Published in: Animal Conservation Authors: Elizabeth H. Parlato, John G. Ewen, Mhairi McCready, Fiona Gordon, Kevin A. Parker & Doug P. Armstrong Abstract: The importance of accounting for temporal variation in vital rates when modelling population dynamics is well recognized. However, long-term (usually >5Â years) datasets are needed to estimate this variation. Consequently, models for newly […]
Published in: Animal Conservation Authors: Victoria R. Franks, Caitlin E. Andrews, John G. Ewen, Mhairi McCready, Kevin A. Parker and Rose Thorogood Abstract: Reintroductions, essential to many conservation programmes, disrupt both abiotic and social environments. Despite growing recognition that social connections in animals might alter survival (e.g. social transmission of foraging skills, or transmission of […]
Published in:Â Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B Authors: Kate M. Richardson, Elizabeth H. Parlato, Leila K. Walker, Kevin A. Parker, John G. Ewen and Doug P. Armstrong Abstract: There is growing recognition that variation in animal personality traits can influence survival and reproduction rates, and consequently may be important for wildlife […]
Marsden Fund Success! What is the optimal level of complexity to consider when predicting population dynamics? The conventional wisdom is to keep models as simple as possible. However, the recent explosion of research on individual variation in animal personalities and life history traits is increasing our capacity to generate complex individual-based models of population dynamics. […]
Published in:Â Animal Conservation Date published:Â July 2016 Authors:Â K. M. Richardson (1,2), J. G. Ewen (2), P. Brekke (2), L. R. Doerr (3), K. A. Parker (4,5) Â & D. P. Armstrong (1) 1 Wildlife Ecology Group, Te Kura Matauranga o nga Taonga a Papatuanuku, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand 2 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of […]