Anthrax is an especially dangerous zooanthroponosis caused by the Gram-positive spore-
forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. A notable feature of this disease is the difference in …

Forensic taphonomy as a discipline requires standardization to satisfy Daubert criteria for
scientific data to be admissible in court. In response, there has been a shift towards …

Gnawing from animal species is a common alteration to human bones and comes under
frequent forensic analysis in order to separate these effects from human-caused trauma and …

Roads can have negative impacts on wildlife through indirect effects such as fragmentation
of habitat, or through direct effects such as fatal collisions with vehicles. Wildlife deaths on …

Understanding the transmission patterns of African swine fever (ASF) among wild boar (Sus
scrofa) is an issue of major interest, especially in the wake of the current ASF epidemic …

Anthrax is a zoonosis caused by the environmentally maintained, spore-forming bacterium
Bacillus anthracis, affecting humans, livestock, and wildlife nearly worldwide. Bacterial …

The investigation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with decomposition is
an emerging field in forensic taphonomy due to their importance in locating human remains …

To understand the relationship between conservation measures and agricultural yields, we
need to know the contributions of organisms to both ecosystem services and disservices. We …

Within northwest Europe, especially the United Kingdom, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the
Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) are the largest wild scavengers capable of modifying a set …

Scavenging is critical for nutrient cycling and maintenance of healthy ecosystems. While
there is substantial research into the identification of taphonomic signatures from facultative …