(1) Population density and reproduction in the song sparrow (Melospiza melodia, Wilson)
on Mandarte Island, BC varied widely from 1975 to 1986. Several measures of reproductive …

Background Migratory animals comprise a significant portion of biodiversity worldwide with
annual investment for their conservation exceeding several billion dollars. Designing …

Brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) reduces reproductive success
in many passerines that nest in fragmented habitats and ecological edges, where nest …

The multibillion-dollar trade in bushmeat is among the most immediate threats to the
persistence of tropical vertebrates, but our understanding of its underlying drivers and effects on …

Initiatives to link rural development and species conservation, known as integrated
conservation-development projects (ICDPs), have been launched with considerable fanfare and …

Species - area models have become the primary tool used to predict baseline extinction rates
for species in isolated habitats, and have influenced conservation and land-use planning …

Wildlife within protected areas is under increasing threat from bushmeat and illegal trophy
trades, and many argue that enforcement within protected areas is not sufficient to protect …

Biological responses to climate change have been widely documented across taxa and
regions, but it remains unclear whether species are maintaining a good match between …

… Peter Arcese is assistant professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison…
Loliondo they are being shot by hunters (Sinclair and Arcese, chap. 2), so that these areas …

THE genetic and demographic consequences of population subdivision have received
considerable attention from conservation biologists. In particular, losses of genetic variability and …