Publications by authors named "T S Jessop"
Quantifying the cost-effectiveness of alternative sampling methods is crucial for efficient biodiversity monitoring and detection of population trends. In this study, we compared the cost-effectiveness of three novel sampling methods for detecting changes in koala () occupancy: thermal drones, passive acoustic recorders and camera trapping. Specifically, we fitted single-season occupancy-detection models to data recorded from 46 sites in eight bioregions of New South Wales, Australia, between 2018 and 2022.
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- This study explores the aging rates and longevity of ectothermic tetrapods, specifically nonavian reptiles and amphibians, using data from 107 wild populations across 77 species.
- It investigates how factors like thermoregulatory methods, environmental temperature, and life history strategies influence demographic aging among these animals.
- The findings reveal that ectotherms exhibit more diverse aging rates than endotherms and show instances of negligible aging, highlighting the importance of studying these species to better understand the evolution of aging.
In recent years, interest in RNA secondary structure has exploded due to its implications in almost all biological functions and its newly appreciated capacity as a therapeutic agent/target. This surge of interest has driven the development and adaptation of many computational and biochemical methods to discover novel, functional structures across the genome/transcriptome. To further enhance efforts to study RNA secondary structure, we have integrated the functional secondary structure prediction tool ScanFold, into IGV.
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