E. Vander Wal

One size does not fit all: a novel approach for determining the Realised Viewshed Size for remote camera traps

This paper develops a method to estimate the Realised Viewshed Size for camera traps by accounting for environmental and technical factors, finding that RVS values are smaller than previously reported.

Life history trade-offs in glucocorticoid-mediated habitat selection

This study examines how glucocorticoids influence habitat selection in female elk before and after calving, finding increased risk-taking as calves grow.

Movement-integrated habitat selection reveals wolves balance ease of travel with human avoidance in a risk-reward trade-off

This study examines how habitat influences wolves' movement and selection of linear features, revealing that habitat type affects their avoidance or use of human-made structures.

Hunger drives switching and searching response in a social predator

This study examines how hunger affects wolf hunting behavior, finding that hungrier wolves move further into the park and shift their response to elk.

Foraging decisions of snowshoe hares in response to experimentally induced coat-colour mismatch

This study examines how snowshoe hares adjust foraging behavior in response to coat-color mismatch and predation risk, finding increased nitrogen selection and body mass loss under high-risk conditions.

Animal-vectored nutrient flows across resource gradients influence the nature of local and meta-ecosystem functioning

The paper develops a meta-ecosystem model that accounts for different types of consumer movement and shows their distinct impacts on local and meta-ecosystem functions.

Environmental, social, and morphological drivers of fission-fusion dynamics in a social ungulate

This study investigates factors driving fission-fusion dynamics in caribou, finding that environmental heterogeneity and social bonds influence group cohesion, while habitat openness and activity budget hypotheses are not supported.

At a snail's pace: the influence of habitat disturbance on terrestrial snail movement using experimentally manipulated mesocosms

This study examines how habitat disturbance affects snail movement using mesocosms, finding snails alter behavior in response to perceived risks.

Coat color mismatch improves survival of a keystone boreal herbivore: energetic advantages exceed lost camouflage

This study finds that coat color mismatch in snowshoe hares reduces autumn mortality risk due to energetic advantages from insulation and lower metabolic rates, despite reduced camouflage.

Plasticity and repeatability in spring migration and parturition dates with implications for annual reproductive success

This study examines plasticity and repeatability in caribou migration and parturition timing in response to spring environmental changes and their impact on reproductive success.

Death comes for us all: an interplay of habitat selection, movement, and social behavior relate to cause specific mortality among grey wolves

This study examines how habitat selection, movement, and social behavior relate to cause-specific mortality in grey wolves, finding behavioral changes before death linked to human or disease causes.

Solving the Sample Size Problem for Resource Selection Analysis

This paper provides mathematical expressions to determine optimal sample sizes for resource selection analyses, showing that fewer data may be sufficient for strong selection effects.

Integrating plant stoichiometry and feeding experiments: state-dependent forage choice and its implications on body mass

This study tests foraging hypotheses in snowshoe hares by linking plant quality variation to feeding choices and body condition under different energetic and nutritional demands.

Effects of the social environment on movement-integrated habitat selection

This study examines how social environment influences movement-integrated habitat selection in a gregarious ungulate, showing that social behavior and space use are interrelated through movement-dependent habitat selection.

Does where you live influence what you are made of? Spatial correlates of chemical traits across commonly occurring boreal plants

The paper examines spatial influences on foliar chemical traits in boreal plants, finding species-specific and trait-level relationships with environmental factors.

Forage stoichiometry predicts the home range size of a small terrestrial herbivore

This study shows that forage stoichiometry affects snowshoe hare home range size, with lower quality forage leading to smaller ranges but also reduced spatial heterogeneity.

Conducting social network analysis with animal telemetry data: applications and methods using spatsoc

The paper introduces spatsoc, an R package for generating social networks from animal telemetry data with flexible temporal and spatial grouping.

Patterns and potential drivers of intraspecific variability in the body elemental composition of a terrestrial consumer, the snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)

The paper examines intraspecific variability in the body elemental composition of snowshoe hares, finding unexpected patterns in nitrogen content with age and phosphorus with body size.

Trends and perspectives on the use of social network analysis in behavioural ecology: a bibliometric approach

This study uses bibliometric analysis to examine trends in social network analysis applications in behavioural ecology, identifying growth, methodological shifts, and taxonomic biases.