Search Results - "KENDALL, K. C."

Why replication is important in landscape genetics: American black bear in the Rocky Mountains by SHORT BULL, R. A., CUSHMAN, S. A., MACE, R., CHILTON, T., KENDALL, K. C., LANDGUTH, E. L., SCHWARTZ, M.K., MCKELVEY, K., ALLENDORF, FRED W., LUIKART, G.

“…We investigated how landscape features influence gene flow of black bears by testing the relative support for 36 alternative landscape resistance hypotheses,…”
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Linking landscape characteristics to local grizzly bear abundance using multiple detection methods in a hierarchical model by Graves, T. A., Kendall, K. C., Royle, J. A., Stetz, J. B., Macleod, A. C.

“…Few studies link habitat to grizzly bear Ursus arctos abundance and these have not accounted for the variation in detection or spatial autocorrelation. We…”
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Constraints on Frugivory by Bears by Welch, Christy A., Keay, Jeffrey, Kendall, Katherine C., Robbins, Charles T.

“…Bears consuming wild fruits for fall energy accumulation are constrained by several factors, including intake rate, the physiological capacity of the…”
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The influence of diet on faecal DNA amplification and sex identification in brown bears (Ursus arctos) by Murphy, Melanie A., Waits, Lisette P., Kendall, Katherine C.

“…To evaluate the influence of diet on faecal DNA amplification, 11 captive brown bears (Ursus arctos) were placed on six restricted diets: grass (Trifolium…”
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Power of Sign Surveys to Monitor Population Trends by Kendall, Katherine C., Metzgar, Lee H., Patterson, David A., Steele, Brian M.

“…The urgent need for an effective monitoring scheme for grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) populations led us to investigate the effort required to detect changes in…”
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A quantitative evaluation of two methods for preserving hair samples by Roon, D. A., Waits, L. P., Kendall, K. C.

“…Hair samples are an increasingly important DNA source for wildlife studies, yet optimal storage methods and DNA degradation rates have not been rigorously…”
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Neglect of Genetic Diversity in Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity by LAIKRE, LINDA, ALLENDORF, FRED W, ARONER, LAUREL C, BAKER, C. SCOTT, GREGOVICH, DAVID P, HANSEN, MICHAEL M, JACKSON, JENNIFER A, KENDALL, KATHERINE C, McKELVEY, KEVIN, NEEL, MAILE C, OLIVIERI, ISABELLE, RYMAN, NILS, SCHWARTZ, MICHAEL K, BULL, RUTH SHORT, STETZ, JEFFREY B, TALLMON, DAVID A, TAYLOR, BARBARA L, VOJTA, CHRISTINA D, WALLER, DONALD M, WAPLES, ROBIN S

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Multiple data sources improve DNA-based mark-recapture population estimates of grizzly bears by Boulanger, J, Kendall, K.C, Stetz, J.B, Roon, D.A, Waits, L.P, Paetkau, D

“…A fundamental challenge to estimating population size with mark-recapture methods is heterogeneous capture probabilities and subsequent bias of population…”
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Quantitative Evaluation of Fecal Drying Methods for Brown Bear DNA Analysis by Murphy, Melanie A., Waits, Lisette P., Kendall, Katherine C.

“…DNA analysis of fecal samples is rapidly becoming an important tool in molecular ecology, conservation genetics, and wildlife management. Large-scale studies…”
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Linking landscape characteristics to local grizzly bear abundance using multiple detection methods in a hierarchical model: Understanding local grizzly bear abundance by Graves, T. A., Kendall, K. C., Royle, J. A., Stetz, J. B., Macleod, A. C.

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Potential Energetic Effects of Mountain Climbers on Foraging Grizzly Bears by White, Don, Kendall, Katherine C., Picton, Harold D.

“…Most studies of the effects of human disturbance on grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) have not quantified the energetic effects of such interactions. In…”
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Evaluating mixed samples as a source of error in non-invasive genetic studies using microsatellites by ROON, DAVID A., THOMAS, MIRANDA E., KENDALL, KATHERINE C., WAITS, LISETTE P.

“…The use of noninvasive genetic sampling (NGS) for surveying wild populations is increasing rapidly. Currently, only a limited number of studies have evaluated…”
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A simulation test of the effectiveness of several methods for error-checking non-invasive genetic data by Roon, David A., Waits, Lisette P., Kendall, Katherine C.

“…Non-invasive genetic sampling (NGS) is becoming a popular tool for population estimation. However, multiple NGS studies have demonstrated that polymerase chain…”
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An evaluation of long-term preservation methods for brown bear (Ursus arctos) faecal DNA samples by Murphy, Melanie A, Waits, Lisette P, Kendall, Katherine C, Wasser, Samuel K, Higbee, Jerry A, Bogden, Robert

“…Relatively few large-scale faecal DNA studieshave been initiated due to difficulties inamplifying low quality and quantity DNAtemplate. To improve brown bear…”
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TECHNICAL NOTE: A quantitative evaluation of two methods for preserving hair samples by Roon, DA, Waits, L P, Kendall, K C

“…Hair samples are an increasingly important DNA source for wildlife studies, yet optimal storage methods and DNA degradation rates have not been rigorously…”
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