Advancing ecological understandings through technological transformations in noninvasive genetics

A Beja‐Pereira, R Oliveira, PC Alves… - Molecular ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Noninvasive genetic approaches continue to improve studies in molecular ecology,
conservation genetics and related disciplines such as forensics and epidemiology …

[KIRJA][B] Noninvasive survey methods for carnivores

RA Long, P MacKay, J Ray, W Zielinski - 2012 - books.google.com
The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and
conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, abundance …

Wolverine gene flow across a narrow climatic niche

MK Schwartz, JP Copeland, NJ Anderson… - Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Wolverines (Gulo gulo) are one of the rarest carnivores in the contiguous United States.
Effective population sizes in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, where most of the wolverines in …

Using anecdotal occurrence data for rare or elusive species: the illusion of reality and a call for evidentiary standards

KS McKelvey, KB Aubry, MK Schwartz - BioScience, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Anecdotal occurrence data (unverifiable observations of organisms or their sign) and
inconclusive physical data are often used to assess the current and historical ranges of rare …

The bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine (Gulo gulo): do climatic constraints limit its geographic distribution?

JP Copeland, KS McKelvey, KB Aubry… - Canadian Journal of …, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
We propose a fundamental geographic distribution for the wolverine (Gulo gulo (L., 1758))
based on the hypothesis that the occurrence of wolverines is constrained by their obligate …

Climate change predicted to shift wolverine distributions, connectivity, and dispersal corridors

KS McKelvey, JP Copeland, MK Schwartz… - Ecological …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Boreal species sensitive to the timing and duration of snow cover are particularly vulnerable
to global climate change. Recent work has shown a link between wolverine (Gulo gulo) …

Distribution and broadscale habitat relations of the wolverine in the contiguous United States

KB Aubry, KS McKelvey… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) at the southern extent of its North American range
requires reliable understandings of past and present distribution patterns and broad‐scale …

Genetic connectivity of wolverines in western North America

CC Day, EL Landguth, MA Sawaya, AP Clevenger… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Wolverine distribution contracted along the southern periphery of its range in North America
during the 19th and 20th centuries due primarily to human influences. This history, along …

[PDF][PDF] The roles of taxonomy and systematics in bat conservation

SM Tsang, AL Cirranello, PJJ Bates… - Bats in the …, 2016 - library.oapen.org
Taxonomy—the description, naming, and classification of organisms—and systematics—the
study of the evolutionary relationships of organisms—are both crucial components in …

Spatial ecology of wolverines at the southern periphery of distribution

RM Inman, ML Packila, KH Inman… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in the conterminous United States have experienced range
contraction, are uncommon, and have been designated as warranted for protection under …