Search Results - "M. Northrup"

A comment on priors for Bayesian occupancy models by Northrup, Joseph M, Gerber, Brian D

“…Understanding patterns of species occurrence and the processes underlying these patterns is fundamental to the study of ecology. One of the more commonly used…”
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Illegal killing for ivory drives global decline in African elephants by Wittemyer, George, Northrup, Joseph M., Blanc, Julian, Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, Omondi, Patrick, Burnham, Kenneth P.

“…Illegal wildlife trade has reached alarming levels globally, extirpating populations of commercially valuable species. As a driver of biodiversity loss,…”
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Practical guidance on characterizing availability in resource selection functions under a use-availability design by Northrup, Joseph M., Hooten, Mevin B., Anderson, Charles R., Wittemyer, George

“…Habitat selection is a fundamental aspect of animal ecology, the understanding of which is critical to management and conservation. Global positioning system…”
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Effects of humans on behaviour of wildlife exceed those of natural predators in a landscape of fear by Ciuti, Simone, Northrup, Joseph M, Muhly, Tyler B, Simi, Silvia, Musiani, Marco, Pitt, Justin A, Boyce, Mark S

“…Human disturbance can influence wildlife behaviour, which can have implications for wildlife populations. For example, wildlife may be more vigilant near human…”
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Movement reveals scale dependence in habitat selection of a large ungulate by Northrup, Joseph M., Anderson, Charles R., Hooten, Mevin B., Wittemyer, George

“…Ecological processes operate across temporal and spatial scales. Anthropogenic disturbances impact these processes, but examinations of scale dependence in…”
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Correction: A comment on priors for Bayesian occupancy models by Northrup, Joseph M, Gerber, Brian D

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192819.]…”
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Agricultural lands as ecological traps for grizzly bears by Northrup, J. M., Stenhouse, G. B., Boyce, M. S.

“…Human–carnivore conflicts on agricultural lands are a global conservation issue affecting carnivore population viability, and human safety and livelihoods…”
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Habitat selection predicts genetic relatedness in an alpine ungulate by Shafer, Aaron B. A, Northrup, Joseph M, White, Kevin S, Boyce, Mark S, Côté, Steeve D, Coltman, David W

“…Landscape heterogeneity plays an integral role in shaping ecological and evolutionary processes. Despite links between the two disciplines, ecologists and…”
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Accounting for heterogeneous density and detectability in spatially explicit capture–recapture studies of carnivores by McLellan, Brynn A., Howe, Eric, Marrotte, Robby R., Northrup, Joseph M.

“…Abstract Reliable estimates of population density are fundamental for managing and conserving wildlife. Spatially explicit capture–recapture (SECR) models in…”
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A Miniature Analytical Instrument for Nucleic Acids Based on Micromachined Silicon Reaction Chambers by Northrup, M. Allen, Benett, Bill, Hadley, Dean, Landre, Phoebe, Lehew, Stacy, Richards, Jim, Stratton, Paul

“…In this paper, we describe a miniature analytical thermal cycling instrument (MATCI) to amplify and detect DNA via the polymerase chain reaction in real-time…”
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Characterizing the demographic history and prion protein variation to infer susceptibility to chronic wasting disease in a naïve population of white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by Haworth, Sarah E., Nituch, Larissa, Northrup, Joseph M., Shafer, Aaron B. A.

“…Assessments of the adaptive potential in natural populations are essential for understanding and predicting responses to environmental stressors like climate…”
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Diet and environment shape fecal bacterial microbiota composition and enteric pathogen load of grizzly bears by Schwab, Clarissa, Cristescu, Bogdan, Northrup, Joseph M, Stenhouse, Gordon B, Gänzle, Michael

“…Diet and environment impact the composition of mammalian intestinal microbiota; dietary or health disturbances trigger alterations in intestinal microbiota…”
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A comment on the law of supply and demand by Buechner, M. Northrup

“…Graduate economics departments have largely abandoned the law of supply and demand (henceforth, The Law). Nevertheless, The Law continues to be taught in all…”
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A comment on the law of supply and demand by Buechner, M Northrup

“…Graduate economics departments have largely abandoned the law of supply and demand (henceforth, The Law). Nevertheless, The Law continues to be taught in all…”
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When are hypotheses useful in ecology and evolution? by Betts, Matthew G., Hadley, Adam S., Frey, David W., Frey, Sarah J. K., Gannon, Dusty, Harris, Scott H., Kim, Hankyu, Kormann, Urs G., Leimberger, Kara, Moriarty, Katie, Northrup, Joseph M., Phalan, Ben, Rousseau, Josée S., Stokely, Thomas D., Valente, Jonathon J., Wolf, Chris, Zárrate‐Charry, Diego

“…Research hypotheses have been a cornerstone of science since before Galileo. Many have argued that hypotheses (1) encourage discovery of mechanisms, and (2)…”
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Explaining detection heterogeneity with finite mixture and non-Euclidean movement in spatially explicit capture-recapture models by Marrotte, Robby R, Howe, Eric J, Beauclerc, Kaela B, Potter, Derek, Northrup, Joseph M

“…Landscape structure affects animal movement. Differences between landscapes may induce heterogeneity in home range size and movement rates among individuals…”
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Forecasting Ecological Genomics: High-Tech Animal Instrumentation Meets High-Throughput Sequencing by Shafer, Aaron B A, Northrup, Joseph M, Wikelski, Martin, Wittemyer, George, Wolf, Jochen B W

“…Recent advancements in animal tracking technology and high-throughput sequencing are rapidly changing the questions and scope of research in the biological…”
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Squeezed by a habitat split: Warm ocean conditions and old‐forest loss interact to reduce long‐term occupancy of a threatened seabird by Betts, Matthew G., Northrup, Joseph M., Guerrero, Jennifer A. Bailey, Adrean, Lindsay J., Nelson, S. Kim, Fisher, Jennifer L., Gerber, Brian D., Garcia‐Heras, Marie‐Sophie, Yang, Zhiqiang, Roby, Daniel D., Rivers, James W.

“…Theory predicts that species requiring multiple habitat types simultaneously should have heightened sensitivity to anthropogenic pressures, yet tests of this…”
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Functional Integration of PCR Amplification and Capillary Electrophoresis in a Microfabricated DNA Analysis Device by Woolley, Adam T, Hadley, Dean, Landre, Phoebe, deMello, Andrew J, Mathies, Richard A, Northrup, M. Allen

“…Microfabricated silicon PCR reactors and glass capillary electrophoresis (CE) chips have been successfully coupled to form an integrated DNA analysis system…”
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Telemetry without collars: performance of fur- and ear-mounted satellite tags for evaluating the movement and behaviour of polar bears by Ross, Tyler R, Thiemann, Gregory W, Kirschhoffer, B J, Kirschhoffer, Jon, York, Geoff, Derocher, Andrew E, Johnson, Amy C, Lunn, Nicholas J, McGeachy, David, Trim, Vicki, Northrup, Joseph M

“…The study of animal movement provides insights into underlying ecological processes and informs analyses of behaviour and resource use, which have implications…”
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