Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in wildlife, livestock and human populations, and healthy
ecosystems are often parasite rich. Yet, their negative impacts can be extreme …

The sudden appearance of diseases like SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome 1), the
devastating impacts of diseases like Ebola on both human and wildlife communities, 2, 3 …

This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

Several potential proximate causes may be implicated in a recent (post‐1984) decline in
moose (Alces alces andersoni) numbers at their southern range periphery in northwest …

Agroecosystems cover more than one quarter of the global land area (ca. 50 million km2) as
highly simplified (eg pasturelands) or more complex systems (eg polycultures and …

Zoonotic diseases are the main contributor to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and
present a major threat to global public health. Bushmeat is an important source of protein …

Recent evidence of emerging human diseases with origins or likely transmission to humans,
or both, that involve primates and a greater recognition of the risk of human pathogen …

Agriculture is a vital economic sector, providing food, fibre, and energy to a growing human
population. Livestock are an important part of this sector, however the evidence and …

Identifying factors that influence animal density is a fundamental goal in ecology that has
taken on new importance with the need to develop informed management plans. This is …