We have written this book as a guide to the design and analysis of field studies of resource
selection, concentrating primarily on statistical aspects of the comparison of the use and …

Electivity indices measure the utilization of food types (r) in relation to their abundance or
availability in the environment (p). Foods that constitute a larger proportion of the diet than of …

The validity of methods used to measure diet selection has often been overlooked. This
paper examines problems associated with the scale of food availability, perception of food …

At times, freshwater zooplankton consume phytoplankton populations at rates similar to or
faster than that at which they are growing (Hargrave and Geen, 1970; Gulati, 1975; Hom …

Efforts to direct the recovery of damaged sites and landscape date back as far as the 1930s.
If we fully understood the conditions and controlling variables at restoration sites, we would …

Empirical measures of animal behavior and space use within the captive environment can
provide critical information about animals' requirements, preferences and internal states …

We used remote video cameras to assess seasonal diet composition of woodland caribou
(Rangifer tarandus tarandus (L., 1758)) at three areas across the boreal forest of Ontario …

Flying foxes of the genus Pteropus (Pteropodidae: Chiroptera) play important roles as
pollinators and seed dispersers in oceanic‐island forest communities. This research …

Behavioural research in zoos is commonplace and is used in the diagnosis and treatment of
potential husbandry and management challenges. Robust methods that allow valid data …

Central to the study of animal ecology is the usage an animal makes of its environment
(Johnson 1980). Animal populations need adequate quantities of usable resources to …