A5034462321- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Marine animal studies overview
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Fire effects on ecosystems
LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics
2024
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M
2024
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
2021-2024
National Zoological Park
2022-2024
Conservation Biology Institute
2022-2024
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2020-2023
University of Idaho
2017
Range expansions by generalists can alter communities and introduce competitive pressures on native species. In the Great Basin Desert, USA, coyotes (Canis latrans Say, 1823) have colonized are now sympatric with kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis Merriam, 1888). Since both species similar diets, dietary partitioning may facilitate coexistence. We analyzed coyote fox then compared our results to an earlier study. Because populations dynamic, we expected that decreases in prey or increases predator...
Genomic resources are important for evaluating genetic diversity and supporting conservation efforts. The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a small rodent that has experienced one of the most severe modern population declines in Europe. We present high-quality haplotype-resolved reference genome dormouse, combine comprehensive short long-read transcriptomics datasets with homology-based methods to generate highly complete gene annotation. Demographic history analysis revealed sharp...
Genomic resources are important for evaluating genetic diversity and supporting conservation efforts. The garden dormouse ( Eliomys quercinus ) is a small rodent that has experienced one of the most severe modern population declines in Europe. We present high-quality haplotype-resolved reference genome dormouse, combine comprehensive short long-read transcriptomics data sets with homology-based methods to generate highly complete gene annotation. Demographic history analysis reveal sharp...
In the northern Gulf of Mexico, salt marshes are threatened by sea level rise, erosion, and loss protective barrier islands. These islands provide critical habitat for wildlife, including globally significant populations marsh shorebirds. We investigated restoration on two Louisiana using presence eight bird species as an index to evaluate success. Land was extensive both prior restoration, with submerged restored backfilling sediment into platform. Restoration methods were similar between...
Abstract Determining how site characteristics influence reproductive success can help guide conservation planning for declining wildlife populations. For colonially breeding seabirds, nest survival and predation risk be influenced by both colony such as size, density, location. We evaluated the of a population Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) in United States British Virgin Islands to identify primary causes failure investigate covariates on survival. In addition, we measured chick...
Abstract Connectivity among wildlife populations facilitates exchange of genetic material between groups. Changes to historical connectivity patterns resulting from anthropogenic activities can therefore have negative consequences for diversity, particularly small or isolated populations. DNA obtained museum specimens enable direct comparison temporal changes in populations, which aid conservation planning and contribute the understanding population declines. However, be degraded only...
Museum genomics provide an opportunity to investigate population demographics of extinct species, especially valuable when research prior extinction was minimal. The Bachman's warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) is hypothesized have gone due loss its specialized habitat. However, little known about other potential contributing factors such as natural rarity or changes connectivity following habitat fragmentation. We examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and genome-wide SNPs using specimens collected...
Heterospecific disturbance in seabird colonies can negatively influence reproductive success both through direct effects, such as predation, and indirect increasing parental energy expenditure via defense behaviors. Here, remote nest cameras were used to evaluate the effects of intrusion on early survival predation risk Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) U.S. British Virgin Islands. Effects colony traits size also investigated assess individual response predator presence colonies. We counted...
Abstract Data from long-term monitoring (LTM) programs can provide important insights into wildlife population trends and aid in the conservation of declining species. There is a lack such LTM data across taxa Caribbean, which make accurate identification dynamics challenging. When rigorous derived are not available, comparison count single season surveys still valuable trends, even when collected by different methods. In Virgin Islands, seabird declines have been noted species groups, but...
Abstract While the effects of barriers to dispersal such as population declines, habitat fragmentation, and geographic distance have been well-documented in terrestrial wildlife, factors impeding highly vagile taxa seabirds are less well understood. The roseate tern ( Sterna dougallii ) is a globally distributed seabird species, but populations tend be both fragmented small, species declining across most its range. Within Atlantic Basin, past work has shown differentiation among terns...