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Identifying animal species in camera trap images using deep learning and citizen science by Willi, Marco, Pitman, Ross T., Cardoso, Anabelle W., Locke, Christina, Swanson, Alexandra, Boyer, Amy, Veldthuis, Marten, Fortson, Lucy, Gaggiotti, Oscar

“…Ecologists often study wildlife populations by deploying camera traps. Large datasets are generated using this approach which can be difficult for research…”
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Caching reduces kleptoparasitism in a solitary, large felid by Balme, Guy A., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Pitman, Ross T., Hunter, Luke T. B.

“…1. Food caching is a common strategy used by a diversity of animals, including carnivores, to store and/or secure food. Despite its prevalence, the drivers of…”
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Predation risk constrains herbivores’ adaptive capacity to warming by Veldhuis, Michiel P., Hofmeester, Tim R., Balme, Guy, Druce, Dave J., Pitman, Ross T., Cromsigt, Joris P.G.M.

“…Global warming compels larger endothermic animals to adapt either physiologically or behaviourally to avoid thermal stress, especially in tropical ecosystems…”
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Assumptions about fence permeability influence density estimates for brown hyaenas across South Africa by Williams, Kathryn S., Williams, Samual T., Welch, Rebecca J., Marneweck, Courtney J., Mann, Gareth K. H., Pitman, Ross T., Whittington-Jones, Gareth, Balme, Guy A., Parker, Daniel M., Hill, Russell A.

“…Wildlife population density estimates provide information on the number of individuals in an area and influence conservation management decisions. Thus,…”
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The influence of movement on the occupancy–density relationship at small spatial scales by Rogan, Matthew S., Balme, Guy A., Distiller, Greg, Pitman, Ross T., Broadfield, Joleen, Mann, Gareth K. H., Whittington‐Jones, Gareth M., Thomas, Lisa H., O'Riain, M. Justin

“…The global decline of large carnivores demands effective and efficient methods to monitor population status, particularly using non‐invasive methods. Density…”
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The Conservation Costs of Game Ranching by Pitman, Ross T, Fattebert, Julien, Williams, Samual T, Williams, Kathryn S, Hill, Russell A, Hunter, Luke T B, Slotow, Rob, Balme, Guy A

“…The devolution of user rights of wildlife in southern Africa has led to a widespread land‐use shift from livestock farming to game ranching. The economic…”
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Effect of prey mass and selection on predator carrying capacity estimates by Jooste, Esmarie, Hayward, Matt W, Pitman, Ross T, Swanepoel, Lourens H

“…The ability to determine the prey-specific biomass intake of large predators is fundamental to their conservation. In the absence of actual prey data,…”
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Mesocarnivore community structuring in the presence of Africa's apex predator by Curveira-Santos, Gonçalo, Sutherland, Chris, Tenan, Simone, Fernández-Chacón, Albert, Mann, Gareth K H, Pitman, Ross T, Swanepoel, Lourens H

“…Apex predator reintroductions have proliferated across southern Africa, yet their ecological effects and proposed umbrella benefits of associated management…”
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Lions and leopards coexist without spatial, temporal or demographic effects of interspecific competition by Miller, Jennifer R. B., Fuller, Angela K., Pitman, Ross T., Mann, Gareth K. H., Balme, Guy A.

“…1. Although interspecific competition plays a principal role in shaping species behaviour and demography, little is known about the population-level outcomes…”
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Leopard distribution and abundance is unaffected by interference competition with lions by Balme, Guy A, Pitman, Ross T, Robinson, Hugh S, Miller, Jennie R B, Funston, Paul J, Hunter, Luke T B

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Cats, connectivity and conservation: incorporating data sets and integrating scales for wildlife management by Pitman, Ross T., Fattebert, Julien, Williams, Samual T., Williams, Kathryn S., Hill, Russell A., Hunter, Luke T. B., Robinson, Hugh, Power, John, Swanepoel, Lourens, Slotow, Rob, Balme, Guy A.

“…1. Understanding resource selection and quantifying habitat connectivity are fundamental to conservation planning for both land-use and species management…”
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Robust ecological analysis of camera trap data labelled by a machine learning model by Whytock, Robin C., Świeżewski, Jędrzej, Zwerts, Joeri A., Bara‐Słupski, Tadeusz, Koumba Pambo, Aurélie Flore, Rogala, Marek, Bahaa‐el‐din, Laila, Boekee, Kelly, Brittain, Stephanie, Cardoso, Anabelle W., Henschel, Philipp, Lehmann, David, Momboua, Brice, Kiebou Opepa, Cisquet, Orbell, Christopher, Pitman, Ross T., Robinson, Hugh S., Abernethy, Katharine A.

“…Ecological data are collected over vast geographic areas using digital sensors such as camera traps and bioacoustic recorders. Camera traps have become the…”
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Troubled spots: Human impacts constrain the density of an apex predator inside protected areas by Rogan, Matthew S., Distiller, Greg, Balme, Guy A., Pitman, Ross T., Mann, Gareth K. H., Dubay, Shannon M., Whittington‐Jones, Gareth M., Thomas, Lisa H., Broadfield, Joleen, Knutson, Thandiwe, O'Riain, M. Justin

“…Effective conservation requires understanding the processes that determine population outcomes. Too often, we assume that protected areas conserve wild…”
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Flexibility in the duration of parental care: Female leopards prioritise cub survival over reproductive output by Balme, Guy A., Robinson, Hugh S., Pitman, Ross T., Hunter, Luke T. B.

“…1. Deciding when to terminate care of offspring is a key consideration for parents. Prolonging care may increase fitness of current offspring, but it can also…”
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importance of refugia, ecological traps and scale for large carnivore management by Pitman, Ross T, Swanepoel, Lourens H, Hunter, Luke, Slotow, Rob, Balme, Guy A

“…Management zones feature prominently in conservation planning, particularly at large spatial scales, but prioritization of areas of concern is required to…”
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Utilizing bycatch camera-trap data for broad-scale occupancy and conservation: a case study of the brown hyaena Parahyaena brunnea by Williams, Kathryn S., Pitman, Ross T., Mann, Gareth K. H., Whittington-Jones, Gareth, Comley, Jessica, Williams, Samual T., Hill, Russell A., Balme, Guy A., Parker, Daniel M.

“…With human influences driving populations of apex predators into decline, more information is required on how factors affect species at national and global…”
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Spatial patterns of large African cats: a large‐scale study on density, home range size, and home range overlap of lions Panthera leo and leopards Panthera pardus by Nams, Vilis O., Parker, Dan M., Weise, Florian J., Patterson, Bruce D., Buij, Ralph, Radloff, Frans G. T., Vanak, Abi Tamim, Tumenta, Pricelia N., Hayward, Matt W., Swanepoel, Lourens H., Funston, Paul J., Bauer, Hans, Power, R. John, O'Brien, John, O'Brien, Timothy G., Tambling, Craig J., Iongh, Hans H., Ferreira, Sam M., Owen‐Smith, Norman, Cain, James W., Fattebert, Julien, Croes, Barbara M., Spong, Goran, Loveridge, Andrew J., Houser, Ann Marie, Golabek, Krystyna A., Begg, Colleen M., Grant, Tanith, Trethowan, Paul, Musyoki, Charles, Menges, Vera, Creel, Scott, Balme, Guy A., Pitman, Ross T., Bissett, Charlene, Jenny, David, Schuette, Paul, Wilmers, Christopher C., Hunter, Luke T. B., Kinnaird, Margaret F., Begg, Keith S., Owen, Cailey R., Steyn, Villiers, Bockmuehl, Dirk, Munro, Stuart J., Mann, Gareth K. H., Preez, Byron D., Marker, Laurie L., Huqa, Tuqa J., Cozzi, Gabriele, Frank, Laurence G., Nyoni, Phumuzile, Stein, Andrew B., Kasiki, Samuel M., Macdonald, David W., Martins, Quinton E., Vuuren, Rudie J., Stratford, Ken J., Bidner, Laura R., Oriol‐Cotteril, Alayne, Maputla, Nakedi W., Maruping‐Mzileni, Nkabeng, Parker, Tim, van't Zelfde, Maarten, Isbell, Lynne A., Beukes, Otto B., Beukes, Maya

“…Spatial patterns of and competition for resources by territorial carnivores are typically explained by two hypotheses: 1) the territorial defence hypothesis…”
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