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Mallard response to experimental human disturbance on sanctuary areas is mediated by hunting
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife managers often provide spatial sanctuaries for wildlife to escape both lethal (e.g. hunting) and non‐lethal (e.g. non‐consumptive recreation) human disturbance. However, as societal interest in outdoor recreation continues to climb, many areas face added pressure to allow recreation, yet studies increasingly demonstrate negative effects of ...
Abigail G. Blake‐Bradshaw +6 more
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Animal BiotechnologyEgg weight is a primary economic trait in poultry breeding. Putian Black duck, an excellent local laying duck breed in Fujian Province, includes two different strains, black feather strain and white feather strain.
Yinhua Yang +8 more
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Dusky grouse seasonal resource selection in the Great Basin isolated mountain ranges of Nevada, USA
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Dusky grouse Dendragapus obscurus are a montane forest grouse species with a paucity of information regarding their temporal and spatial resource use during critical times of high mortality and reproductive output. This lack of vital data may leave dusky grouse at risk of sub‐optimal management in many areas of their distribution, especially in the ...
Stephanie Landry +4 more
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Hunting and fishing harvest data collection: a horizon scanning exercise from the French context
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Legal and societal moves increasingly lead leisure hunting and fishing practitioners to record their harvest. The total number of individuals harvested per population per year is the minimum required information to feed into demographic models and allow science‐based management. Some few schemes record more detailed data, hence allowing better‐informed
Matthieu Guillemain +17 more
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Estimating Betas and Stock-Return Correlations From Monthly Data: A Warning Note. [PDF]
The empirical finance literature makes extensive use of 'monthly' stock returns, where a monthly return is the change in stock price between one particular day of the calendar month - which we term the reference day - and the corresponding day of the ...
Daniella Acker, Nigel W. Duck
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife research has benefitted from the development of new methods that allow data to be collected remotely, with less disturbance to focal animals. The proliferation of livestreaming webcams, for example, those used by nature reserves for public engagement purposes, have offered new possibilities for the study of wildlife behaviour.
Kevin A. Wood +2 more
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Journal of Applied Poultry ResearchSUMMARY: The study assessed the carcass characteristics and meat quality of spent laying ducks (Khaki Campbell hybrid ducks) compared to broiler ducks (Muscovy ducks), with a focus on their suitability for the meat market.
Pitchaporn Ungkusonmongkol +1 more
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DNA metabarcoding reveals wolf dietary patterns in the northern Alps and Jura Mountains
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Understanding predator–prey interactions is crucial for wildlife management and human–wildlife coexistence, particularly in multi‐use landscapes such as western Europe. As wolves Canis lupus recolonize their former habitats, knowledge of their diet is essential for conservation, management and public acceptance.
Florin Kunz +6 more
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Optimally Rational Expectations and Macroeconomics [PDF]
This paper provides an alternative to the theory of rational expectations (RE). Its central idea is that the information set on which agents will choose to condition their expectations will not, in general, include all the available information.
David Demery, Nigel Duck
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