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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

Adjusting Our Thinking About Feeding Animals: Fiber as the Metric for Mimicking Natural Diets

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
A typical effect of the change of an animal group to a diet higher in fiber: juveniles keep growing, animals of ideal body weight maintain their weight, and obese individuals lose weight. ABSTRACT Free‐ranging animals often ingest markedly different diets than their counterparts under human care, whether companion animals, production animals, or zoo ...
Marcus Clauss, Geert P. J. Janssens, Oliver Pritchard Moore, Sarah Byrne, Marcin Przybyło   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male production in green sea turtles under a feminizing climate: A validated model of sex ratios with temperature‐dependent sex determination

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study introduces validated methods to predict sex ratios in wild Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests. It quantifies beach‐scale temperature heterogeneity, incorporates clutch‐level variation in thermal sensitivity and models temperature effects across the thermosensitive period, demonstrating how temporal temperature dynamics and spatial ...
Marc Girondot, Emily Turla, Kirsty Scott, Jeanette Wyneken   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial and temporal variations in habitat quality across the distribution range of the critically endangered East African Chelonian, pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)

Global Ecology and Conservation
Habitat degradation poses a significant threat to biodiversity worldwide. Effective conservation of species hinges on our ability to quantify changes in habitat quality over time and assess how species are likely to respond to such changes. In this study,
Nassoro Mohamed, Rudolf Mremi, Chuan Jiang, David J. Kavana, Reginald T. Mwaya, Bo Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A reappraisal of the Middle to Later Stone Age prehistory of Morocco Réévaluer la préhistoire du Maroc, du Middle Stone Age au Later Stone Age

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton, Abdeljalil Bouzouggar, Stacy Carolin, Louise Humphrey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Sinister Indian‐like Half‐circle’: Tennis, Orientalism and the White Racial Frame in the Twentieth‐Century British Sporting Press

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Examining sport alongside race, media and imperial power opens a rich field for understanding how macro‐level ideologies are shaped and circulated through everyday cultural forms. In twentieth‐century Britain, mass media framed and distributed narratives that rendered the empire's political realities intelligible to a broad public.
SOUVIK NAHA
wiley   +1 more source

“Alien versus predator”: predatory effect of coccinellid Exochomus quadripustulatus on the scale insect Toumeyella parvicornis. An open‐field experimentation on the Pinus pinea of Rome

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The release of gravid Exochomus quadripustulatus females proved to be effective in containing Toumeyella parvicornis infestations on stone pine trees, under open‐field condition. The ladybugs caused a lower infestation level compared to the trees that did not receive any ladybugs during the observation season.
Nicolò Di Sora, Luca Rossini, Giulia Luziatelli, Mario Contarini, Stefano Speranza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lending Relationships Along Ownership Lines: Institutional Cross‐Ownership and Bank Loan Contracts Relations de prêt selon les structures de propriété : propriété croisée institutionnelle et contrats de prêt bancaire

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We find that banking relationships built through institutional cross‐ownership influence the granting of loans as well as loan contract terms. Firms that are newly added to institutional cross‐owners' portfolios are more likely to borrow from banks that previously issued loans to other firms within the same portfolio.
Zhiming Ma, Edward Owens, Derrald Stice, Danye Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opium Cultivation Imperilling Endangered Species in Northern Laos

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
To avoid government eradication efforts, farmers in northeastern Laos shifted opium cultivation deep into a national park, causing a > 1000% increase in protected forest cleared for the crop between 2018 and 2022. This displacement directly threatened endangered species like white‐cheeked gibbons, elephants, and dholes by causing a rise in hunting ...
Jay White, Khamphui Invixay, Akchousanh Rasphone, Vincent Nijman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source