Search Results - "Tillman, Eric A."
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Efficacy of an inflatable deterrent for reducing New World vulture human-wildlife conflict
Published in Scientific reports (19-03-2024)“…Increasing urbanization coupled with spatial expansion and numerical increase of New World vulture populations has engendered a rise in human-vulture conflict,…”
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Skin lipids alone enable conspecific tracking in an invasive reptile, the Argentine black and white tegu lizard (Salvator merianae)
Published in PloS one (31-10-2023)“…Locating potential mates in non-native habitats is one of the most important challenges faced by invasive vertebrate species. The Argentine black and white…”
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Landscape transformations produce favorable roosting conditions for turkey vultures and black vultures
Published in Scientific reports (20-07-2021)“…Recent increases in turkey vulture ( Cathartes aura ) and black vulture ( Coragyps atratus ) populations in North America have been attributed in part to their…”
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Conspecific chemical cues facilitate mate trailing by invasive Argentine black and white tegus
Published in PloS one (12-08-2020)“…Squamate reptiles (snakes and lizards) rely on chemical cues from conspecifics to search the environment for potential mates. How such cues are used by…”
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Eradication of feral swine from a barrier island in Florida, USA: an examination of effort and multi-method, multi-species population indexing
Published in NeoBiota (22-05-2024)“…Feral swine were targeted for and successfully eradicated from Saint Vincent Island (SVI), a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) along the coast of Florida’s…”
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Site‐specific space use and resource selection by Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) in the southeastern USA
Published in Ibis (London, England) (01-01-2024)“…North American populations of Black Vultures Coragyps atratus have increased and expanded their distribution in the southern and eastern USA. In conjunction…”
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A novel parakeet‐selective feeder for control of invasive psittacines
Published in Wildlife Society bulletin (2011) (01-09-2023)“…Over 40 species of parrots, members of order Psittaciformes, have established nonnative populations globally. Monk parakeets ( Myiopsitta monachus ) are among…”
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Using Enclosed Y-Mazes to Assess Chemosensory Behavior in Reptiles
Published in Journal of visualized experiments (07-04-2021)“…Reptiles utilize a variety of environmental cues to inform and drive animal behavior such as chemical scent trails produced by food or conspecifics. Decrypting…”
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Feral swine damage to globally imperiled wetland plant communities in a significant biodiversity hotspot in Florida
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-09-2016)“…We studied rooting damage during five-years of feral swine control at Avon Park Air Force Range, a significant botanical biodiversity hotspot in peninsular…”
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Male Burmese pythons follow female scent trails and show sex‐specific behaviors
Published in Integrative zoology (01-09-2019)“…Animals communicate with potential mates using species‐specific signals, and pheromones are powerful sexual signals that modify conspecific behavior to…”
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Fine-scale, spatial and temporal assessment methods for feral swine disturbances to sensitive plant communities in south-central Florida
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-09-2014)“…Feral swine are estimated to annually cost hundreds of millions of dollars in economic loss to property and agriculture in the USA, while their ecological…”
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Vulture Flight Behavior and Implications for Aircraft Safety
Published in The Journal of wildlife management (01-09-2011)“…Growing vulture populations represent increasing hazards to civil and military aircraft. To assess vulture flight behavior and activity patterns at the Marine…”
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Diazacon Inhibits Reproduction in Invasive Monk Parakeet Populations
Published in The Journal of wildlife management (01-08-2008)“…Throughout the United States, managers lack safe, effective methods to control expanding populations of the invasive monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)…”
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Using three-dimensional flight patterns at airfields to identify hotspots for avian–aircraft collisions
Published in Applied geography (Sevenoaks) (01-11-2012)“…In the United States, black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) pose significant birdstrike risks to aircraft. Understanding flight…”
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Biology of Invasive Monk Parakeets in South Florida
Published in The Wilson journal of ornithology (01-09-2012)“…Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) have been in Florida for >40 yrs, having been imported by the thousands for the pet trade. This conspicuous, charismatic…”
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Invasive black spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) on Gasparilla Island, Florida, USA
Published in Integrative zoology (01-11-2014)“…The native range of Ctenosaura similis extends from southern Mexico through Panama. From an initial introduction of 3 animals in 1979, the species now numbers…”
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Optimizing line intercept sampling and estimation for feral swine damage levels in ecologically sensitive wetland plant communities
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-03-2013)“…Ecological sampling can be labor intensive, and logistically impractical in certain environments. We optimize line intercept sampling and compare estimation…”
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Crow Pellets from Winter Roosts in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Published in Northeastern naturalist (01-09-2012)“…Although crows cast pellets, there is little quantitative information on pellets from Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow), and none from C. ossifragus (Fish…”
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Road hogs: Implications from GPS collared feral swine in pastureland habitat on the general utility of road-based observation techniques for assessing abundance
Published in Ecological indicators (01-04-2019)“…•Feral swine population monitoring is essential to their management.•Swine activity is efficiently intercepted along primitive roads in many…”
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Skin lipids alone enable conspecific tracking in an invasive reptile, the Argentine black and white tegu lizard (Salvator merianae)
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