Search Results - "Michael E Byrne"

Movement ecology of diploid and triploid grass carp in a large reservoir and upstream tributaries by Hessler, Tyler M, Chapman, Duane C, Paukert, Craig P, Jolley, Jeffrey C, Byrne, Michael E

“…Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella, is an herbivorous fish originally brought to North America from Asia in 1963 to control nuisance aquatic vegetation. Since…”
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Fine-scale assessment of home ranges and activity patterns for resident black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) by Holland, Amanda E, Byrne, Michael E, Bryan, A Lawrence, DeVault, Travis L, Rhodes, Olin E, Beasley, James C

“…Knowledge of black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) spatial ecology is surprisingly limited despite their vital ecological roles…”
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Food resources affect territoriality of invasive wild pig sounders with implications for control by Kilgo, John C., Garabedian, James E., Vukovich, Mark, Schlichting, Peter E., Byrne, Michael E., Beasley, James C.

“…Interest in control methods for invasive wild pigs ( Sus scrofa ) has increased due to their range expansion, population growth, and an improved understanding…”
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GPS-coupled contaminant monitors on free-ranging Chernobyl wolves challenge a fundamental assumption in exposure assessments by Hinton, Thomas G., Byrne, Michael E., Webster, Sarah C., Love, Cara N., Broggio, David, Trompier, Francois, Shamovich, Dmitry, Horloogin, Sergay, Lance, Stacey L., Brown, Justin, Dowdall, Mark, Beasley, James C.

“…Measurements of external contaminant exposures on individual wildlife are rare because of difficulties in using contaminant monitors on free-ranging animals…”
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Satellite telemetry reveals higher fishing mortality rates than previously estimated, suggesting overfishing of an apex marine predator by Byrne, Michael E., Cortés, Enric, Vaudo, Jeremy J., Harvey, Guy C. McN, Sampson, Mark, Wetherbee, Bradley M., Shivji, Mahmood

“…Overfishing is a primary cause of population declines for many shark species of conservation concern. However, means of obtaining information on fishery…”
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Where the wild things are: influence of radiation on the distribution of four mammalian species within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone by Webster, Sarah C, Michael E Byrne, Stacey L Lance, Cara N Love, Thomas G Hinton, Dmitry Shamovich, James C Beasley

“…Although nearly 30 years have passed since the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident near the town of Pripyat, Ukraine, the status and health of mammal…”
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Male mating season range expansion results from an increase in scale of daily movements for a polygynous–promiscuous bird by Lott, Holly, Ulrey, Erin E., Kilgo, John C., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J., Byrne, Michael E.

“…Males of species with promiscuous mating systems are commonly observed to use larger ranges during the mating season relative to non‐mating seasons, which is…”
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Quantifying the spatial and temporal variation in dose from external exposure to radiation: a new tool for use on free-ranging wildlife by Hinton, Thomas G., Byrne, Michael E., Webster, Sarah, Beasley, James C.

“…Inadequate dosimetry is often the fundamental problem in much of the controversial research dealing with radiation effects on free-ranging wildlife. Such…”
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Using multiple data sources to investigate foraging niche partitioning in sympatric obligate avian scavengers by Byrne, Michael E., Holland, Amanda E., Turner, Kelsey L., Bryan, A. Lawrence, Beasley, James C.

“…As carrion feeders competing for a limited and ephemeral resource, avian scavengers are ideal model organisms to study mechanisms of niche partitioning…”
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Evidence of niche differentiation for two sympatric vulture species in the Southeastern United States by Holland, Amanda E, Byrne, Michael E, Hepinstall-Cymerman, Jeffrey, Bryan, A Lawrence, DeVault, Travis L, Rhodes, Jr, Olin E, Beasley, James C

“…As obligate scavengers utilizing similar habitats, interspecific competition undoubtedly occurs between resident black ( ) and turkey ( vultures. In the…”
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Seasonal Space Use and Habitat Selection of Adult Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in a Louisiana Bottomland Hardwood Forest by Byrne, Michael E, Chamberlain, Michael J

“…Raccoon ecology is poorly understood in bottomland hardwood systems, despite the fact that bottomland forests are considered high-quality raccoon habitat. We…”
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A behaviorally-explicit approach for delivering vaccine baits to mesopredators to control epizootics in fragmented landscapes by Beasley, James C, Atwood, Todd C, Byrne, Michael E, Vercauteren, Kurt C, Johnson, Shylo R, Rhodes, Jr, Olin E

“…Despite the widespread use of aerial baiting to manage epizootics among free-ranging populations, particularly in rabies management, bait acceptance and…”
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Seasonal Occurrence, Horizontal Movements, and Habitat Use Patterns of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Gulf of Mexico by Hoffmayer, Eric R., McKinney, Jennifer A., Franks, James S., Hendon, Jill M., Driggers, William B., Falterman, Brett J., Galuardi, Benjamin, Byrne, Michael E.

“…In the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), whale sharks ( Rhincodon typus ) form large aggregations at continental shelf-edge banks during summer; however,…”
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Long-term satellite tracking reveals region-specific movements of a large pelagic predator, the shortfin mako shark, in the western North Atlantic Ocean by Vaudo, Jeremy J., Byrne, Michael E., Wetherbee, Bradley M., Harvey, Guy M., Shivji, Mahmood S.

“…1. As upper level predators, sharks serve an important role in marine ecosystems, but are often at risk from fisheries. Successful management of these species…”
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Using dynamic Brownian bridge movement modelling to measure temporal patterns of habitat selection by Byrne, Michael E, Clint McCoy, J, Hinton, Joseph W, Chamberlain, Michael J, Collier, Bret A, Childs, Dylan

“…Accurately describing animal space use is vital to understanding how wildlife use habitat. Improvements in GPS technology continue to facilitate collection of…”
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Fine‐scale resource selection and behavioral tradeoffs of eastern wild turkey broods by Nelson, Stefan D., Keever, Allison C., Wightman, Patrick H., Bakner, Nicholas W., Argabright, Chad M., Byrne, Michael E., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J., Cohen, Bradley S.

“…Resource heterogeneity across the landscape prompts animals to make behavioral tradeoffs to survive and reproduce. Behavioral thermoregulation can buffer…”
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Using first-passage time to link behaviour and habitat in foraging paths of a terrestrial predator, the racoon by Byrne, Michael E., Chamberlain, Michael J.

“…An understanding of how animals alter their behaviour in relation to environmental conditions is a key element in the study of animal movement, foraging…”
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Oceanic nomad or coastal resident? Behavioural switching in the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) by Francis, Malcolm P., Shivji, Mahmood S., Duffy, Clinton A. J., Rogers, Paul J., Byrne, Michael E., Wetherbee, Bradley M., Tindale, Scott C., Lyon, Warrick S., Meyers, Megan M.

“…Pelagic sharks are vulnerable to overfishing because of their low reproductive rates, generally low growth rates, and high catch rates in tuna and billfish…”
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Environmental conditions and animal behavior influence performance of solar-powered GPS-GSM transmitters by Byrne, Michael E, Holland, Amanda E, Bryan, A. Lawrence, Beasley, James C

“…Solar-powered GPS transmitters linked to the GSM cellular transmission system are a powerful new tool for avian research. Data collection can be researcher…”
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Fundamentals of wildlife dosimetry and lessons learned from a decade of measuring external dose rates in the field by Hinton, Thomas G., Anderson, Donovan, Bæk, Edda, Baranwal, Vikas C., Beasley, James C., Bontrager, Helen L., Broggio, David, Brown, Justin, Byrne, Michael E., Gerke, Hannah C., Ishiniwa, Hiroko, Lance, Stacey L., Lind, Ole C., Love, Cara N., Nagata, Hiroko, Nanba, Kenji, Okuda, Kei, Salbu, Brit, Shamovich, Dmitry, Skuterud, Lavrans, Trompier, François, Webster, Sarah C., Zabrotski, Viachaslau

“…Methods for determining the radiation dose received by exposed biota require major improvements to reduce uncertainties and increase precision. We share our…”
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