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View article: A‐Islands: A Vascular Plant Dataset for Biodiversity Research and Species Monitoring on Australian Continental Islands
A‐Islands: A Vascular Plant Dataset for Biodiversity Research and Species Monitoring on Australian Continental Islands Open
Aims Australia's coastline is fringed by more than 8000 continental islands. These islands feature a diverse array of landforms, rock and soil types and geological origins. Some of these islands are among the least invaded, most pristine h…
View article: A-Islands: A plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian islands
A-Islands: A plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian islands Open
Australia’s coastline is fringed by more than 8,000 continental islands. These islands feature a diverse array of landforms, rock and soil types and geological origins. Some of these islands are among the least invaded, most pristine habit…
View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
Over the course of a long project, I have incurred many debts, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge them here.
View article: Efficient Multiplexing of Pollinator Metabarcodes Using Oxford Nanopore MinION Sequencing: Insights for Meadow Management from Floral Environmental DNA
Efficient Multiplexing of Pollinator Metabarcodes Using Oxford Nanopore MinION Sequencing: Insights for Meadow Management from Floral Environmental DNA Open
Many pollinating species are experiencing declines globally, making effective, fast, and portable pollinator monitoring methods more important than ever before. Pollinators can leave DNA on the flowers they visit, and metabarcoding of thes…
View article: The United States dried seahorse trade: A comparison of traditional Chinese medicine and ecommerce-curio markets using molecular identification
The United States dried seahorse trade: A comparison of traditional Chinese medicine and ecommerce-curio markets using molecular identification Open
Tens of millions of dried seahorses (genus Hippocampus ) are traded annually, and the pressure from this trade along with their life history traits (involved parental care and small migration distances and home ranges) has led to near glob…
View article: Traveling-wave laser-produced-plasma energy source for photoionization laser pumping and lasers incorporating said
Traveling-wave laser-produced-plasma energy source for photoionization laser pumping and lasers incorporating said Open
A traveling-wave, laser-produced-plasma, energy source used to obtain single-pass gain saturation of a photoionization pumped laser. A cylindrical lens is used to focus a pump laser beam to a long line on a target. Grooves are cut in the t…
View article: The ecological biogeography of Callitris vent. in Tasmania
The ecological biogeography of Callitris vent. in Tasmania Open
Callitris rhomboidea and Callitris oblonga have a parapatric distribution in Eastern Tasmania. C. rhomboidea occurs on the East Coast and C. oblonga is mainly confined to a few coastal and inland river valleys between Launceston and the Ea…
View article: Are Solid-State Batteries Safer Than Lithium-ion Batteries?.
Are Solid-State Batteries Safer Than Lithium-ion Batteries?. Open
View article: Adolescence and the development of social behaviour in giraffes
Adolescence and the development of social behaviour in giraffes Open
View article: Scops Owl nest on the ground under a rock
Scops Owl nest on the ground under a rock Open
Unusual Scops Owl nest-site on Giglio island (Tuscan Archipelago National Park, Italy).
View article: Thermal Stability of Solid-State Battery Components with Liquid Electrolyte .
Thermal Stability of Solid-State Battery Components with Liquid Electrolyte . Open
View article: Safety Impacts of Liquid Electrolyte Inclusion in Solid State Batteries .
Safety Impacts of Liquid Electrolyte Inclusion in Solid State Batteries . Open
View article: A review of the social behaviour of the giraffe<i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i>: a misunderstood but socially complex species
A review of the social behaviour of the giraffe<i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i>: a misunderstood but socially complex species Open
Until around 2000, giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis were believed to have no social structure. Despite a resurgence of interest in giraffe behaviour in around 2010, most studies are of isolated populations, making it difficult to draw genera…
View article: Eusociality in snapping shrimps is associated with larger genomes and an accumulation of transposable elements
Eusociality in snapping shrimps is associated with larger genomes and an accumulation of transposable elements Open
Significance Despite great progress in uncovering the genomic underpinnings of advanced forms of social organization like eusociality, much less is known about how eusociality feeds back to drive genome evolution. Using snapping shrimps th…
View article: Are British urban foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) “bold”? The importance of understanding human–wildlife interactions in urban areas
Are British urban foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) “bold”? The importance of understanding human–wildlife interactions in urban areas Open
Human–wildlife interactions are believed to be increasing in urban areas. In Britain, numerous media reports have stated that urban foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) are becoming “bolder,” thereby posing a risk to public safety. However, such claims…
View article: Do Urban Red Foxes Attack People? An Exploratory Study and Review of Incidents in Britain
Do Urban Red Foxes Attack People? An Exploratory Study and Review of Incidents in Britain Open
Human–wildlife interactions are believed to be increasing worldwide, and a number of studies have analyzed the risks posed by larger carnivores. However, people can also perceive smaller species of carnivores as threatening, particularly i…
View article: Demographic inference provides insights into the extirpation and ecological dominance of eusocial snapping shrimps
Demographic inference provides insights into the extirpation and ecological dominance of eusocial snapping shrimps Open
Eusocial animals often achieve ecological dominance in the ecosystems where they occur, a process that may be linked to their demography. That is, reproductive division of labor and high reproductive skew in eusocial species is predicted t…
View article: Skull morphology diverges between urban and rural populations of red foxes mirroring patterns of domestication and macroevolution
Skull morphology diverges between urban and rural populations of red foxes mirroring patterns of domestication and macroevolution Open
Human activity is drastically altering the habitat use of natural populations. This has been documented as a driver of phenotypic divergence in a number of wild animal populations. Here, we show that urban and rural populations of red foxe…
View article: Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity
Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity Open
Ocean circulation driving macro-algal rafting is believed to serve as an important mode of dispersal for many marine organisms, leading to predictions on population-level genetic connectivity and the directionality of effective dispersal. …
View article: Supplemental Table 4 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity
Supplemental Table 4 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity Open
Summary of the results from the G-PhoCS analyses. Figure 3 depicts scaled values for theta (population size) and tau (divergence time), and migrants/generation (converted from scaled m parameter). Lower and upper bounds indicate the 95% co…
View article: Supplemental Table 1 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity
Supplemental Table 1 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity Open
List of locations which were sampled for Hippocampus spp. and Syngnathus spp., including population designation, labels used in analyses and GPS coördinates. Last six columns contain the numbers of samples per species which were included f…
View article: Supplemental Table 3 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity
Supplemental Table 3 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity Open
Number of samples, RADseq reads, resulting loci and SNPs for each of the species of Hippocampus and Syngnathus. No. of unlinked SNPs entails that no more than one SNP per locus was included.
View article: Supplemental Table 2 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity
Supplemental Table 2 from Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity Open
Oceanographic connectivity from 6 sampling sites to the corresponding coastal regions based on an empirical data set of drifter tracks spanning 30-years.
View article: Individual and seasonal variation in contact rate, connectivity and centrality in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) social groups
Individual and seasonal variation in contact rate, connectivity and centrality in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) social groups Open
Examining temporal variation in social connectivity and relating this to individual behaviour can help understand the role of individuals within social groups. Although red foxes are solitary foragers, they form social groups at higher pop…
View article: Understanding the intricacy of canid social systems: Structure and temporal stability of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) groups
Understanding the intricacy of canid social systems: Structure and temporal stability of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) groups Open
Red foxes have a highly flexible social system. Despite numerous studies worldwide, our understanding of the pattern and stability of fox social relationships remains limited. We applied social network analysis to camera trap data collecte…
View article: Giraffe (<i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i>) social networks in areas of contrasting human activity and lion density
Giraffe (<i>Giraffa camelopardalis</i>) social networks in areas of contrasting human activity and lion density Open
The adaptive value of close social bonds and social networks has been demonstrated in a variety of vertebrate taxa. While the effect of predators on populations is well established, disturbance by humans is increasingly being identified as…
View article: The challenges of recognising individuals with few distinguishing features: Identifying red foxes Vulpes vulpes from camera-trap photos
The challenges of recognising individuals with few distinguishing features: Identifying red foxes Vulpes vulpes from camera-trap photos Open
Over the last two decades, camera traps have revolutionised the ability of biologists to undertake faunal surveys and estimate population densities, although identifying individuals of species with subtle markings remains challenging. We c…
View article: Understanding the intricacy of canid social systems: Structure and temporal stability of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) groups
Understanding the intricacy of canid social systems: Structure and temporal stability of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) groups Open
Data used for the network analyses published in PLOS ONE paper ‘Understanding the intricacy of canid social systems: Structure and temporal stability of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) groups'.associations_by_territory.zip: dataset for network con…
View article: Urban foraging for food security and sovereignty: quantifying edible forest yield in Syracuse, New York using four common fruit- and nut-producing street tree species
Urban foraging for food security and sovereignty: quantifying edible forest yield in Syracuse, New York using four common fruit- and nut-producing street tree species Open
Urban foraging is an under-explored facet of the alternative food movement. Foraging can improve urban food systems by contributing to nutrition (food security) and cultural appropriateness and community engagement (food sovereignty). This…
View article: Data for network construction and analysis
Data for network construction and analysis Open
Data used for the analyses published in PLOS ONE paper ‘Understanding the intricacy of canid social systems: Structure and temporal stability of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) groups'.associations_by_territory.zip: dataset for network constructio…