Energetic balance is central to the survival and persistence of free‐ranging animals.
Quantifying expenditures and identifying factors that drive energetics informs our …

Effective conservation of at‐risk species presents a conundrum, often requiring rapid status
assessments and timely actions regardless of the adequacy of best available information …

When wildlife species exhibit unexpected associations with vegetation, replication of studies
in different locales can illuminate whether patterns of use are consistent or divergent. Our …

Quantifying animal movements is necessary for answering a wide array of research
questions in ecology and conservation biology. Consequently, ecologists have made …

Context Characterizing animal space-use and resource selection is central to effective
conservation. In seasonally variable systems, animals may alter space-use to minimize risk …

Pacific martens (Martes caurina) are often associated with mature forests with complex
structure for denning, resting, and efficient hunting. Nonetheless, a small isolated population …

Obtaining reliable information on species distributions is often the first step in conservation.
Distribution information can be used to focus survey efforts to estimate population size and …

Quantifying the demography of wildlife populations is imperative to evaluating population
trends. Understanding patterns of influential demographic parameters often requires …

A major threat to small mammalian carnivore populations is human‐induced land use
change, but conservation and management are inhibited by limited knowledge about their …

Occupancy‐based monitoring has become an important tool in wildlife conservation and
management. Nonetheless, meeting occupancy modeling assumptions and providing …