Favoring recruitment as a conservation strategy to improve the resilience of long‐lived reptile populations: Insights from a population viability analysis

C Warret Rodrigues, B Angin… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In long‐lived species, although adult survival typically has the highest elasticity, temporal
variations in less canalized demographic parameters are the main drivers of population …

Is MHC diversity a better marker for conservation than neutral genetic diversity? A case study of two contrasting dolphin populations

O Manlik, M Krützen, AM Kopps, J Mann… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic diversity is essential for populations to adapt to changing environments. Measures
of genetic diversity are often based on selectively neutral markers, such as microsatellites …

A stochastic model for estimating sustainable limits to wildlife mortality in a changing world

O Manlik, RC Lacy, WB Sherwin, H Finn… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐caused mortality of wildlife is a pervasive threat to biodiversity. Assessing the
population‐level impact of fisheries bycatch and other human‐caused mortality of wildlife …

Survival and reproduction in Arctic caribou are associated with summer forage and insect harassment

HE Johnson, EA Lenart, DD Gustine… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Investigators have speculated that the climate-driven “greening of the Arctic” may benefit
barren-ground caribou populations, but paradoxically many populations have declined in …

[PDF][PDF] Population viability analysis and comparison of two monitoring strategies for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, to inform …

M Blázquez, I Baker, JM O'Brien, SD Berrow - Aquatic Mammals, 2020 - iwdg.ie
Abstract may affect population viability, especially those limiting female reproductive
capacity. Photo-identification has been used to monitor the resident bottlenose dolphin …

Bigger is better: age class‐specific survival rates in long‐lived turtles increase with size

JG Otten, JM Refsnider - The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vital rates for small, non‐breeding individuals are important components of population
dynamics for many species, but often individuals of these sizes are difficult to locate, capture …

[PDF][PDF] Cetacean sociality, reproduction, and conservation

SL Mesnick, RR Reeves, PR Wade, P Brakes… - Sex in …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
The world's cetaceans (like most of biodiversity) are in crisis, and the need for well-informed
conservation action has never been greater. Scientific advancements over the last few …

Combining reproductive endocrinology and ROC analysis to identify changes with sex, age, and pregnancy status in botos Inia geoffrensis

TR Robeck, RS Amaral, KJ Steinman, JL Blum… - Endangered Species …, 2024 - int-res.com
Reproductive hormone profiles were described against physical characteristics during
growth and development in male and female botos (Amazon River dolphins Inia geoffrensis) …

Reproductive aspects of the poorly known and critically endangered freshwater snail Heleobia atacamensis (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea)

GA Collado, E Chihuailaf, N Muñoz-Herrera… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Knowing the reproductive biology of threatened species is essential for conservation and to
establish proper management plans. Heleobia atacamensis, a freshwater snail only known …

Juvenile emperor penguin range calls for extended conservation measures in the Southern Ocean

A Houstin, DP Zitterbart, K Heerah… - Royal Society …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
To protect the unique and rich biodiversity of the Southern Ocean, conservation measures
such as marine protected areas (MPAs) have been implemented. Currently, the …