G. A. Breed

Deep computer vision reveals the mediation of thermal-melanism and body size by precipitation and sex in a threatened alpine butterfly, Parnassius smintheus

The paper uses deep computer vision to analyze how precipitation and sex influence body size and melanism in Parnassius smintheus, finding sex-specific responses to environmental factors.

Accounting for unobserved spatial variation in step selection analyses of animal movement via spatial random effects

This paper extends step selection analysis for animal movement by incorporating spatial random effects to account for spatial correlation, improving inference and prediction in wolverine tracking data.

Reproductive success is influenced by early development: the covariation of natal body size and reproductive performance in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)

This study finds that grey seal females with larger natal body sizes have higher reproductive success, producing heavier pups and breeding more frequently.

Consistent differences among individuals more influential than energetic trade-offs in life history variation in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)

This study shows that individual quality, not energetic trade-offs, drives life history variation in grey seals by linking reproductive performance to survival.

Multistate Ornstein-Uhlenbeck approach for practical estimation of movement and resource selection around central places

The paper develops a multistate Ornstein-Uhlenbeck model to estimate movement and resource selection around central places, validated with golden eagle tracking data.

Differences in movement and dynamic resource selection between breeders and floaters revealed with an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck space use model

This study uses satellite telemetry and a mechanistic space use model to compare movement and resource selection between floater and territorial golden eagles, finding floaters have more expansive space use and select different uplift variables.

Novel step selection analyses on energy landscapes reveal how linear features alter migrations of soaring birds

This study uses satellite telemetry and energy landscape models to show that linear features like roads and railroads affect the movement and space use of golden eagles during migration.