Habitat Selection and Risk of Predation: Re-colonization by Lynx had Limited Impact on Habitat Selection by Roe Deer [PDF]
, 2013 Risk of predation is an evolutionary force that affects behaviors of virtually all animals. In this study, we examined how habitat selection by roe deer was affected by risk of predation by Eurasian lynx - the main predator of roe deer in Scandinavia ...
Andren, Henrik, +4 more
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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in free-ranging white-tailed deer in the United States
Nature Communications, 2023 SARS-CoV-2 is a zoonotic virus with documented bi-directional transmission between people and animals. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) poses a unique public health risk due to the ...
Aijing Feng +13 more
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Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022 Significance The results provide strong evidence of extensive SARS-CoV-2 infection of white-tailed deer, a free-living wild animal species with widespread distribution across North, Central, and South America.
S. Kuchipudi +17 more
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SARS-CoV-2 exposure in wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Widespread human SARS-CoV-2 infections combined with human–wildlife interactions create the potential for reverse zoonosis from humans to wildlife. We targeted white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) for serosurveillance based on evidence these deer ...
J. Chandler +12 more
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Highly divergent white-tailed deer SARS-CoV-2 with potential deer-to-human transmission
bioRxiv, 2022 Wildlife reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 may enable viral adaptation and spillback from animals to humans. In North America, there is evidence of unsustained spillover of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), but no evidence of ...
Brad Pickering +38 more
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bioRxiv, 2021 SARS-CoV-2, a novel Betacoronavirus, was first reported circulating in human populations in December 2019 and has since become a global pandemic. Recent history involving SARS-like coronavirus outbreaks (SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV) have demonstrated the ...
K. Cool +18 more
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Marked Seasonal Variation in Structure and Function of Gut Microbiota in Forest and Alpine Musk Deer
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Musk deer (Moschus spp.) is a globally endangered species due to excessive hunting and habitat fragmentation. Captive breeding of musk deer can efficiently relieve the hunting pressure and contribute to the conservation of the wild population and musk ...
Feng Jiang +8 more
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Achieving landscape-scale deer management for biodiversity conservation: The need to consider sources and sinks [PDF]
, 2013 Hyper-herbivory following predator removal is a global issue. Across North America and Europe, increasing deer numbers are affecting biodiversity and human epidemiology, but effectiveness of deer management in heterogeneous landscapes remains poorly ...
Dolman, Paul M. +2 more
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Staff Training, Onboarding, and Professional Development Using a Learning Management System
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2015 Looking for a fresh, interactive way to train your staff? A learning management system can be used to support flexible learning opportunities for library staff.
Sona Macnaughton, Mary Medinsky
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Challenges and Successes: Faculty Reflections on a College Teaching Development Program
Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2018 Does participation in a reflective teaching development program transform educators? In a three-year teaching development program, faculty met in small interdisciplinary groups with peer facilitators and used online resources to complement their ...
Alison Jeppesen, Brenda Joyce
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