Fish are an important food source for South Pacific (SP) island countries, yet there is little
information on contamination of commercial marine fish species by plastic. The aim of our …

A major conceptual gap in taste biology is the lack of a general framework for understanding
the evolution of different taste modalities among animal species. We turn to two …

Plastic pollution is ubiquitous throughout the world's ecosystem. Increase in the world's
plastic production and use, inefficient recycling, indiscriminate disposal, synthetic nature and …

Much attention has been paid to the impacts of plastics and other debris on marine
organisms, but the effects of plastic on terrestrial organisms have been largely ignored …

Detrimental effects of plastic debris and other trash have been well-studied in marine and
coastal environments, but the extent and severity of the threat to terrestrial ecosystems are …

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species of the southwestern
United States, has severely declined to the point where 76% of populations in critical habitat …

Over 9000 articles have been published on turtles and tortoises (excluding sea turtles) since
1950 according to the Web of Science, including over 8000 contained in a personal …

Understanding the space use patterns of a population may provide crucial information
regarding land management decisions, such as delineation of protected areas. Herein we …

Plastic pollution, and especially plastic ingestion by animals, is a serious global issue. This
problem is well documented in marine systems, but it is relatively understudied in freshwater …

Abstract The Mojave Desert is one of the driest and hottest deserts in North America. One
would expect that birds living in this desert would be specialists adapted to survive such an …