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Estimating Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) home ranges using acoustic telemetry: implications for the design of marine fishery reserves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Marine reserves (MRs) may function as a vital tool in the conservation and management of marine resources if source populations are managed for the benefit of those downstream.
Kidney, J.A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring psychotherapy incorporating equine with sexually exploited children

open access: yesHuman-Animal Interactions
The International Labor Organization estimates roughly 1.7 million children are trafficked for sex globally at any given time, yet there is a dearth of research on therapeutic interventions.
Jenna M. Hershberger   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wolf's home range and movements in Daurian steppe

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
We have studied habitats and movements of four wolves (Canis lupus), using GPS-tracking (an average of 5484 ± 1702.4 SD locations per individual). The study has been carried out in the steppe zone of Central Asia near the Russian–Mongolian border in 2015–
Vadim E. Kirilyuk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intraspecific Competition, Habitat Quality, Niche Partitioning, and Causes of Intrasexual Territoriality for a Reintroduced Carnivoran

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Animals exploring a new environment develop cognitive maps using diverse sensory input and, thereby, gain information needed to establish home ranges.
Aaron N. Facka, Roger A. Powell
doaj   +1 more source

Mismatches in scale between highly mobile marine megafauna and marine protected areas

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Marine protected areas (MPAs), particularly large MPAs, are increasing in number and size around the globe in part to facilitate the conservation of marine megafauna under the assumption that large-scale MPAs better align with vagile life histories ...
Melinda G. Conners   +74 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of anthropogenic linear features on the space-use patterns of two sympatric ungulates

open access: yesMovement Ecology
As human activity increases worldwide, many ecologists have focused on how anthropogenic linear features (ALFs) such as roads and fences impact and disrupt animal space-use behavior and how this disruption could potentially affect population viability ...
Ronan B. Hart, Simona Picardi, Tal Avgar
doaj   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Selfie Camera Traps to Estimate Home Range and Movement Patterns of Small Mammals in a Fragmented Landscape

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The use of camera traps to track individual mammals to estimate home range and movement patterns, has not been previously applied to small mammal species.
Ana Gracanin, Katarina M. Mikac
doaj   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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