From theory to practice in pattern‐oriented modelling: Identifying and using empirical patterns in predictive models

CA Gallagher, M Chudzinska, A Larsen‐Gray… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
To robustly predict the effects of disturbance and ecosystem changes on species, it is
necessary to produce structurally realistic models with high predictive power and flexibility …

Beyond spatial overlap: harnessing new technologies to resolve the complexities of predator–prey interactions

JP Suraci, JA Smith, S Chamaillé‐Jammes, KM Gaynor… - Oikos, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Predation risk, the probability that a prey animal will be killed by a predator, is fundamental
to theoretical and applied ecology. Predation risk varies with animal behavior and …

A comprehensive analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation

MJ Noonan, MA Tucker, CH Fleming… - Ecological …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Home range estimation is routine practice in ecological research. While advances in animal
tracking technology have increased our capacity to collect data to support home range …

A methodological roadmap to quantify animal‐vectored spatial ecosystem subsidies

D Ellis‐Soto, KM Ferraro, M Rizzuto… - Journal of Animal …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Energy, nutrients and organisms move over landscapes, connecting ecosystems across
space and time. Meta‐ecosystem theory investigates the emerging properties of local …

Social and environmental transmission spread different sets of gut microbes in wild mice

A Raulo, PC Bürkner, GE Finerty, J Dale… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Gut microbes shape many aspects of organismal biology, yet how these key bacteria
transmit among hosts in natural populations remains poorly understood. Recent work in …

Overcoming the challenge of small effective sample sizes in home‐range estimation

CH Fleming, MJ Noonan, EP Medici… - Methods in Ecology …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Technological advances have steadily increased the detail of animal tracking datasets, yet
fundamental data limitations exist for many species that cause substantial biases in home …

Large‐scale movement patterns in a social vulture are influenced by seasonality, sex, and breeding region

J Morant, E Arrondo, JA Sánchez‐Zapata… - Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying space use and segregation, as well as the extrinsic and intrinsic factors affecting
them, is crucial to increase our knowledge of species‐specific movement ecology and to …

Group size and composition influence collective movement in a highly social terrestrial bird

D Papageorgiou, DR Farine - Elife, 2020‏ - elifesciences.org
A challenge of group-living is to maintain cohesion while navigating through heterogeneous
landscapes. Larger groups benefit from information pooling, translating to greater 'collective …

Unsustainable anthropogenic mortality disrupts natal dispersal and promotes inbreeding in leopards

VN Naude, GA Balme, J O'Riain… - Ecology and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic mortality of wildlife is typically inferred from measures of the absolute decline
in population numbers. However, increasing evidence suggests that indirect demographic …

Scale-insensitive estimation of speed and distance traveled from animal tracking data

MJ Noonan, CH Fleming, TS Akre… - Movement Ecology, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Speed and distance traveled provide quantifiable links between behavior and
energetics, and are among the metrics most routinely estimated from animal tracking data …