Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) display selective behaviors while foraging bromeliads (Puya spp.) in high elevation puna grasslands.

Authors: Nicholas W Pilfold, Denisse Mateo-Chero, William Farfan-Rios, Mrinalini Watsa, Megan A Owen, Russell C Van Horn

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 12, p e0314547 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Terrestrial site fidelity of maternal polar bears in western Hudson Bay

Authors: Natasha J. Klappstein, David McGeachy, Nicholas W. Pilfold, Nicholas J. Lunn, Andrew E. Derocher

Source: Arctic Science, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 688-697 (2024)

Subject Terms: Hudson Bay, maternity den, spatial fidelity, den ecology, polar bear, Ursus maritimus, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Environmental engineering, TA170-171

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460

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Age and sex composition of seals killed by polar bears in the eastern Beaufort Sea.

Authors: Nicholas W Pilfold, Andrew E Derocher, Ian Stirling, Evan Richardson, Dennis Andriashek

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 7, p e41429 (2012)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3400654?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Adoption by olive baboons (Papio anubis) of newly constructed electricity pylons as sleeping sites in Laikipia, Kenya

Authors: Laiyon Lenguya, Lolimo Ewaton, Nicholas W. Pilfold

Source: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)

Subject Terms: crop raiding, electrocution, olive baboon, parasite exposure, predation avoidance, pylons, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758

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When people are away the cats will play: African leopards alter visitation patterns at a safari guest lodge in association with the COVID-19 quietus on Loisaba Conservancy, Kenya

Authors: Nicholas W. Pilfold, Laiyon Lenguya, Ambrose Letoluai, Hannah Campbell, Megan A. Owen

Source: Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 56, Iss , Pp e03348- (2024)

Subject Terms: Anthropause, Behavior, Camera trap, Conservation, Kenya, Leopard, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989424005523; https://doaj.org/toc/2351-9894

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Widespread Exposure to Mosquitoborne California Serogroup Viruses in Caribou, Arctic Fox, Red Fox, and Polar Bears, Canada

Authors: Kayla J. Buhler, Antonia Dibernardo, Nicholas W. Pilfold, N. Jane Harms, Heather Fenton, Suzanne Carriere, Allicia Kelly, Helen Schwantje, Xavier Fernandez Aguilar, Lisa-Marie Leclerc, Geraldine G. Gouin, Nicholas J. Lunn, Evan S. Richardson, David McGeachy, Émilie Bouchard, Adrián Hernández Ortiz, Gustaf Samelius, L. Robbin Lindsay, Michael A. Drebot, Patricia Gaffney, Patrick Leighton, Ray Alisauskas, Emily Jenkins

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 54-63 (2023)

Subject Terms: arboviruses, California serogroup viruses, vector-borne infections, viruses, zoonoses, climate change, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/1/22-0154_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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Predicting range shifts of Davidia involucrata Ball. under future climate change

Authors: Teng Long, Junfeng Tang, Nicholas W. Pilfold, Xuzhe Zhao, Tingfa Dong

Source: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 11, Iss 18, Pp 12779-12789 (2021)

Subject Terms: climate change, Davidia involucrate, dove tree, ensemble species distribution models (SDMs), habitat suitability, range shifts, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758

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Polar Bear Harvest Patterns Across the Circumpolar Arctic

Authors: Dag Vongraven, Andrew E. Derocher, Nicholas W. Pilfold, Nigel G. Yoccoz

Source: Frontiers in Conservation Science, Vol 3 (2022)

Subject Terms: harvest, harvest management, polar bear, sustainability, over-harvest, conservation, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.836544/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-611X

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Avoiding parachute science when addressing conflict over wildlife

Authors: Kirstie A. Ruppert, Laiyon Lenguya, Ambrose Letoluai, Isaac Limo, Megan A. Owen, Nicholas W. Pilfold, Paul Wachira, Jenny A. Glikman

Source: Conservation Science and Practice, Vol 4, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)

Subject Terms: conservation conflict, human–wildlife conflict, parachute science, research–implementation gap, Ecology, QH540-549.5, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2578-4854

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The Integral Nature of Encounter Rate in Predicting Livestock Depredation Risk

Authors: Claire F. Hoffmann, Nicholas W. Pilfold, Kirstie A. Ruppert, Ambrose Letoluai, Laiyon Lenguya, Isaac Limo, Robert A. Montgomery

Source: Frontiers in Conservation Science, Vol 3 (2022)

Subject Terms: conflict management, human-carnivore conflict, livestock depredation, predation risk, motion-activated camera, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.808043/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-611X

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