Wildlife 2001: Populations

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Introduction to the Methods Session....Pages 13-15
Data-Based Selection of an Appropriate Biological Model: The Key to Modern Data Analysis....Pages 16-30
The Robust Design in Capture-Recapture Studies: A Review and Evaluation by Monte Carlo Simulation....Pages 31-43
Catch-Per-Unit-Effort Models: An Application to an Elk Population in Colorado....Pages 44-55
A Unified Theory for the Study of Resource Selection (Availability and Use) by Wildlife Populations....Pages 56-64
Partitioned Capture-Recapture Models for Population Estimation....Pages 65-73
A Risk Ratio Approach to Multivariable Analysis of Survival in Longitudinal Studies of Wildlife Populations....Pages 74-89
Change-In-Ratio Methods for Estimating Population Size....Pages 90-101
An Efficiency Comparison Between Capture-Recapture Estimators Derived Using Maximum Likelihood and Martingale Theory....Pages 102-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Trends in Applied Ecological Modelling....Pages 117-122
Wolf Recovery for Yellowstone National Park: A Simulation Model....Pages 123-138
Chaotic Dynamics in Food-Limited Populations: Implications for Wildlife Management....Pages 139-147
Population Viability Analysis and Risk Assessment....Pages 148-157
Detection of Environmental Influences on Wildlife: California Quail as an Example....Pages 158-169
A Stochastic Population Model of Mid-Continental Mallards....Pages 170-181
Modelling Population Change From Time Series Data....Pages 182-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Research on Threatened Populations....Pages 197-216
The Use of Morphologic and Molecular Techniques to Estimate Genetic Variability and Relationships of Small Populations....Pages 217-236
Problems and Policy for Species Threatened by Hybridization: The Red Wolf as a Case Study....Pages 237-251
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Monitoring and Management Strategies for Endangered Populations of Marine Mammals and Ungulates....Pages 252-261
Genetic and Demographic Considerations in Endangered Species Captive Breeding and Reintroduction Programs....Pages 262-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Values, Problems, and Methodologies in Managing Overabundant Wildlife Populations: An Overview....Pages 279-293
Contraception as a Tool for Managing Feral Horse Populations in the Western United States....Pages 294-303
Burgeoning Ungulate Populations in National Parks: is Intervention Warranted?....Pages 304-312
Selective Control in Quelea Populations in Eastern Africa....Pages 313-320
Pros and Cons of Pinniped Management Along the North American Coast to Abet Fish Stocks....Pages 321-330
Wolf Predation, Wolf Control and the Management of Ungulate Populations....Pages 331-340
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
The Management of Amphibian and Reptile Populations: Species Priorities and Methodological and Theoretical Constraints....Pages 343-368
The Use of Automated Data-Acquisition Techniques in Monitoring Amphibian and Reptile Populations....Pages 369-378
The Use of Coverboards in Estimating Patterns of Reptile and Amphibian Biodiversity....Pages 379-403
Monitoring Saltwater Crocodiles ( Crocodylus Porosus ) in the Northern Territory of Australia....Pages 404-418
Population Ecology of two Relictual Salamanders from the Klamath Mountains of Northwestern California....Pages 419-437
Front Matter....Pages 439-439
Population Models for Passerine Birds: Structure, Parameterization, and Analysis....Pages 441-464
Relationships Between Bird Density, Vegetation Characteristics, and Grasshopper Density in Mixed-Grass Prairie of Western North Dakota....Pages 465-475
What Is Habitat Suitability and how Should it be Measured?....Pages 476-488
Demographic Patterns of the Vinous-Throated Parrotbill....Pages 489-501
Population Dynamics of the Mountain Chickadee in Northern California....Pages 502-510
Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (Maps): A Sharp, Rather than Blunt, Tool for Monitoring and Assessing Landbird Populations....Pages 511-521
Front Matter....Pages 523-523
Seabirds: Management Problems and Research Opportunities....Pages 525-546
Front Matter....Pages 523-523
Point-Source and Non-Point-Source Problems Affecting Seabird Populations....Pages 547-562
Modelling Metapopulation Dynamics for Single Species of Seabirds....Pages 563-585
Multispecies Interactions in Marine Ecosystems: Current Approaches and Implications for Study of Seabird Populations....Pages 586-601
Seabird-Fisheries Interactions: Evaluation with Dimensionless Ratios....Pages 602-615
Education and Seabird Conservation: A Conceptual Framework....Pages 616-632
Front Matter....Pages 633-633
World Waterfowl Populations: Status and Dynamics....Pages 635-652
Reproductive Success and Population Increase of Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks ( Dendrocygna autumnalis ) in Newly Placed Artificial Nests in a Tropical Freshwater Marsh....Pages 653-664
Habitat Selection of Nesting and Wintering Trumpeter Swans....Pages 665-675
Effect of Density-Dependent Harvest Rates on Inferences About Compensatory Mortality....Pages 676-686
Black Duck Population Units as Determined by Patterns of Band Recovery....Pages 687-695
Application of a Computer Simulation Model to Migrating White-Fronted Geese in the Klamath Basin....Pages 696-706
Front Matter....Pages 707-707
Long-Term Perspectives of Upland Game Bird Research in North America....Pages 709-717
Conservation Through Wise-Use Hunting....Pages 718-726
Dispersal of Ruffed Grouse: A Large-Scale Individual-Based Model....Pages 727-737
Effects of Boreal Forest Fragmentation on Capercaillie Grouse: Empirical Evidence and Management Implications....Pages 738-749
Population Viability Analysis of a Sharp-Tailed Grouse Metapopulation in Wisconsin....Pages 750-758
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Studies of Raptor Populations: Contributions to Theory and Conservation....Pages 761-765
Captive Management for the Long Term Survival of the California Condor....Pages 766-774
Regional Conservation Planning for the Swainson’s Hawk ( Buteo Swainsond ) in the Central Valley of California....Pages 775-789
Monitoring the Population of the Endangered Lanyu Scops Owl ( Otus elegans botolensis )....Pages 790-802
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Demography of an Insular Population of Spotted Owls....Pages 803-814
Population Regulation in Northern Spotted Owls: Theoretical Implications for Management....Pages 815-827
Front Matter....Pages 829-829
Dynamics of Small Mammal Populations: A Review....Pages 831-850
Effects of Habitat Patchiness on Population Dynamics: A Modelling Approach....Pages 851-863
Dynamics of Exploited and Unexploited Fox Squirrel ( Sciurus Niger ) Populations in the Midwestern United States....Pages 864-874
The Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Small Mammal Populations....Pages 875-885
What Drives the Snowshoe Hare Cycle in Canada’s Yukon?....Pages 886-896
Front Matter....Pages 897-897
A Review of Population Dynamics of Furbearers....Pages 899-910
Computer Simulation of Furbearer Population Dynamics....Pages 911-921
Diet and Demographics of the Red Fox ( vulpes Vulpes ) in Relation to Population Density — The Sarcoptic Mange Event in Scandinavia....Pages 922-931
Density, Dispersion, Movements and Habitat Of Skunks ( Mephitis mephitis ) and Raccoons ( Procyon Lotor ) in Metropolitan Toronto....Pages 932-944
An Integrated Approach to Monitoring Badger ( Meles Meles ) Population Changes in Britain....Pages 945-953
Demography of the Arctic Fox ( Alopex Lagopus ) Population in Iceland....Pages 954-964
Front Matter....Pages 965-965
Concepts of Large Herbivore Population Dynamics....Pages 967-984
Genetic Perspectives in Wildlife Management: The Case Of Large Herbivores....Pages 985-996
Interactions Between Pathogens and Hosts: Simulation of Pasteurellosis Epizootics in Bighorn Sheep Populations....Pages 997-1007
Rareness as an Antipredator Strategy to Reduce Predation Risk for Moose and Caribou....Pages 1008-1021
Front Matter....Pages 1023-1023
Determining Population Status and the Use of Biological Indices in the Management of Marine Mammals....Pages 1025-1037
Status of Dolphin Stocks in the Eastern Tropical Pacific....Pages 1038-1050
A Review of Northern Fur Seal Population Modelling....Pages 1051-1061
Front Matter....Pages 1023-1023
Population Biology and Status Of Eastern Pacific Gray Whales: Recent Developments....Pages 1062-1074
Population Recovery of Northern Elephant Seals on the Southern California Channel Islands....Pages 1075-1086
Front Matter....Pages 1087-1087
Large Carnivore Ecology: From Where Do We Come and to Where Shall We Go?....Pages 1089-1097
Mark-Recapture Density Estimation for Animals with Large Home Ranges....Pages 1098-1111
A Comparison of Methods Used to Study Food Habits of Large African Carnivores....Pages 1112-1124
Population Dynamics of African Wild Dogs....Pages 1125-1139
Conservation and Management of Gray Wolves in the USA: Status, Trends, and Future Directions....Pages 1140-1149
The Population Dynamics of Polar Bears in Western Hudson Bay....Pages 1150-1159
Back Matter....Pages 1161-1163