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2019-01-01
Jody R. Reimer, Marc Mangel, Andrew E. Derocher, Mark A. Lewis
Organisms are constantly making tradeoffs. These tradeoffs may be behavioural (e.g., whether to focus on foraging or predator avoidance) or physiological (e.g., whether to allocate energy to reproduction or growth). Similarly, wildlife and fisheries managers must make tradeoffs while striving for...
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2019-01-01
Jody R. Reimer, Marc Mangel, Andrew E. Derocher, Mark A. Lewis
Animals must balance a series of costs and benefits while trying to maximize their fitness. For example, an individual may need to choose how much energy to allocate to reproduction versus growth, or how much time to spend on vigilance versus foraging. Their decisions depend on complex...
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Predator and Prey, Past, Present, and Projected: Modelling Polar Bears and Ringed Seals in a Dynamic Arctic
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Climate change is causing the Arctic to warm faster than anywhere else on earth. The projected effects of a warmer Arctic include changes in population dynamics and distributions, biodiversity, food web structure, and ecosystem services. Our ability to successfully monitor ecological changes and...