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scale-dependent impact of wolf predation risk on resource selection by three sympatric ungulates by Kittle, Andrew M, Fryxell, John M, Desy, Glenn E, Hamr, Joe

“…Resource selection is a fundamental ecological process impacting population dynamics and ecosystem structure. Understanding which factors drive selection is…”
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Landscape‐level wolf space use is correlated with prey abundance, ease of mobility, and the distribution of prey habitat by Kittle, Andrew M., Anderson, Morgan, Avgar, Tal, Baker, James A., Brown, Glen S., Hagens, Jevon, Iwachewski, Ed, Moffatt, Scott, Mosser, Anna, Patterson, Brent R., Reid, Douglas E. B., Rodgers, Arthur R., Shuter, Jen, Street, Garrett M., Thompson, Ian D., Vander Vennen, Lucas M., Fryxell, John M.

“…Predator space use influences ecosystem dynamics, and a fundamental goal assumed for a foraging predator is to maximize encounter rate with prey. This can be…”
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Anthropogenic Disturbance and Population Viability of Woodland Caribou in Ontario by FRYXELL, JOHN M., AVGAR, TAL, LIU, BOYAN, BAKER, JAMES A., RODGERS, ARTHUR R., SHUTER, JENNIFER, THOMPSON, IAN D., REID, DOUGLAS E. B., KITTLE, ANDREW M., MOSSER, ANNA, NEWMASTER, STEVEN G., NUDDS, TOM D., STREET, GARRETT M., BROWN, GLEN S., PATTERSON, BRENT

“…One of the most challenging tasks in wildlife conservation and management is to clarify how spatial variation in land cover due to anthropogenic disturbance…”
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Forest cover and level of protection influence the island-wide distribution of an apex carnivore and umbrella species, the Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) by Kittle, Andrew M., Watson, Anjali C., Cushman, Samuel A., Macdonald, David. W.

“…Apex predators fulfil potentially vital ecological roles. Typically wide-ranging and charismatic, they can also be useful surrogates for biodiversity…”
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Space-use behaviour of woodland caribou based on a cognitive movement model by Avgar, Tal, Baker, James A., Brown, Glen S., Hagens, Jevon S., Kittle, Andrew M., Mallon, Erin E., McGreer, Madeleine T., Mosser, Anna, Newmaster, Steven G., Patterson, Brent R., Reid, Douglas E. B., Rodgers, Art R., Shuter, Jennifer, Street, Garrett M., Thompson, Ian, Turetsky, Merritt J., Wiebe, Philip A., Fryxell, John M.

“…1. Movement patterns offer a rich source of information on animal behaviour and the ecological significance of landscape attributes. This is especially useful…”
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Wolves adapt territory size, not pack size to local habitat quality by Kittle, Andrew M, Anderson, Morgan, Avgar, Tal, Baker, James A, Brown, Glen S, Hagens, Jevon, Iwachewski, Ed, Moffatt, Scott, Mosser, Anna, Patterson, Brent R, Reid, Douglas E.B, Rodgers, Arthur R, Shuter, Jen, Street, Garrett M, Thompson, Ian D, Vander Vennen, Lucas M, Fryxell, John M, Lele, Subhash

“…Although local variation in territorial predator density is often correlated with habitat quality, the causal mechanism underlying this frequently observed…”
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Selection for forage and avoidance of risk by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) at coarse and local scales by McGreer, Madeleine T, Mallon, Erin E, Vander Vennen, Lucas M, Wiebe, Philip A, Baker, James A, Brown, Glen S, Avgar, Tal, Hagens, Jevon, Kittle, Andrew M, Mosser, Anna, Street, Garrett M, Reid, Doug E. B, Rodgers, Arthur R, Shuter, Jennifer, Thompson, Ian D, Turetsky, Merritt J, Newmaster, Steven G, Patterson, Brent R, Fryxell, John M

“…The relationship between selection at coarse and fine spatiotemporal spatial scales is still poorly understood. Some authors claim that, to accommodate…”
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Landscape-level movement patterns by lions in western Serengeti: comparing the influence of inter-specific competitors, habitat attributes and prey availability by Kittle, Andrew M, Bukombe, John K, Sinclair, Anthony R E, Mduma, Simon A R, Fryxell, John M

“…Where apex predators move on the landscape influences ecosystem structure and function and is therefore key to effective landscape-level management and…”
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Notes on the diet and habitat selection of the Sri Lankan Leopard Panthera pardus kotiya (Mammalia: Felidae) in the central highlands of Sri Lanka by Kittle, Andrew M., Watson, Anjali C., Kumara, P.H.S. Chanaka, Sandanayake, S.D. Kashmi C., Sanjeewani, H.K. Nimalka, Fernando, T. Saminda P.

“…The endangered Sri Lankan Leopard Panthera pardus kotiya occupies the island’s highly fragmented central hills where data on its feeding ecology and habitat…”
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The impact of wolf predation risk on resource selection at different scales by three sympatric ungulates by Kittle, Andrew M

“…Resource selection is a fundamental ecological process that impacts population dynamics and ecosystem structure. Understanding factors driving resource…”
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