Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

A Habitat Selection Multiverse Reveals Largely Consistent Results Despite a Multitude of Analysis Options

The paper evaluates habitat selection analysis consistency across multiple methods using synthetic data, finding that data quantity outweighs analysis choices in producing consistent results.

aniSNA : An R package to assess bias and uncertainty in social networks obtained from animals sampled via direct observations or satellite telemetry

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

Selection of movement rules to simulate species dispersal in a mosaic landscape model

This study evaluates movement rules for simulating species dispersal in a mosaic landscape model, showing that simpler rules produce less accurate dispersal kernels compared to more complex ones.

Effects of environmental change on population growth: monitoring time-varying carrying capacity in free-ranging spotted hyenas

The paper estimates time-varying carrying capacity in spotted hyenas, finding no recent trend despite population growth, attributing recovery to past environmental improvements.

Trace DNA from kill sites identifies predating tigers

The paper uses trace DNA from kill sites to identify individual tigers, finding that shed hair samples are most effective for individual identification.

Animal group size variation in a minimal attraction-repulsion agent-based model

This study uses an agent-based model to show that group size variation is large and unreliable as a proxy for the resource/predation trade-off, suggesting inter-individual distance as a better measure.

Comparison of Two Individual Identification Algorithms for Snow Leopards (Panthera uncia) after Automated Detection

The paper compares two algorithms for identifying snow leopards using photographs, finding PIE v2 outperforms HotSpotter when combined with background subtraction and mirroring techniques.

Application of DNA forensic to identify a problem leopard and its implications for human-leopard conflict mitigation

The paper uses DNA forensic analysis to identify a leopard responsible for killing a child and advocates for improved conflict mitigation strategies.

Diachronic monitoring of snow leopards at Sarychat-Ertash State Reserve (Kyrgyzstan) through scat genotyping: a pilot study

This study uses scat genotyping from citizen science expeditions to monitor snow leopard population dynamics in Kyrgyzstan over five years, identifying individual movements and potential family relationships.

Abundance, density, and social structure of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in a human-modified landscape in southwestern Gabon

This study estimates population size and density of African forest elephants in southwestern Gabon using genetic capture-recapture and analyzes social structure through network analysis, finding lower population estimates than previously reported.

Demographic and genetic structure of a severely fragmented population of the endangered hog deer (Axis porcinus) in the Indo- Burma biodiversity hotspot

The paper assesses the demographic and genetic status of a fragmented hog deer population in Northeast India, finding moderate genetic diversity and no recent bottleneck.