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Brownotate, a Comprehensive Solution to Generate Protein Sequence Databases for Any Species

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proteomics is strengthening research in biology and the diversification of the model organisms studied is very promising for fully understanding the complexity of biological principles. However, the lack of protein sequence databases for many species is a major bottleneck.
Adrien Brown, Alexandre Burel, Sarah Cianférani, Christine Carapito, Fabrice Bertile   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic evidence for island population conversion resolves conflicting theories of polar bear evolution. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2013
Despite extensive genetic analysis, the evolutionary relationship between polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and brown bears (U. arctos) remains unclear. The two most recent comprehensive reports indicate a recent divergence with little subsequent admixture ...
James A Cahill, Richard E Green, Tara L Fulton, Mathias Stiller, Flora Jay, Nikita Ovsyanikov, Rauf Salamzade, John St John, Ian Stirling, Montgomery Slatkin, Beth Shapiro   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cameras do not always take a full picture: wolf activity patterns revealed by accelerometers versus road‐positioned camera traps

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Camera traps have become an increasingly popular non‐invasive alternative to animal‐attached devices for studying wildlife behaviour. This study compared wolf (Canis lupus) activity patterns derived from collar accelerometers and road‐positioned camera traps and revealed strong overall agreement but also important seasonal and diel mismatches between ...
Katarzyna Bojarska, Michał Żmihorski, Morteza Naderi, J. David Blount, Mark Chynoweth, Emrah Coban, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Josip Kusak   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the surprising recolonisation of an understudied aquatic mammal in a highly urbanised area: fortune favoured the smooth‐coated otter in Singapore

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Ever‐growing human activities present an active and continuing threat to many species throughout the world. Nevertheless, concerted conservation efforts in some regions have balanced these threats and allowed endangered species to recolonise former parts of their original ranges and reverse their decline.
Kilian Hughes, Justin M. J. Travis, Aurore Ponchon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring GPS‐collared moose by ground versus drone approaches: efficiency and disturbance effects

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Efficient wildlife management requires precise monitoring methods, for example to estimate population density, reproductive success, and survival. Here, we compared the efficiency of drone (equipped with a RGB camera) and ground approaches to detect and observe GPS‐collared female moose Alces alces and their calves. We also quantified how drone (n = 42)
Martin Mayer, Erlend Furuhovde, Kristoffer Nordli, Giorgia Myriam Ausilio, Petter Wabakken, Ane Eriksen, Alina L. Evans, Karen Marie Mathisen, Barbara Zimmermann   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling the impact of dog‐friendly spaces on urban–wildland pumas and other wildlife

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs). Growing human presence in PAs, coupled with increasing pet dog ownership underscores the urgency to understand the influence of dogs on wildlife activity and health.
Alys Granados, Zara McDonald, Katie McPherson, David Stoner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large carnivores under assault in Alaska.

PLoS Biology, 2019
In Alaska, gray wolves (Canis lupis), brown bears (Ursus arctos), and black bears (U. americanus) are managed in most of the state in ways intended to significantly reduce their abundance in the expectation of increasing hunter harvests of ungulates.
William J Ripple, Sterling D Miller, John W Schoen, Sanford P Rabinowitch   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating grizzly and black bear population abundance and trend in Banff National Park using noninvasive genetic sampling. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
We evaluated the potential of two noninvasive genetic sampling methods, hair traps and bear rub surveys, to estimate population abundance and trend of grizzly (Ursus arctos) and black bear (U.
Michael A Sawaya, Jeffrey B Stetz, Anthony P Clevenger, Michael L Gibeau, Steven T Kalinowski   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A high‐altitude thermal infrared method for estimating moose abundance and demography in Rocky Mountain National Park, USA

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Resource managers require accurate estimates of large herbivore abundance and demography to maintain ecological integrity. Common methods to count these species, including observations from low altitude helicopter flights, may conflict with other protected area management objectives and struggle to produce precise estimates for more cryptic species. To
Hanem G. Abouelezz, N. Thompson Hobbs
wiley   +1 more source

The ecological and behavioral significance of short-term food caching in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Arctic Science, 2020
The paucity of observations of wild polar bears (Ursus maritimus) caching of food (including hoarding, i.e., burying and remaining with a kill for up to a few days) has led to the conclusion that such behavior does not occur or is negligible in this ...
Ian Stirling, Kristin L. Laidre, Andrew E. Derocher, Rinie Van Meurs   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source