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View article: Home‐range spillover in habitats with impassable boundaries: Causes, biases and corrections using autocorrelated kernel density estimation
Home‐range spillover in habitats with impassable boundaries: Causes, biases and corrections using autocorrelated kernel density estimation Open
An animal's home‐range plays a fundamental role in determining its resource use and overlap with conspecifics, competitors and predators, and is therefore a common focus of movement ecology studies. Autocorrelated kernel density estimation…
View article: How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge
How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge Open
The Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) is an open-access resource providing up-to-date taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic data for global mammal species. Since its launch in 2018, the MDD has transformed the traditionally static process…
View article: Human shields alter antipredator behavior in Guenther’s dik-dik (<i>Madoqua guentheri</i>)
Human shields alter antipredator behavior in Guenther’s dik-dik (<i>Madoqua guentheri</i>) Open
Human activities affect landscape use by wildlife, with many predators actively avoiding areas near humans. In human-occupied areas, prolonged habituation to human activity could therefore lead to relaxed antipredator behavior by prey spec…
View article: How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge.
How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Open
The Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) is an open-access resource providing up-to-date taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic data for global mammal species. Since its launch in 2018, the MDD has transformed the traditionally static process…
View article: Impacts of climate change on the movement ecology of an imperfect homeotherm
Impacts of climate change on the movement ecology of an imperfect homeotherm Open
Rapid, human-induced climate change has posed significant challenges to wildlife. One key strategy animals use to cope with environmental temperature fluctuations is behavioral thermoregulation. Understanding how climate change is expected…
View article: Modeling Extinction Risk for Unassessed Bat Species Based on Morphological, Ecological, Geographic, and Climatic Predictors
Modeling Extinction Risk for Unassessed Bat Species Based on Morphological, Ecological, Geographic, and Climatic Predictors Open
View article: Home range spillover in habitats with impassable boundaries: Causes, biases, and corrections using autocorrelated kernel density estimation
Home range spillover in habitats with impassable boundaries: Causes, biases, and corrections using autocorrelated kernel density estimation Open
An animal’s home range plays a fundamental role in determining its resource use and overlap with conspecifics, competitors and predators, and is therefore a common focus of movement ecology studies. Autocorrelated kernel density estimation…
View article: Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States
Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States Open
Aim The assembly of species into communities and ecoregions is the result of interacting factors that affect plant and animal distribution and abundance at biogeographic scales. Here, we empirically derive ecoregions for mammals to test wh…
View article: Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape
Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape Open
View article: Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna
Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna Open
Mutualisms between plants and ants are common features of tropical ecosystems around the globe and can have cascading effects on interactions with the ecological communities in which they occur. In an African savanna, we assessed whether a…
View article: Data, code, and metadata for: Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna
Data, code, and metadata for: Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna Open
Data, code, and metadata that can be used to reproduce the analyses underlying 'Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna' by Lujan, Nielsen et al. 2023 Biotropica (Preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.0…
View article: Data, code, and metadata for: Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna
Data, code, and metadata for: Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna Open
Data, code, and metadata that can be used to reproduce the analyses underlying 'Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna' by Lujan, Nielsen et al. 2023 Biotropica (Preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.0…
View article: Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna
Symbiotic acacia ants drive nesting behavior by birds in an African savanna Open
Mutualisms between plants and ants are common features of tropical ecosystems around the globe and can have cascading effects on interactions with the ecological communities in which they occur. In an African savanna, we assessed whether a…
View article: Data, code, and metadata for: Environmental drivers of body size in North American bats
Data, code, and metadata for: Environmental drivers of body size in North American bats Open
Data, code, and metadata that can be used to reproduce the analyses underlying 'Environmental drivers of body size in North American bats' by Alston et al. 2023 Functional Ecology (Preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.28.454183). Indi…
View article: Mitigating pseudoreplication and bias in resource selection functions with autocorrelation‐informed weighting
Mitigating pseudoreplication and bias in resource selection functions with autocorrelation‐informed weighting Open
Resource selection functions (RSFs) are among the most commonly used statistical tools in both basic and applied animal ecology. They are typically parameterized using animal tracking data, and advances in animal tracking technology have l…
View article: Wild herbivores enhance resistance to invasion by exotic cacti in an African savanna
Wild herbivores enhance resistance to invasion by exotic cacti in an African savanna Open
Whether wild herbivores confer biotic resistance to invasion by exotic plants remains a key question in ecology. There is evidence that wild herbivores can impede invasion by exotic plants, but it is unclear whether and how this generalise…
View article: Clarifying space use concepts in ecology: range vs. occurrence distributions
Clarifying space use concepts in ecology: range vs. occurrence distributions Open
Quantifying animal movements is necessary for answering a wide array of research questions in ecology and conservation biology. Consequently, ecologists have made considerable efforts to identify the best way to estimate an animal’s home r…
View article: Mitigating pseudoreplication and bias in resource selection functions with autocorrelation-informed weighting
Mitigating pseudoreplication and bias in resource selection functions with autocorrelation-informed weighting Open
Resource selection functions are among the most commonly used statistical tools in both basic and applied animal ecology. They are typically parameterized using animal tracking data, and advances in animal tracking technology have led to i…
View article: Large Herbivore Loss in a Kenyan Savanna: Data from the UHURU Experiment
Large Herbivore Loss in a Kenyan Savanna: Data from the UHURU Experiment Open
Photo 1. “Mega” plots in UHURU exclude megaherbivores such as (A) elephants and (B) giraffe. “Meso” plots exclude mesoherbivores such as (C) zebra and various species of antelope (impala, kudu, waterbuck, etc.). “Total” plots exclude all h…
View article: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat
Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat Open
Homeothermy requires increased metabolic rates as temperatures decline below the thermoneutral zone, so homeotherms typically select microhabitats within or near their thermoneutral zones during periods of inactivity. However, many mammals…
View article: Ecological consequences of large herbivore exclusion in an <scp>A</scp>frican savanna: 12 years of data from the <scp>UHURU</scp> experiment
Ecological consequences of large herbivore exclusion in an <span>A</span>frican savanna: 12 years of data from the <span>UHURU</span> experiment Open
Diverse communities of large mammalian herbivores (LMH), once widespread, are now rare. LMH exert strong direct and indirect effects on community structure and ecosystem functions, and measuring these effects is important for testing ecolo…
View article: Data, code, and metadata for: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat
Data, code, and metadata for: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat Open
This repository contains all data, code, and metadata required to reproduce the results detailed in "Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat" by Alston et al.
View article: Data, code, and metadata for: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat
Data, code, and metadata for: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat Open
This repository contains all data, code, and metadata required to reproduce the results detailed in "Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat" by Alston et al.
View article: Data, code, and metadata for: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat
Data, code, and metadata for: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat Open
This repository contains all data, code, and metadata required to reproduce the results detailed in "Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of microhabitat selection for a widespread bat" by Alston et al.
View article: Autocorrelation‐informed home range estimation: A review and practical guide
Autocorrelation‐informed home range estimation: A review and practical guide Open
Modern tracking devices allow for the collection of high‐volume animal tracking data at improved sampling rates over very‐high‐frequency radiotelemetry. Home range estimation is a key output from these tracking datasets, but the inherent p…
View article: Environmental drivers of body size in North American bats
Environmental drivers of body size in North American bats Open
Bergmann’s Rule—which posits that larger animals live in colder areas—is thought to influence variation in body size within species across space and time, but evidence for this claim is mixed. We tested four competing hypotheses for spatio…
View article: Experimental evidence that effects of megaherbivores on mesoherbivore space use are influenced by species' traits
Experimental evidence that effects of megaherbivores on mesoherbivore space use are influenced by species' traits Open
The extinction of 80% of megaherbivore (>1,000 kg) species towards the end of the Pleistocene altered vegetation structure, fire dynamics and nutrient cycling world‐wide. Ecologists have proposed (re)introducing megaherbivores or their eco…
View article: Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of habitat selection for a widespread bat
Daily torpor reduces the energetic consequences of habitat selection for a widespread bat Open
Homeothermy requires increased metabolic rates as temperatures decline below the thermoneutral zone, so homeotherms typically select microhabitats within or near their thermoneutral zones during periods of inactivity. However, many mammals…
View article: A Beginner's Guide to Conducting Reproducible Research
A Beginner's Guide to Conducting Reproducible Research Open
Replication is a fundamental tenet of science, but there is increasing fear among scientists that too few scientific studies can be replicated. This has been termed the "replication crisis" (Ioannidis 2005, Schooler 2014). Scientific paper…
View article: Data, code, and metadata for: Temperature shapes movement and habitat selection by a heat-senstive ungulate
Data, code, and metadata for: Temperature shapes movement and habitat selection by a heat-senstive ungulate Open
Data, code, and metadata for: Temperature shapes movement and habitat selection by a heat-sensitive ungulate