Publications of Stephen Blake
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Journal Article (64)
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Environmental variation structures reproduction and recruitment in long-lived mega-herbivores: Galapagos giant tortoises. Ecological Monographs, e1599 (2024)
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14 (2), e10994 (2024)
Invasion by Cedrela odorata threatens long distance migration of Galapagos tortoises. Ecology and Evolution 3.
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26 (4), pp. 1181 - 1189 (2023)
Home ranges of box turtles in a rural woodland and an urban park in Saint Louis, MO; implications for turtle conservation. Urban Ecosystems 4.
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13 (4), e10008 (2023)
Temperature along an elevation gradient determines Galapagos tortoise sex ratios. Ecology and Evolution 5.
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38, pp. 501 - 516 (2023)
Navigating agricultural landscapes: responses of critically endangered giant tortoises to farmland vegetation and infrastructure. Landscape Ecology 6.
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56 (1), pp. 16 - 25 (2022)
Body size, sex and high philopatry influence the use of agricultural land by Galapagos giant tortoises. Oryx 7.
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37, e02171 (2022)
Sharing land with giants: Habitat preferences of Galapagos tortoises on farms. Global Ecology and Conservation 8.
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12 (10), e03753 (2021)
A greener future for the Galapagos: forecasting ecosystem productivity by finding climate analogs in time. Ecosphere 9.
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51 (4), pp. 848 - 855 (2021)
Field anesthesia and gonadal morphology of immature Western Santa Cruz tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri). Journal of zoo and Wildlife Medicine 10.
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31 (11), pp. 2437 - 2445 (2021)
Human footprint and protected areas shape elephant range across Africa. Current Biology 11.
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100 (6), e02658 (2019)
Migration triggers in a large herbivore: Galápagos giant tortoises navigating resource gradients on volcanoes. Ecology 12.
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11 (10), 2937 (2019)
Identifying shared strategies and solutions to the human–giant tortoise interactions in Santa Cruz, Galapagos: A nominal group technique application. Sustainability 13.
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12, pp. 725 - 729 (2019)
Carbon stocks in central African forests enhanced by elephant disturbance. Nature Geoscience 14.
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66, pp. 900 - 908 (2019)
Antimicrobial resistance genes present in the faecal microbiota of free-living Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri). Zoonoses and Public Health 15.
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28 (3), pp. 854 - 864 (2018)
Applying network theory to animal movements to identify properties of landscape space use. Ecological Applications 16.
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4 (4), eaar2964 (2018)
Guns, germs, and trees determine density and distribution of gorillas and chimpanzees in Western Equatorial Africa. Science Advances 17.
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359 (6374), pp. 466 - 469 (2018)
Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Science 18.
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5, 12 (2017)
Suite of simple metrics reveals common movement syndromes across vertebrate taxa. BMC Movement Ecology 19.
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209, pp. 1 - 10 (2017)
Ecosystem implications of conserving endemic versus eradicating introduced large herbivores in the Galapagos Archipelago. Biological Conservation 20.
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126 (7), pp. 1004 - 1019 (2017)
Animal movement in the absence of predation: Environmental drivers of movement strategies in a partial migration system. Oikos 21.
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12 (7), e0181333 (2017)
Plant species dispersed by Galapagos tortoises surf the wave of habitat suitability under anthropogenic climate change. PLoS One 22.
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27 (4), pp. R134 - R135 (2017)
Poaching empties critical Central African wilderness of forest elephants. Current Biology 23.
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86 (4), pp. 972 - 982 (2017)
Benefits of the destinations, not costs of the journeys, shape partial migration patterns. Journal of Animal Ecology 24.
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4, 15 (2016)
Flexible characterization of animal movement pattern using net squared displacement and a latent state model. BMC Movement Ecology 25.
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85 (5), pp. 1171 - 1181 (2016)
Allometric and temporal scaling of movement characteristics in Galapagos tortoises. Journal of Animal Ecology 26.
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39 (2), pp. 194 - 203 (2016)
Megafauna extinction, tree species range reduction, and carbon storage in Amazonian forests. Ecography 27.
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52 (2), pp. 378 - 382 (2016)
Clinical mycoplasma sp infections in free-living three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) in Missouri, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 28.
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47 (1), pp. 196 - 205 (2016)
Comparison of total leukocyte quantification methods in free-living galapagos tortoises (chelonoidis spp.). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 29.
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47 (2), pp. 246 - 258 (2015)
The dominance of introduced plant species in the diets of migratory galapagos tortoises increases with elevation on a human-occupied island. Biotropica 30.
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Migration by Galapagos giant tortoises requires landscape-scale conservation efforts. Galapagos report 2013-2014, pp. 144 - 150 (2015)
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52 (3), pp. 544 - 551 (2015)
Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems. Journal of Applied Ecology 32.
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9 (12), e114154 (2014)
Protected areas in tropical Africa: Assessing threats and conservation activities. PLoS One 33.
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82 (2), pp. 310 - 321 (2013)
Vegetation dynamics drive segregation by body size in Galapagos tortoises migrating across altitudinal gradients. Journal of Animal Ecology 34.
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16 (11), pp. 1413 - e3 (2013)
Conserving large populations of lions - The argument for fences has holes. Ecology Letters 35.
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22 (13-14), pp. 3085 - 3104 (2013)
Human proximity and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of the rangewide bonobo distribution. Biodiversity and Conservation 36.
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8 (3), e59469 (2013)
Devastating decline of forest elephants in Central Africa. PLoS One 37.
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39 (11), pp. 1961 - 1972 (2012)
Seed dispersal by Galapagos tortoises. Journal of Biogeography 38.
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18 (11), pp. 1077 - 1091 (2012)
Recent decline in suitable environmental conditions for African great apes. Diversity and Distributions 39.
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489 (7415), pp. 290 - 294 (2012)
Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas. Nature 40.
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44 (4), pp. 445 - 448 (2012)
Movement patterns and spatial relationships among African forest elephants. Biotropica 41.
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37 (6), pp. 542 - 553 (2011)
Megagardeners of the forest - the role of elephants in seed dispersal. Acta oecologica: international journal of ecology 42.
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6 (2), pp. 110 - 129 (2011)
Frugivory and seed dispersal in the Galapagos: What is the state of the art? Integrative Zoology 43.
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160 (4), pp. 493 - 497 (2011)
Digesta retention time in the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology 44.
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80 (5), pp. 1088 - 1096 (2011)
One size does not fit all: Flexible models are required to understand animal movement across scales. Journal of Animal Ecology 45.
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21 (4), pp. 1296 - 1307 (2011)
The spatial structure of hunter access determines the local abundance of forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis). Ecological Applications 46.
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67, pp. 62 - 64 (2010)
Unnatural selection in Galapagos: The role of disease in Darwin’s finches (Geospizinae). Galapagos Research 47.
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48 (4), pp. 1134 - 1138 (2010)
Movements of four forest elephants in an oil concession in Gabon, Central Africa. African Journal of Ecology 48.
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41 (4), pp. 459 - 468 (2009)
Forest elephants: Tree planters of the Congo. Biotropica 49.
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6 (111), pp. 40 - 47 (2008)
Forest elephants of the Congo basin: Phantoms behind the trees. Wildlife Conservation Society Magazine 50.
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1 (109), pp. 50 - 53 (2008)
Mammoth: An elephant I will never forget. Wildlife Conservation Society Magazine