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Comparative evaluation of funnel, box, and camera traps for reptile and amphibian inventory

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
We used data from 5 herpetological inventories conducted in Florida to evaluate the relative efficacy of funnel, box, and motion‐triggered camera traps for detecting reptile and amphibian species along drift‐fence arrays. Our results suggest that a hybrid array design (funnel traps + central camera trap) is best suited for general herpetofaunal ...
Tyler B. DeVos, Anna E. Koon, Emma E. Damm, Miriam E. Hilt, Derek M. Dunlop, Cathleen C. NeSmith, Franklin D. Price   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecosystem-engineered infections: beaver-modified wetlands are associated with conflicting drivers of amphibian pathogen prevalence. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci
Fischer LM, Luis AD, Hossack BR, McMahon TA, Lowe WH.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Density and Food Availability on the Growth of Captive‐Reared Eastern Hellbenders

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Our experiments demonstrate that food is the major factor limiting captive‐reared Hellbender growth and that increasing rearing density to the tested levels does not negatively impact growth. Implementing these changes may result in larger, more robust Hellbenders and increase the success of reintroduction programs.
Shelby M. Royal, Summer S. Brown, Nicholas G. Burgmeier, Rod N. Williams, Jason T. Hoverman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to functional connectivity across contrasting landscapes in the widespread but declining Iberian common toad. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Caballero-Díaz C, Sánchez-Montes G, Tarroso P, Castrosín I, Martínez-Solano Í.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Global meta‐analysis reveals urban‐associated behavioural differences among wild populations

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Urbanization drives rapid phenotypic change, yet broad patterns of behavioural responses remain unclear. Using a global phylogenetic meta‐analysis, we show urban populations exhibit increased boldness, aggression, exploration and activity—especially in birds—highlighting consistent behavioural shifts and revealing major taxonomic gaps that limit our ...
Tracy T. Burkhard, Ned A. Dochtermann, Anne Charmantier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring the Prevalence and Distribution of Chytrid Fungus (<i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i>) in the Kihansi Spray Toad (<i>Nectophrynoides asperginis</i>) Population in the Kihansi Gorge Spray Wetlands, Tanzania. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Mtui DT, Haule LJ, Ogutu JO, Preston A, Braun J, Newmark WD, Kohi EM, Kimera J, Mtalika M, Adam H, Mtoka S, Shayo F, Keyyu JD, Makange MR, Hakizimana JN, Misinzo G, Mjingo EE.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Integrating infection intensity and aggregation into the dynamics of pathogens with within‐host replication

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
We bridge micro‐ and macroparasite theory with a model tracking pathogen load heterogeneity. By incorporating load‐dependent mortality and within‐host pathogen growth, we show how pathogen load aggregation alters disease prevalence, host suppression effects, and virulence evolution, providing insights for managing complex infectious disease like ...
Ruijiao Sun, Jason Cosens Walsman, Mark Wilber, Cheryl J. Briggs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Genomic and bioacoustic variation in a midwife toad hybrid zone: A role for reinforcement? [PDF]

PLoS One
Ambu J, Dufresnes C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Masculinity, Prostitution, and the Imaginary Northwest in Chinese Travel Writings About Shanxi and Western Inner Mongolia, 1920–1949

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article considers travel writings by metropolitan men in Republican China about Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia as a case study to further explore the transformations and continuities of Chinese masculinities. Drawing upon a range of popular travel narratives, it shows that so‐called “Worn‐Out Shoes (poxie)” – women perceived as ...
Amanda Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

A narrative review of cinobufacini for endometrial cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic implications. [PDF]

Transl Cancer Res
Xu L.
europepmc   +1 more source