Institute for Wildlife Studies

Recent papers from Institute for Wildlife Studies

1. Ectoparasite abundance and pathogen prevalence of the San Clemente Island fox (Urocyon littoralis clementae)PLoS ONE · 2026
2. Impacts of infectious diseases on movement metrics in a large carnivore: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, leptospirosis, and pumasiScience · 2025
3. A Functional Response in Resource Selection Links Multiscale Responses of a Large Carnivore to Human Mortality RiskEcology Letters · 2024
4. Phylosymbiosis and Elevated Cancer Risk in Genetically Depauperate Channel Island FoxesMolecular Ecology · 2024
5. Impacts of management practices on habitat selection during juvenile mountain lion dispersalEcology and Evolution · 2024
6. Patterns of island fox habitat use in sand dune habitat on San Clemente IslandWildlife Biology · 2024
7. Patterns of island fox habitat use in sand dune habitat on San Clemente Island2024
8. More than migration: Pronghorn exhibit diverse array of seasonal use behaviors2024
9. Climate change consequences for differential adult survival and the mating system of a temperate breeding shorebirdEcosphere · 2023
10. The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivoreProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2023
11. An assessment of aquatic amphibian biodiversity on the California Lost CoastJournal of Freshwater Ecology · 2022
12. Genomic Assessment of Cancer Susceptibility in the Threatened Catalina Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae)Genes · 2022
13. Chew-cards can accurately index invasive rat densities in Mariana Island forestsNeoBiota · 2022
14. Nest survival and cause-specific nest mortality in the San Clemente Bell’s SparrowJournal of Field Ornithology · 2022
15. Gut Microbiota Reveals the Environmental Adaption in Gastro-intestinal Tract of Wild Boar in Karst Region of Southwest China2021
16. Vaccination and monitoring strategies for epidemic prevention and detection in the Channel Island fox (Urocyon littoralis)PLoS ONE · 2020
17. Using Mountain Lion Habitat Selection in ManagementJournal of Wildlife Management · 2019
18. Amphipod Predation on Northern Red-Legged Frog (Rana Aurora) EmbryosNorthwestern Naturalist · 2019
19. Precipitation and prey abundance influence food habits of an invasive carnivoreAnimal Conservation · 2019
20. Capturing Crows for the Protection of Threatened and Endangered Shorebird SpeciesWildlife Society Bulletin · 2018