While it is generally known that the risk of several cancers in humans is higher in urban
areas compared with rural areas, cancer is often deemed a problem of human societies with …

When and where to move is a fundamental decision to migratory birds, and the fitness‐
related costs and benefits of migratory choices make them subject to strong selective forces …

In the present Anthropocene, wild animals are globally affected by human activity.
Consumer fireworks during New Year (NY) are widely distributed in W‐Europe and cause …

With increasing numbers of many herbivorous waterfowl species, often foraging on
farmland, the conflict with agriculture has intensified. One popular management tool is to …

Migrating birds have to incorporate migration into their annual cycle, next to breeding and
moult. This presents the challenge to arrive at the right place at the right time at any given …

Migration may expose individuals to a wide range of increasing anthropogenic threats. In
addition to direct mortality effects, this exposure may influence post-migratory reproductive …

Various body condition scoring (BCS) methods have been developed as management tools
in zoo animal husbandry. In contrast to BCS for farm animals, where visual and palpable …

Background Climate change presents considerable challenges for endotherms because
they must maintain high, relatively constant body temperatures across a range of …

Background Animal movement patterns are the result of both environmental and
physiological effects, and the rates of movement and energy expenditure of given movement …

For wildlife species that winter at northern latitudes, harsh overwinter conditions can play an
important role in population dynamics. Recent changes in global temperatures have …