Seed dispersal is critical to the ecological performance of sexually reproducing plant
species and the communities that they form. The Mammalian order Carnivora provide …

The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and
conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, abundance …

The nematode genus Baylisascaris (order Ascaridida, superfamily Ascaridoidea) contains
nine relatively host-specific, parasite species of carnivores, omnivores, herbivores …

The study of feces of terrestrial mammals brings out biological and ecological data such as
the species presence, diet, behaviour, territory, parasitic fauna, and home-range use, which …

The study of animal behavior has long been a topic of interest to evolutionary biologists,
conservation biologists, and wildlife managers. The study of activity patterns is a subset of …

Choosing a camera trap for use in an ecological study can be a difficult task, as there are
many different types of commercial units available. Camera traps vary greatly in cost and …

Fear of predation alters prey behavior, which can indirectly alter entire landscapes. A
parasite‐induced ecology of fear might also exist if animals avoid parasite‐contaminated …

Disease threats to endangered species are most commonly caused by exotic microparasites
accidentally introduced into naïve populations by humans. The case of raccoon roundworm …

Human demands on natural resources result in landscape changes that facilitate the
emergence of disease. Most emerging diseases are zoonotic, and some of these pathogens …

The raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, is increasingly recognized as a cause of
serious or fatal larva migrans disease in humans and animals. We assessed the potential for …