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Western spotted skunk spatial ecology in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest
EcosphereA major threat to small mammalian carnivore populations is human‐induced land use change, but conservation and management are inhibited by limited knowledge about their ecology and natural history. To fill a key knowledge gap of the western spotted skunk
Marie I. Tosa +2 more
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GPS Bias Correction and Habitat Selection by Mountain Goats
Remote Sensing, 2011 In Washington State, USA, mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) have experienced a long-term population decline. To assist management, we created annual and seasonal (summer and winter) habitat models based on 2 years of data collected from 38 GPS ...
Wan-Ying Chang +3 more
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Space-use, movement and dispersal of sub-adult cougars in a geographically isolated population [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Cougar (Puma concolor) observations have increased in Midwest North America, with breeding populations re-establishing in several regions east of their contemporary range. The Cypress Hills Uplands, located in southwest Saskatchewan and southeast Alberta,
Carl D. Morrison +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard +8 more
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Resource elasticity of offspring survival and the optimal evolution of sex ratios. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The fitness of any organisms includes the survival and reproductive rate of adults and the survival of their offspring. Environmental selection pressures might not affect these two aspects of an organism equally. Assuming that an organism first allocates
Rui-Wu Wang +3 more
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Temporal variation and scale in movement-based resource selection functions
Statistical Methodology, 2014 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Hooten, M. B. +3 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor +12 more
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Presence-only data, pseudo-absences, and other lies about habitat selection
Ideas in Ecology and Evolution, 2010 .
Mark S. Boyce
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Psychological safety (PS) is essential for teamwork, communication, and patient safety in complex healthcare environments. In pediatric oncology, interprofessional collaboration occurs under high emotional and organizational demands. Low PS may increase stress, burnout, and adverse events.
Alexandros Rahn +4 more
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Selecting habitat to what purpose? The advantage of exploring the habitat–fitness relationship
Ecosphere, 2017 Measures of reproductive success have been recognized in many fields as essential tools to assess the status of populations, species, and communities. However, difficulties in gathering data on reproductive success often prevent researchers from taking ...
Alessia Uboni +3 more
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