Michael E. Egan

SARS-CoV-2 exposure in deer increases with use of human-modified habitat

Deer can transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to humans and harbour human-extinct variants. Despite this public health threat, ecological mechanisms driving exposure patterns in deer populations remain poorly understood. Our objective was to ident...

Cross or bounce? GPS and video data reveal high road encounter rate and altered movement in a common ungulate

Roads constrain wildlife movement and pose collision risk, yet quantifying fine-scale behavioral responses to roads remains difficult. For ungulates with large home ranges, characterizing how individuals behave during road encounters is essential for identifying where roads funct...