritidae) as classical biological agents of the introduced weeds spotted and diffuse knapweed (Centaurea maculosa and C.
Hansen, R. W, Lang, R. F, Richard, R. D
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A simple biochemical plasma test as an indicator of maternal energy balance predicts offspring survival in bighorn sheep [PDF]
, 2023 Connor Laliberte +7 more
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Dynamic Risk From Mexican Wolves and Mountain Lions Influences Elk Foraging Behavior
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.We observed elk foraging across a wolf risk gradient throughout all seasons and diel periods to quantify proportions of foraging, intense vigilance, and multitasking at the individual and herd levels. We quantified encounter and kill risk from Mexican wolves and mountain lions using habitat selection functions and utilization distributions.
Julia E. Olson +8 more
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Moose Survival and Habitat‐Associated Risk of Endoparasites
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.We observed high rates of adult and calf moose survival in New York State, with mortality primarily due to disease associated with giant liver fluke infections. Calf mortality risk increased with increasing use of wetlands, where they can acquire giant liver fluke infections, and decreased with higher amounts of nutritional energy available.
Jennifer A. Grauer +5 more
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Mating tactics of male feral goats ( Capra hircus ): risks and benefits [PDF]
, 2018 Intense competition between males for reproduction has led to the evolution of alternative mating tactics (AMTs). Feral goat males usually use a tactic called tending, in which they defend oestrous females from other males.
Hayden, Thomas +3 more
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Genetic and Environmental Indicators of Climate Change Vulnerability for Desert Bighorn Sheep
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Assessments of organisms’ vulnerability to potential climatic shifts are increasingly common. Such assessments are often conducted at the species level and focused primarily on the magnitude of anticipated climate change (i.e., climate exposure). However,
T. Creech +8 more
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Alternative Mating Tactics and Their Impact on Survival in Adult Male Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex ibex) [PDF]
, 2017 Adult male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) have been shown to exhibit unusually high survival to relatively advanced ages (>10 years), leading to speculation that males may engage in an energetically conservative reproductive strategy that increases ...
Neuhaus, Peter, Willisch, Christian S.
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