Editor's Choice, Research summaries, Translation

Elección del editor 60:8 Twitter, cuarentenas con COVID y una revisión sistemática

Los autores Kevin Tkach y Maggie Watson nos cuentan como desarrollaron su investigación cuando los cierres por las cuarentenas debido al COVID-19 les impidió reunirse (en persona) para trabajar en un proyecto de doctorado. En lugar de ello, durante tres años trabajaron juntos en una revisión sistemática para intentar comprender cómo se aplicaban las herramientas genéticas en problemas de conservación complejos. Continue reading Elección del editor 60:8 Twitter, cuarentenas con COVID y una revisión sistemática

Journal of Applied EcologyAugust 10, 2023August 1, 20232 Comments

Editor's Choice, Research summaries

Editor’s Choice 60:8 Twitter, Covid-19 lockdowns and a systematic review

This blog post is also available in Spanish here. Authors Kevin Tkach and Maggie Watson recall how they kept their focus when lockdowns in both countries prevented their meeting in-person to work on a PhD project. Instead, over a three-year period, they worked together on a systematic review trying to understand how conservation genetics tools were applied to conservation problems. How the project begun Before … Continue reading Editor’s Choice 60:8 Twitter, Covid-19 lockdowns and a systematic review

Journal of Applied EcologyAugust 10, 2023August 10, 20232 Comments

Human-wildlife interactions, Research summaries, Urban ecosystems

Mountain lions in LA moved more efficiently during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent shutdowns in many regions around the world offered a new “human-less” environment for urban wildlife in 2020. In their latest research, Benson et al. share their findings from tracking mountain lion movements in greater Los Angeles, USA during spring 2020. Early on during the global pandemic, ecologists quickly realised that changes in human behaviour and activity brought on by … Continue reading Mountain lions in LA moved more efficiently during the COVID-19 pandemic