When carnivores roam: temporal patterns and overlap among M adagascar's native and exotic carnivores

ZJ Farris, BD Gerber, S Karpanty, A Murphy… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
M adagascar's E upleridae carnivores are perhaps the least studied and most threatened
family of C arnivora. Investigating potential direct and indirect competition among these …

Hunting, exotic carnivores, and habitat loss: anthropogenic effects on a native carnivore community, Madagascar

ZJ Farris, CD Golden, S Karpanty, A Murphy… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The wide-ranging, cumulative, negative effects of anthropogenic disturbance, including
habitat degradation, exotic species, and hunting, on native wildlife has been well …

Threats to a rainforest carnivore community: A multi-year assessment of occupancy and co-occurrence in Madagascar

ZJ Farris, BD Gerber, K Valenta, R Rafaliarison… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PA) aim to eliminate many of the threats that species face on the greater
landscape. In the last three decades, PA's have expanded considerably; however …

Patterns of spatial co‐occurrence among native and exotic carnivores in north‐eastern M adagascar

ZJ Farris, MJ Kelly, S Karpanty… - Animal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Human populations continue to increase and encroach on remaining natural habitats
worldwide, resulting in greater numbers and larger ranges of commensal exotic carnivores …

Predator–primate distribution, activity, and co-occurrence in relation to habitat and human activity across fragmented and contiguous forests in northeastern …

ZJ Farris, SM Karpanty, F Ratelolahy… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Predator–primate interactions are understudied, yet predators have been shown to influence
primate behavior, population dynamics, and spatial distribution. An understanding of these …

The times they are a changin': Multi-year surveys reveal exotics replace native carnivores at a Madagascar rainforest site

ZJ Farris, MJ Kelly, S Karpanty, A Murphy… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Surveys across multiple seasons or years are necessary to evaluate the effects of dynamic
processes on long-term persistence of wildlife populations, such as effects of exotic species …

Optimizing conservation policy: The importance of seasonal variation in hunting and meat consumption on the Masoala peninsula of Madagascar

C Borgerson - Oryx, 2016 - cambridge.org
Studying seasonal hunting patterns can be critical for developing sound actions for
conservation and public health. As availability of funds to implement conservation policy is …

Response of Madagascar's Endemic Carnivores to Fragmentation, Hunting, and Exotic Carnivores Across the Masosala-Makira Landscape

ZJ Farris - 2014 - search.proquest.com
The carnivores of Madagascar are likely the least studied of the world's carnivores, thus little
is known about threats to their persistence. I provide the first long-term assessment of …

Feral cats and the fitoaty : first population assessment of the black forest cat in Madagascar's rainforests

ZJ Farris, HM Boone, S Karpanty, A Murphy… - Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Despite exceptionally high levels of biodiversity and endemism found in Madagascar, much
of its wildlife remains little studied, particularly the carnivore community. The recently …

Modeling co-occurrence between toxic prey and naïve predators in an incipient invasion

KA Brown, ZJ Farris, G Yesuf, BD Gerber… - Biodiversity and …, 2016 - Springer
Biological invasions can represent important threats to endemic species, including those
within the invaders' food webs. The Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) was …