Within the field of species distribution modelling an apparent dichotomy exists between
process‐based and correlative approaches, where the processes are explicit in the former …

In the last half century, significant attention has been given to animal diseases; however, our
understanding of disease processes and how to manage them at the livestock–wildlife …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an invariably fatal transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy of white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. Despite a 100% fatality …

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) …

Adaptive management (AM) emerged in the literature in the mid-1970s in response both to a
realization of the extent of uncertainty involved in management, and a frustration with …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, transmissible prion disease that affects captive
and free-ranging deer, elk, and moose. Although the zoonotic potential of CWD is …

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal disease of deer, elk, and moose transmitted
through direct, animal-to-animal contact, and indirectly, via environmental contamination …

Invading infectious diseases can, in theory, lead to the extinction of host populations,
particularly if reservoir species are present or if disease transmission is frequency …

Background Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious, fatal prion disease affecting
cervids in a growing number of regions across North America. Projected deer population …

Prions are misfolded infectious proteins responsible for a group of fatal neurodegenerative
diseases termed transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or prion diseases. Chronic …