Biologging provides crucial data, but our study of European shags shows that logger type, placement and duration can alter behaviour, reduce body mass and chick growth, and affect survival, highlighting key welfare and data-quality concerns.
tinyurl.com/u7vbv2xk
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Camera-traps work best for surveying wildlife when site-level covariates are considered. Owain Barton led our study showing more cameras reduce error, longer deployments help only if occupancy varies, & ignoring key covariates can skews results
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New paper out today led by Amy Gresham exploring fallow deer diet using metabarcoding. Results were very different to what we expected!

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Graphical abstract: @linecordes.bsky.social

@markuseichhorn.bsky.social
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social
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