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Exapting exaptation (2013)
Journal Article
Larson, G., Stephens, P., Tehrani, J., & Layton, R. (2013). Exapting exaptation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28(9), 497-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.018

The term exaptation was introduced to encourage biologists to consider alternatives to adaptation to explain the origins of traits. Here, we discuss why exaptation has proved more successful in technological than biological contexts, and propose a re... Read More about Exapting exaptation.

Demography of a carnivore, the red fox, Vulpes vulpes,: what have we learnt from 70 years of published studies? (2013)
Journal Article
Devenish-Nelson, E., Harris, S., Soulsbury, C., Richards, S., & Stephens, P. (2013). Demography of a carnivore, the red fox, Vulpes vulpes,: what have we learnt from 70 years of published studies?. Oikos, 122(5), 705-716. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20706.x

Populations of the same species often face different selection pressures and, increasingly, the demography of populations within a species has been shown to be highly variable. Knowledge of such intraspecific differences has implications for substitu... Read More about Demography of a carnivore, the red fox, Vulpes vulpes,: what have we learnt from 70 years of published studies?.

Does litter size variation affect models of terrestrial carnivore extinction risk and management? (2013)
Journal Article
Devenish-Nelson, E., Stephens, P., Harris, S., Soulsbury, C., & Richards, S. (2013). Does litter size variation affect models of terrestrial carnivore extinction risk and management?. PLoS ONE, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058060

Background: Individual variation in both survival and reproduction has the potential to influence extinction risk. Especially for rare or threatened species, reliable population models should adequately incorporate demographic uncertainty. Here, we f... Read More about Does litter size variation affect models of terrestrial carnivore extinction risk and management?.