Wildlife diseases can have significant impacts on wildlife conservation and management.
Many of the pathogens that affect wildlife also have important implications for domestic …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that
affects members of the cervidae family. The infectious agent is a misfolded isoform (PrPSC) …

Quantifying distributions, home ranges, and individual movements for wildlife species is
crucial for understanding their ecology and is important for conservation. This has become …

One of the pervasive challenges in landscape genetics is detecting gene flow patterns within
continuous populations of highly mobile wildlife. Understanding population genetic structure …

Background Dispersal is a fundamental process to animal population dynamics and gene
flow. In white-tailed deer (WTD; Odocoileus virginianus), dispersal also presents an …

Until recently, the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) was one of the most common bat species
in North America. However, this species currently faces a significant threat from the …

Landscape features can strongly influence gene flow and the strength and direction of these
effects may vary across spatial scales. However, few studies have evaluated methodological …

Managing and controlling the spread of diseases in wild animal populations is challenging,
especially for social and mobile species. Effective management benefits from information …

The landscape can influence host dispersal and density, which in turn, affect infectious
disease transmission, spread, and persistence. Understanding how the landscape …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious prion disease affecting four species of free-
ranging and captive cervids in North America. Geographic detection and distribution of CWD …