The SCI Foundation works to conduct and support scientific studies around the world. These scientific studies ensure that the best-available science is being used to make management decisions and inform science-based policy. Over the past 20 years, SCI Foundation-supported projects have produced hundreds of peer-reviewed articles, technical bulletins, and updates. Below you can find a representative listing of peer-reviewed journal articles produced from SCIF supported projects.

African Buffalo

2020 – Seasonal movements and habitat use of African buffalo in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

2019 – Health of African Buffalos (Syncerus caffer) in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

African Conservation

2015 – Africa Conservation Equation

African Lion

2023 – A review of field techniques to estimate lion presence and abundance

2022 – Efficacy of spotlights and thermal cameras to detect lions

2019 – Track surveys do not provide accurate or precise lion density estimates in Serengeti

2017 – Temporal and Spatial Variation of Broadcasted Vocalizations Does not Reduce Lion Panthera Leo Habituation

2016 – Estimating Lion Abundance using N-mixture Models

2016 – Individual variation in dental characteristics for estimating age of African lions

2016 – Age Estimation of African Lions Panthera Leo by Ratio of Tooth Areas

2015 – Mitochondrial Haplotype Diversity in Zambian Lions: Bridging a Gap in the Biogeography of an Iconic Species

Argali Sheep

2018 – Habitat assessment of Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) in Eastern Tajikistan: Modeling the effects of climate change

2017 – Summer and winter habitat suitability of Marco Polo argali in southeastern Tajikistan: A modeling approach

2012 – Influence of Trophy Harvest on the Population Age Structure of Argali Ovis Ammon in Mongolia

2006 – Population Status of Mongolian Argali Ovis Ammon with Reference To Sustainable Use Management

Brown and Grizzly Bear

2020 – The ecology of human–carnivore coexistence

2018 – Effects of habitat quality and access management on the density of a recovering grizzly bear population

Black Bear

2015 – When top predators become prey: Black bears alter movement behavior in response to hunting pressure

2014 – Den Abandonment and Transitional Day Bed use by Black Bears Ursus americanus in Newfoundland

2012 – Aspiration pneumonia in an American black bear

Bobcat

2013 – Identifying bobcat Lynx rufus kill sites using a global positioning system

2012 – Use of Modified Snares to Estimate Bobcat Abundance

Caribou

2015 – Decades of habitat use reveal food limitation of Newfoundland caribou

2015 – Unveiling trade-offs in resource selection of migratory caribou using a mechanistic movement model of availability

2015 – Phase‐dependent climate–predator interactions explain three decades of variation in neonatal caribou survival

2014 – Demography and Habitat Selection of Newfoundland Caribou

2014 – Mapping the distribution of a prey resource: neonate caribou in Newfoundland

2014 – Predicting local and non‐local effects of resources on animal space use using a mechanistic step selection model

2013 – Shifts in Caribou Calving Habitat and Space-Use

2013 – Investigation of winter habitat selection by woodland caribou in relation to forage abundance and snow accumulation

2013 – Population decline in semi-migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus): intrinsic or extrinsic drivers?

2013 – Spatial dynamics of the rise and fall of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Newfoundland

2012 – The habitat preferences of Newfoundland woodland caribou across range components and scales: implications for management

2011 – Landscape composition and configuration influences woodland caribou calf recruitment

2011 – Morphological change in Newfoundland caribou: Effects of abundance and climate

2011 – Woodland caribou calf recruitment in relation to calving/post-calving landscape composition

2010 – Population genetics of Woodland caribou on the island of Newfoundland

2008 – Habitat selection at multiple scales

2008 – Anti-predator behavior of maternal caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in west-central Newfoundland

2006 – The spatial structure of habitat selection by caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Newfoundland: new multi-scaled approaches with applications to limiting factors2009 – The spatial structure of habitat selection: A caribou’s-eye-view

Carnivores/Predators

2023 – Spatial and temporal niche overlap of aardwolves and aardvarks in Serengeti

2022 – Variable effects of wolves on niche breadth and density of intraguild competitors

2021 – Marginal support for a trophic cascade among sympatric canids in peripheral wolf range

2021 – Interference competition between wolves and coyotes during variable prey abundance

2021 – Conservation Detection Dogs Increase Efficacy for Prey Detection at Carnivore GPS Cluster Sites During Summer

2020 – Spatial and temporal overlap of caracal and serval in Serengeti National Park

2015 – Evaluating noninvasive genetic sampling techniques to estimate large carnivore abundance

2015 – Population-level response of coyotes to a pulsed resource event | Population Ecology

2015 – Factors affecting the elicitation of vocal responses from coyotes Canis latrans

2015 – A comparison of morphological and molecular diet analyses of predator scats

Cougar

2021 – Effects of Hunting on a Puma Population in Colorado

Elk

2023 – Male elk survival, vulnerability, and antler size in a transboundary and partially migratory population

2022- Large herbivores in a partially migratory population search for the ideal free home

2020 – Density-Dependent Foraging Behaviors on Sympatric Winter Ranges in a Partially Migratory Elk Population

Predator-Prey

2015 – Spatiotemporal variation in the distribution of potential predators of a resource pulse: Black bears and caribou calves in Newfoundland

2015 – Effects of Prey Presence and Scale on Bobcat Resource Selection during Winter

2014 – Enhanced understanding of predator-prey relationships using molecular methods to identify predator species, individual and sex

2011 – Bald eagle predation of a white-tailed deer fawn – Illinois Experts

2011 – American black bear predation of an adult white-tailed deer

Black Bear Movements and Caribou Calf Predation in Newfoundland

2010 – Human dimensions of black bears, caribou and coyotes on the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador

Population Modeling

2014 – Using multiple imputation to estimate missing data in meta‐regression

2009 – Habitat Selection at Multiple Scales

Sitatunga

2022 -Monitoring sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) populations using camera traps

Snow Leopard

2018 – Responses of snow leopards, wolves and wild ungulates to livestock grazing in the Zorkul Strictly Protected Area, Tajikistan

White-tailed Deer

2015 – Scale Dependence of Female Ungulate Reproductive Success in Relation to Nutritional Condition, Resource Selection and Multi-Predator Avoidance

2014 – White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population dynamics in a multi-predator landscape

2014 – Comparison of occupancy modeling and radiotelemetry to estimate ungulate population dynamics

2014 – Effects of Maternal Nutrition, Resource Use and Multi-Predator Risk on Neonatal White-Tailed Deer Survival

2013 – Body condition and dosage effects on ketamine–xylazine immobilization of female white‐tailed deer

2012 – Comparison of pregnancy detection methods in live white‐tailed deer