Urbanization is characterized by rapid intensification of agriculture, socioeconomic change,
and ecological fragmentation, which can have profound impacts on the epidemiology of …

Humans provide supplemental food to wildlife under many contexts, ranging from
professional feeding areas for game species to backyard bird feeders. Such resources …

Animal foraging and competition are defined by the partitioning of three primary niche axes:
space, time, and resources. Human disturbance is rapidly altering the spatial and temporal …

Though epidemiology dates back to the 1700s, most mathematical representations of
epidemics still use transmission rates averaged at the population scale, especially for …

Abstract Old World fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) provide critical pollination and seed
dispersal services to forest ecosystems across Africa, Asia, and Australia. In each of these …

Urbanisation is increasing globally at a rapid pace. Consequently, wild species face novel
environmental stressors associated with urban sprawl, such as artificial light at night and …

Generalist species able to exploit anthropogenic food sources are becoming increasingly
common in urban environments. Coyotes (Canis latrans) are one such urban generalist that …

While urban expansion increasingly encroaches on natural habitats, many wildlife species
capitalize on anthropogenic food resources, which have the potential to both positively and …

As the threat of arboviral diseases continues to escalate worldwide, the question of,“What
types of human communities are at the greatest risk of infection?” persists as a key gap in …

The “itch mite” or “mange mite”, Sarcoptes scabiei, causes scabies in humans and sarcoptic
mange in domestic and free-ranging animals. This mite has a wide host range due to its …