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Chapter 1

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Allendorf, F. W., & Hard, J. J. (2009). Human-induced evolution caused by unnatural selection through harvest of wild animals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(Supplement 1), 9987-9994.

Kelly, L.W., Williams G.J., Barott, K.L, Carlson, C.A., Dinsdale, E.A., Edwards, R.A., Haas, A.F., Haynes, M. Lim, Y.W., McDole, T., Nelson, C.E., Sala, E., Sandin, S.A., Smith, J.E., Vermeij, M.J.A., Youle, M., Rohwer, F. (2014). Local genomic adaptation of coral reef-associated microbiomes to gradients of natural variability and anthropogenic stressors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(28),10227-10232.

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Zeuss, D., Brandl, R., Brändle, M. Rahbek, C., Brunzel, S. (2014). Global warming favours light-coloured insects in Europe. Nature Communications 5, 3874. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4874

Spotlight on NC

  1. Binkovitz, L. (n.d.). The Surprisingly Colorful Salamanders of Appalachia | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-surprisingly-colorful-salamanders-of-appalachia-813148/
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  11. IUCN Redlist https://www.iucnredlist.org/

Chapter 2

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  1. Winemiller, K. O. (2005). Life history strategies, population regulation, and implications for fisheries management. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62(4), 872-885. doi:10.1139/f05-040
  2. Blumstein, D. T. (2006). Developing an evolutionary ecology of fear: how life history and natural history traits affect disturbance tolerance in birds. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, 71, 389–399. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.05.010
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  4. Ockinger, E. (2010). Life-history traits predict species responses to habitat area and isolation: a cross-continental synthesis. Ecology Letters, 13, 969–979. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01487.x

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Bailey, R. (2019, November 8). Natural and artificial methods of propagating plants. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/vegetative-propagation-4138604.

Harpy eagle facts. (2011, November 7). Nature. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/jungle-eagle-harpy-eagle-fact-sheet/7263/

Largest eagles in the world are so big that their talons are bigger than bear claws. (2021, June 2). My Modern Met. https://mymodernmet.com/harpy-eagle/

Precocial and altricial young. (1984). https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Precocial_and_Altricial.html

Spotlight on NC

  1. Wildlife Diversity Program. 2021. Protected Wildlife Species of North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. https://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Conserving/documents/Protected-Wildlife-Species-of-NC.pdf
  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2019. Environmental Conservation Online System: Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito). https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9073
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  5. Humphries, W. J., and M. A. Sisson. (2012). Long distance migrations, landscape use, and vulnerability to prescribed fire of the Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito). Journal of Herpetology 46:665-670.
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Chapter 3

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  1. Salas, A. (2020, September 12th). #ClimateCrisis Alert! HUNDREDS of dead birds have been reported throughout the state of New Mexico over the past two weeks. Twitter. URL: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2020/09/12/mass-deaths-migratory-birds-new-mexico-environment/5780282002/
  2. Humphrey, R. (n.d.). A field of poppies near Heacham Bottom… © Richard Humphrey cc-by-sa/2.0. Retrieved September 8, 2020, from https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6503272
  3. Bowen, B.W et al. (2005). Conservation implications of complex population structure: lessons from the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). Molecular Ecology, 14(8), 2389-2402 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02598.x
  4. Carrete, M. et al. (2006). Density Dependent Productivity Depression in Pyrenean Bearded Vultures: Implications for Conservation. Ecological Applications, 16(5), 1674-1682.
  5. Cuthbert, R. (2002). The role of introduced mammals and inverse density-dependent predation in the conservation of Hutton’s shearwater. Biological Conservation, 108(1), 69–78.
  6. Liu, J. et al. (1999). Changes in Human Population Structure: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation. Population and Environment, 21(1),  45-58.

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  1. Gonzaga, M. V. (n.d.). Population Growth and Survivorship. In Biology Online. Retrieved from https://www.biologyonline.com/tutorials/population-growth-and-survivorship
  2. North Carolina’s Wild Horses. (n.d.). Retrieved September 22, 2022, from http://www.ncwildhorses.com/
  3. Virginia Big-Eared Bat. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. (2016). Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Learning/documents/Profiles/Mammals/VBEB-species-profile-FINAL-051816.pdf
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Chapter 4

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  3. Resasco, J., Haddad, N. M., Orrock, J. L., Shoemaker, D., Brudvig, L. A., Damschen, E. I., Tewksbury, J. J., & Levey, D. J. (2014). Landscape corridors can increase invasion by an exotic species and reduce diversity of native species. Ecology, 95(8), 2033–2039.
  4. Hunter, M. D. (2002). Landscape structure, habitat fragmentation, and the ecology of insects. Issues in Agriculture and Forest Entomology, 4, 159–166.
  5. Ramiadantsoa, T., Ovaskainen, O., Rybicki, J., & Hanski, I. (2015). Large-Scale Habitat Corridors for Biodiversity Conservation: A Forest Corridor in Madagascar. PLoS ONE, 10(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132126

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Corridors: Compulsory passages? The Malagasy example – Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Spatial-illustration-of-the-Matrix-Patch-Corridor-model_fig1_260368969 [accessed 27 Sep, 2021]

Creech, T. G., Epps, C. W., Monello, R. J., & Wehausen, J. D. (2014). Using network theory to prioritize management in a desert bighorn sheep metapopulation. Landscape Ecology, 29(4), 605-619. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-014-0016-0

Dixon, J.D., Oli, M.K., Wooten, M.C., Eason, T.H., McCown, J.W. and Paetkau, D. (2006), Effectiveness of a Regional Corridor in Connecting Two Florida Black Bear Populations. Conservation Biology, 20: 155-162. https://doi-org.prox.lib.ncsu.edu/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00292.x

Harrison, H. B., Williamson, D. H., Evans, R. D., Almany, G. R., Thorrold, S. R., Russ, G. R., Feldheim, K. A., van Herwerden, L., Planes, S., Srinivasan, M., Berumen, M. L., & Jones, G. P. (2012). Larval export from marine reserves and the Recruitment benefit for fish and fisheries. Current Biology, 22(11), 1023–1028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.008

Howell, P. E., Muths, E., Hossack, B. R., Sigafus, B. H., & Chandler, R. B. (2018). Increasing connectivity between metapopulation ecology and landscape ecology. Ecology (Durham), 99(5), 1119-1128. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2189

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  1. Canis rufus | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (n.d.). Www.fws.gov. https://www.fws.gov/species/red-wolf-canis-rufus
  2. MULHOLLAND, M. (2021, May 28). 8 red wolves released into wild provide hope for critically endangered species. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/red-wolves-released-wild-north-carolina-hope-for-species
  3. Weller, E., & Madison, J. (2022, April 4). Red Wolf Recovery Program: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. FWS.gov. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from https://www.fws.gov/project/red-wolf-recovery-program
  4. Two Wild Red Wolves Found Dead in North Carolina, Reducing Population to 9 Known Wolves. (2021, July 15). Wolf Conservation Center. https://nywolf.org/2021/07/two-wild-red-wolves-found-dead-in-north-carolina-reducing-population-to-9-known-wolves/ . Graph is from https://nywolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SSA_RedWolf_201804.pdf
  5. Carillo, J. 2021. Conservation Projects Gain Support, Place Priority on Wildlife Crossings. Biltmore Beacon. Retrieved October 3, 2022. https://www.biltmorebeacon.com/news/conservation-projects-gain-support-place-priority-on-wildlife-crossings/article_eab65da0-2a3e-11ec-a38e-efa7424657d5.html

Chapter 5

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  1. Tarlach, G. (2018, July). The Five Mass Extinctions That Have Swept Our Planet. Discover Magazine
  2. Feynman, R. P., & Leighton, R. (2001). “What do you care what other people think?”: further adventures of a curious character. WW Norton & Company.
  3. Mapping the World’s Biodiversity. (2020, September 11). Retrieved September 29, 2020, from https://biodiversitymapping.org/

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Jenkins, C.N. & K. Van Houtan. (2016). Global and regional priorities for marine biodiversity protection. Biological Conservation (PDF)

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  1. Patton, A., Apodaca, J. J., Corser, J. D., Wilson, C. R., Williams, L. A., Cameron, A. D., & Wake, D. B. (2019). A new green salamander in the southern Appalachians: Evolutionary history of Aneides Aeneus and implications for management and conservation with the description of a cryptic microendemic species. Copeia, 107(4), 748. https://doi.org/10.1643/ch-18-052
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  3. Waldron, J. L., & Humphries, W. J. (2005, September 1). Arboreal habitat use by the green salamander, Aneides Aeneus, in South Carolina. BioOne Complete. Retrieved October 14, 2022, from https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-herpetology/volume-39/issue-3/228-04A.1/Arboreal-Habitat-Use-by-the-Green-Salamander-Aneides-aeneus-in/10.1670/228-04A.1.full?tab=ArticleLink
  4. Armstrong, P. F. (2010). Behavioral interactions and crevice depth preferences in the green salamander Aneides Aeneus: A thesis presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Tennessee Technological University (thesis). Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville.
  5. John, R. (2016, December 19). Green salamanders. Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved October 14, 2022, from http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3850
  6. Corser, J. D. (2000). Decline of disjunct Green Salamander (Aneides Aeneus) populations in the southern Appalachians. Biological Conservation, 97(1), 119–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3207(00)00106-3
  7. IDNR. (2020, November). Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 14, 2022, from https://www.in.gov/dnr/nature-preserves/files/fw-Endangered_Species_List.pdf
  8. Gordon, B. (2022, June 20). WNC conservationists seek federal protection for native Hickory Nut Gorge salamander. Asheville Citizen Times. https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2022/06/20/federal-protection-hickory-nut-gorge-green-salamander-endangered-species-list/7633942001/
  9. Hickory nut gorge – blue ridge national heritage area. (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2022, from https://www.blueridgeheritage.com/destinations/hickory-nut-gorge/
  10. Liles, L. (2020, February 4). Meet the south’s newest salamander. Garden & Gun. https://gardenandgun.com/articles/meet-the-souths-newest-salamander/
  11. Harlan, W., Bleich, J., & Apodaca, J. (2022, June 13). Endangered species protection sought for north carolina’s hickory nut gorge green salamanders. Center for Biological Diversity. https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/endangered-species-protection-sought-for-north-carolinas-hickory-nut-gorge-green-salamanders-2022-06-13/

Chapter 6

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  1. Landis, E. A., Oliverio, A. M., McKenney, E. A., Nichols, L. M., Kfoury, N., Biango-Daniels, M., … & Wolfe, B. E. (2021). The diversity and function of sourdough starter microbiomes. Elife, 10, e61644.
  2. Espinosa, F., Guerra-Garcia, J.M., Fa, D., and Garcia-Gomez, J.C. (2005). Effects of competition on an endangered limpet Patella ferruginea(Gastropoda: Patellidae): Implications for conservation. Journal of experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 330: 482-492
  3. Creel, S. (2001).  Four Factors Modifying the Effect of Competition on Carnivore Population Dynamics as Illustrated by African Wild Dogs. Conservation Biology, 15(1): 271-274.
  4. Seguni, Z.S.K, Way, M.J., and Van Mele, P. (2011). The effect of ground vegetation management on competition between the ants Oecophylla longinoda and Pheidole megacephala and implications for conservation biological control. Crop Protection, 30: 713-717.
  5. Oro, D., Pérez-Rodríguez, A., Martínez-Vilalta, A., Bertolero, A., Vidal, F., & Genovart, M. (2009). Interference competition in a threatened seabird community: A paradox for a successful conservation. Biological Conservation, 142(8): 1830-1835. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.03.023

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The National Wildlife Federation. (2021). Invasive Species. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species

Study Lib. (2021). Interspecific Competition. https://studylib.net/doc/9918642/interspecific-competition

cK-12. (2014, February 6). Competition. https://www.ck12.org/book/ck-12-biology-concepts/r25/section/6.14/

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  1. Stemkovski, M. (n.d.). Pueraria Montana (kudzu). NC INVASIVE PLANT COUNCIL. Retrieved October 24, 2022, from http://nc-ipc.weebly.com/pueraria-montana-kudzu.html
  2. Gray squirrel. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2022, from https://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/Species/Mammals/Gray-Squirrel#7972448-overview
  3. MacArthur’s Warblers. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2022, from https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/MacArthur’s_Warblers.html

Chapter 7

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  1. Lekagul, B., J. McNeely. 1988. Mammals of Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand: Darnsutha Press.
  2. Damm, G. R. (2008): Recreational Trophy Hunting: “What do we know and what should we do?” – In: Baldus, R. D.; Damm, G. R. & Wollscheid, K. (eds.): Best Practices in Sustainable Hunting – A Guide to Best Practices from Around the World, pp. 5–11.

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  1. Müller, C. B., & Brodeur, J. (2002). Intraguild predation in biological control and conservation biology. Biological Control, 25(3), 216–223. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00102-0
  2. Creel, S. (2001). Four Factors Modifying the Effect of Competition on Carnivore Population Dynamics as Illustrated by African Wild Dogs. Conservation Biology, 15(1) 271-274. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2641666

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  1. Red Wolf. National Wildlife Federation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 30, 2022, from https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Red-Wolf
  2. Whittemore, A., Smith, A., Munshi, E., Gibson, K., Walsh, J., Maron, J., Jackson, T., Hennessey, T., Mirian, V., Butler, P., & Agabekov, V. (2016, December 15). What comes with the territory: Predators and their place in … Retrieved October 30, 2022, from https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/277/2015/12/OBXFS-Capstone-2016.pdf
  3. Hinton, J. W., Ashley, A. K., Dellinger, J. A., Gittleman, J. L., van Manen, F. T., & Chamberlain, M. J. (2017). Using diets of Canis breeding pairs to assess resource partitioning between sympatric red wolves and coyotes. Journal of Mammalogy, 98(2), 475–488. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw233
  4. Burns, M. (2020, September 3). WFU research investigates NC deer overpopulation. Science & Technology. Retrieved October 30, 2022, from https://wfuogb.com/9734/science-technology/wfu-research-investigates-nc-deer-overpopulation/

Chapter 8

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Bush, S. E., Villa, S. M., Altuna, J. C., Johnson, K. P., Shapiro, M. D., & Clayton, D. H. (2019). Host defense triggers rapid adaptive radiation in experimentally evolving parasites. Evolution letters, 3(2), 120-128.

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  1. Bartel, R. A., Oberhauser, K. S., de Roode, J. C., & Altizer, S. M. (2011). Monarch butterfly migration and parasite transmission in eastern North America. Ecology, 92(2), 342–351. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-0489.1
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  4. What is OE? (n.d.). Monarch. Retrieved November 7, 2022, from https://www.monarchparasites.org/oe
  5. Satterfield, D. A., Maerz, J. C., & Altizer, S. (2015). Loss of migratory behaviour increases infection risk for a butterfly host. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1801), 20141734. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1734
  6. Satterfield, D. A., Maerz, J. C., Hunter, M. D., Flockhart, D. T. T., Hobson, K. A., Norris, D. R., Streit, H., de Roode, J. C., & Altizer, S. (2018). Migratory monarchs that encounter resident monarchs show life-history differences and higher rates of parasite infection. Ecology Letters, 21(11), 1670–1680. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13144
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