Search Results - "Boria, Robert A."

Spatial filtering to reduce sampling bias can improve the performance of ecological niche models by Boria, Robert A., Olson, Link E., Goodman, Steven M., Anderson, Robert P.

“…•This study employs spatial filtering of occurrence data.•The aim was to reduce overfitting to sampling bias in ecological niche models.•We quantified…”
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spThin: an R package for spatial thinning of species occurrence records for use in ecological niche models by Aiello-Lammens, Matthew E., Boria, Robert A., Radosavljevic, Aleksandar, Vilela, Bruno, Anderson, Robert P.

“…Spatial thinning of species occurrence records can help address problems associated with spatial sampling biases. Ideally, thinning removes the fewest records…”
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ENMeval 2.0: Redesigned for customizable and reproducible modeling of species’ niches and distributions by Kass, Jamie M., Muscarella, Robert, Galante, Peter J., Bohl, Corentin L., Pinilla‐Buitrago, Gonzalo E., Boria, Robert A., Soley‐Guardia, Mariano, Anderson, Robert P.

“…Quantitative evaluations to optimize complexity have become standard for avoiding overfitting of ecological niche models (ENMs) that estimate species’…”
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ENMeval: An R package for conducting spatially independent evaluations and estimating optimal model complexity for Maxent ecological niche models by Muscarella, Robert, Galante, Peter J., Soley‐Guardia, Mariano, Boria, Robert A., Kass, Jamie M., Uriarte, María, Anderson, Robert P., McPherson, Jana

“…Summary Recent studies have demonstrated a need for increased rigour in building and evaluating ecological niche models (ENMs) based on presence‐only…”
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Can biotic interactions cause allopatry? Niche models, competition, and distributions of South American mouse opossums by Gutiérrez, Eliécer E, Boria, Robert A, Anderson, Robert P

“…Based on our own empirical data and a literature review, we explore the possibility that biotic interactions, specifically competition, might be responsible…”
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A single-algorithm ensemble approach to estimating suitability and uncertainty: cross-time projections for four Malagasy tenrecs by Boria, Robert A., Olson, Link E., Goodman, Steven M., Anderson, Robert P.

“…Aim: Ecological niche models (ENMs) are used widely in ecology, evolution, global change biology, but model uncertainty remains an underappreciated issue…”
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Phylogeography within the Peromyscus maniculatus species group: Understanding past distribution of genetic diversity and areas of refugia in western North America by Boria, Robert A., Blois, Jessica L.

“…[Display omitted] •Peromyscus maniculatus populations have responded differently to glacial cycles.•The genome-wide SNP dataset was able to identify-three…”
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Genome-wide genetic variation coupled with demographic and ecological niche modeling of the dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) reveal patterns of deep divergence and widespread Holocene expansion across northern California by Boria, Robert A, Brown, Sarah K, Matocq, Marjorie D, Blois, Jessica L

“…Understanding how species have responded to past climate change may help refine projections of how species and biotic communities will respond to future…”
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The effect of large sample sizes on ecological niche models: Analysis using a North American rodent, Peromyscus maniculatus by Boria, Robert A., Blois, Jessica L.

“…•This study explores the effects of large datasets on ecological niche models.•We used different sample sizes and quantified model performance.•We get similar…”
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A Tale of Two Rodents: Understanding Past Distribution of Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Areas of Refugia by Boria, Robert A

“…Forecasting how biodiversity will change in the future due to natural and anthropogenic impacts is a primary focus of both ecology and evolutionary biology. By…”
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ENM eval: An R package for conducting spatially independent evaluations and estimating optimal model complexity for Maxent ecological niche models by Muscarella, Robert, Galante, Peter J., Soley‐Guardia, Mariano, Boria, Robert A., Kass, Jamie M., Uriarte, María, Anderson, Robert P.

“…Summary Recent studies have demonstrated a need for increased rigour in building and evaluating ecological niche models ( ENM s) based on presence‐only…”
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