Excited to have this long in coming paper out... We found that feral swine and coyotes harbored more antibiotic-resistant microorganisms than sympatric cattle. Transmission of antibiotic resistance at the wildlife-livestock interface nature.com/articles/s4200…

Interested in optimal control of wildlife disease? We investigated optimal control of African swine fever in wild pigs. Location matters… local ecology was a major factor in determining how long and how large the outbreak was. #asf onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Neat paper by Shannon Kachel et al who use multistate occupancy models to quantify depredation risk. States = unused, used, used w/ depredation, obs = species not detected, detected, detected via depredation w/ possibly false + in depredation 🤯 doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc… 🗞️#153-2022

We are looking for a post doc interested in advancing our #computervision work to improve prediction of animals in camera trap images. Apply here: zintellect.com/Opportunity/De…

Landmark paper by Brett T. McClintock et al in Ecology who outline a general conceptual framework for the integration of movement and spatial capture-recapture models w/ nice reviews of both fields 🤩 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.34… 🗞️#230-2022

Second paper from my PhD has finally dropped on Ecosphere! #OpenAccess Hidden in plain sight: Integrated population models to resolve partially observable latent population structure aka: the #alligator modeling paper 🐊 📈 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… 1/n

OUT NOW 👉Metavirome of 31 tick species provides a compendium of 1,801 RNA virus genomes nature.com/articles/s4156…

Interesting paper by Naqvi et al in Ecology and Evolution providing an experimental demonstration that cam traps can be used to study insect-plant interactions 📸🐝🐞🦋 Scheduled cameras work better than motion-activated cameras. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8… 🗞️#232-2022

Nice paper by Bonneau et al in Ecosphere presenting a framework for studying the optimal allocation of control effort of an invasive species accomodating constraints, including different models and accounting for decision-maker behavior. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1… 🗞️#242-2022

Discover a Research Methods Guide from Potts and Luca Borger, which takes you through recent tools for understanding space use as an emergent feature of animal movement, focusing on step selection models doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…

Dr. Webb is a full professor with a join appointment in the departments of Biology and Mathematics. She has served as associate dean of the graduate school since 2019, and before that, she was director of CSU_Ecology.

Great paper by @cboettig in Ecology Letters I demonstrating that selecting the models "that produce the most accurate & precise forecast (measured by statistical scores) can (...) lead to worse outcomes (measured by real-world objectives)." doi.org/10.1111/ele.14… 🗞️#269-2022

Disease Progression and Serological Assay Performance in Heritage Breed Pigs following Brucella suis Experimental Challenge as a Model for Naturally Infected Feral Swine mdpi.com/2262508 #mdpipathogens via Pathogens MDPI

How do you value a invasive species control program? We estimated $40.2 billion in prevented damage. Check it out! Agricultural and Ecological Resources Safeguarded by the Prevention of Wild Pig Population Expansion mdpi.com/2932958 #mdpibiology via Biology MDPI

Which is the best method to control African Swine Fever in wild pigs? We compared efficiencies of four methods using a simulated ASF response in a Texas wild pig population. Comparing efficiencies of population control methods for responding... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

How do you control a foreign animal disease in wildlife? We conducted a field experiment simulating an emergency response to a disease outbreak in wild pigs. Operational lessons learned from simulating an elimination response to... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Has bovine TB ever been found in North American wild pigs? Yep. We analyzed data from a little known California outbreak. Characterizing risk factors for infection of Mycobacterium bovis between between wild pigs and domestic cattle... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…