As linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) have become a widespread tool in ecology, the need
to guide the use of such tools is increasingly important. One common guideline is that one …

Background In 2018, a sodium nitrite (SN)‐based toxic bait for invasive wild pigs (hereafter
wild pigs; Sus scrofa), was evaluated to determine its effectiveness in reducing local wild pig …

A fair argument could be made that the marking of individuals in a wild population was
originally motivated by the desire to estimate a fundamental parameter: abundance (ie …

Daily and seasonal fluctuations in environmental conditions can significantly impact the
survivorship and reproductive success of animals by altering energetic costs and predation …

We analyzed seasonal variation in mortality rates in adult males and females of the
European adder (Vipera berus), using data collected during a 13‐year capture–recapture …

Freshwater mussels are a globally diverse and fundamental group in aquatic ecosystems.
However, 65% of freshwater mussel species have become endangered over the past …

Free-ranging domestic cats (Felis catus) cats kill billions of wild animals every year, spread
parasites and diseases to both wildlife and humans, and are responsible for the extinction or …

Supplementary feeding, the intentional provision of food to wild birds is a common activity in
developed nations during the winter. The energy inputs represented by supplementary …

Counting is not always a simple exercise. Specimens can be misidentified or not detected
when they are present, giving rise to unidentified sources of error. Deer pellet group counts …

Understanding faunal responses to habitat restoration is important in assessing restoration
success. We investigated occupancy and abundance of snakes at Nachusa Grasslands, a …