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Hitchhiking Parasites: Unstructured Populations of Bat Ectoparasites Reveal Host‐Driven Dispersal

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 5, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding factors influencing the dynamics and distribution of parasites is essential to decipher the mechanism behind their spread and the identification of populations with elevated risks of infection. Bats—together with the diverse parasites they host and the influence of their social behaviour on parasitism—offer a suitable system.
Clara Castex, Tristan Cumer, Jérôme Goudet, Philippe Christe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life path analysis: scaling indicates priming effects of social and habitat factors on dispersal distances [PDF]

, 2001
1. Movements of many animals along a life-path can be separated into repetitive ones within home ranges and transitions between home ranges. We sought relationships of social and environmental factors with initiation and distance of transition movements
Alonso J.C., Arthur S.M., Baker R.R., Barton N.W.H., Burt W.H., Bustamente J., Cooper W.E., Dare P.J., Davies N.B., Davies N.B., Doncaster C.P., Dunstan T.C., Eden S.F., Edwards C.A., Ferrer M., Fuller R.M., Fuller R.M., Gautestad A.O., Gibbons D., Glover B., Gonzalez L.M., Goss-Custard J.D., Goss-Custard J.D., Greenwood P.J., Guild W.J. McL., Haig S.M., Hohmann U., Holleback M., Howard W.E., Jennrich R.J., K. H. Hodder, Kenward R.E., Kenward R.E., Kenward R.E., Larsen K.W., Lee K.E., Lidicker W.Z., Macdonald D.W., Maxwell A.E., Newton I., Newton I., Nilsson J.A., Nilsson J.A., Picozzi N., R. E. Kenward, Rushton S.P., S. S. Walls, Schooley R.L., Spencer W.D., Sutherland W.J., Sutherland W.J., Tubbs C.R., Turchin P., Tyack A.J., Walls S.S., Walls S.S., Walls S.S., Warkentin I.G., Weir D.N., White G.C., Wiklund C.G.   +60 more
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Phylogeography and Contact Zones of the Common Grass Snake in Poland (Squamata: Natricidae: Natrix natrix)

Zoologica Scripta, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 209-219, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Until now, the genetic identity of common grass snakes (Natrix natrix) in Poland remained poorly understood. This study presents the first comprehensive phylogeographic analysis for Poland using mitochondrial DNA sequences (cyt b and ND4 + tRNAs) and 13 nuclear microsatellite loci.
Andrea Criado‐Flórez, Daniel Jablonski, Bartosz Borczyk, Stanisław Bury, Krzysztof Kolenda, Katarzyna Kurek, Sławomir Mitrus, Bartłomiej Najbar, Maciej Pabijan, Beata Prusak, Tomasz Skawiński, Bartłomiej Zając, Uwe Fritz   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex-Biased Gene Flow Among Elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem [PDF]

, 2014
We quantified patterns of population genetic structure to help understand gene flow among elk populations across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Anderson, Neil, Beja-Pereira, Albano, Chen, Shanyuan, Cross, Paul C., Ebinger, Michael, Edwards, Hank, Garrott, Robert A., Hand, Brian K., Kardos, Marty D., Kauffman, Matt, Landguth, Erin L., Luikart, Gordon, Middleton, Arthur, Schwartz, Michael K., Scurlock, Brandon, White, P.J., Zager, Pete   +16 more
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Accounting for female space sharing in St. Kilda Soay sheep (Ovis aries) results in little change in heritability estimates [PDF]

, 2016
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.When estimating heritability in free-living populations, it is common practice to account for common environment effects, because of their ...
Berenos, C, Pemberton, JM, Pilkington, JG, Regan, CE, Smiseth, PT, Wilson, AJ   +5 more
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Evaluación morfométrica y genética de la estructura poblacional de Cynoscion guatucupa de la costa de Buenos Aires en el Mar Argentino [PDF]

, 2010
This study analyzed the morphometric, microsatellite loci and mitochondrial control region variation of the striped weakfish from two feeding and spawning grounds in the coastal area of Buenos Aires province. The characterization of the body shape proved
Díaz de Astarloa, Clara María, Fernández Iriarte, Pedro J., González Castro, Mariano, Iudica, Celia Estela, Sabadin, David Ezequiel   +4 more
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Are male orangutans a threat to infants? Evidence of mother-offspring counter strategies to infanticide in Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) [PDF]

, 2019
Sexually selected infanticide by males is widespread in primates. Female primates employ a variety of strategies to reduce infanticide risk. While infanticide has never been directly observed in wild orangutans (Pongo spp.), their slow life history makes
Knott, Cheryl D., Scott, Amy M., Susanto, Tri Wahyu   +2 more
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Habitat selection, philopatry and spatial segregation in rural Irish hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) [PDF]

, 2013
As a non-territorial species with no known dispersal period, there are no obvious factors that regulate hedgehog numbers in an area. This study aimed to examine these factors and involved the radio-tracking of rural hedgehogs over a 3-year period.
Butler, Fidelma, Haigh, Amy, O'Riordan, Ruth M.   +2 more
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Rapid changes in phenotype distribution during range expansion in a migratory bird [PDF]

, 2011
The capacity of species to track changing environmental conditions is a key component of population and range changes in response to environmental change.
Alves, JA, Gill, JA, Gunnarsson, TG, Potts, PM, Sutherland, WJ   +4 more
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The Bandwagon Effect: Conspecific Attraction and Vulnerability to Ecological Traps [PDF]

, 2007
Many animals assess habitat quality using indirect cues. These cues may be reliable indicators ordinarily, but when humans alter the environment, animals may prefer unsuitable habitats.
Swartwout, Paul
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