Simone Ciuti

This study examines how varying sika deer densities in Irish woodlands affect soil biodiversity through indirect effects on vegetation and vertebrate communities.

This study decouples badger and sett distributions using spatial modeling to improve bovine tuberculosis management by identifying distinct ecological drivers for each.

This study finds that fallow deer approaching humans are more likely to be seropositive for Toxoplasma gondii, suggesting a potential link between risk-taking behavior and infection.

The paper examines how caribou and moose respond to mountain pine beetle outbreaks and management in Alberta, finding contrasting habitat use patterns with implications for conservation.

The paper uses an agent-based model to evaluate how sampling strategies affect the accuracy of social network metrics in animal studies, identifying optimal trade-offs between coverage, frequency, and duration.

The paper shows that random subsamples of animal populations can reliably reveal intrinsic social differences, highlighting the importance of accounting for sampling biases in social network analysis.

aniSNA assesses bias and uncertainty in animal social networks from telemetry data, enabling reliable network metrics and robust analysis.