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Rebecca Foster |
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Research interests Understanding the mechanisms of coexistence of jaguars and pumas Assessing the level and impact of lethal control of jaguars Identifying methods to mitigate human-jaguar conflict Assessing the long-term population viability of jaguars Assessing the sustainability of hunting wild game in Belize
Academic background 1995-1998 BA Hon Biological Sciences, Oxford University 1999-2000 MSc Integrated Biosciences, Oxford University 1999-2003 Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford University 2003+ Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Group, Southampton University 2005-2008 PhD Jaguar Ecology, Southampton University
Publications Harmsen, B. J., Foster, R. J. & Doncaster, C. P. (in press) Heterogeneous capture rates in low density populations and consequences for capture-recapture analysis of camera-trap data. Population Ecology Foster, R. J., Harmsen, B. J., & Doncaster, C. P. (in press) Habitat use by sympatric jaguars and pumas across a gradient of human disturbance in Belize. Biotropica Foster, R. J., Harmsen, B. J., & Doncaster, C. P. (in press) Sample-size effects on diet analysis from scats of jaguars and pumas. Mammalia Foster R. J., Harmsen, B. J., Valdes, B., Pomilla, C. & Doncaster, C. P. Food habits of jaguars and pumas across a gradient of human disturbance. Journal of Zoology, 280: 309-318 Harmsen, B. J., Foster, R. J., Silver, S. C., Ostro, L. E. T., & Doncaster, C. P. (in press) The ecology of jaguars in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize. In D. W. Macdonald & A. Loveridge, eds. The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids. Oxford University Press. Harmsen, B. J., Foster R. J., Silver, S., Ostro, L., & Doncaster, C. P. (2010) Differential use of trails by forest mammals and the implications for camera trap studies, a case study from Belize. Biotropica 42: 126-133 Harmsen, B. J., Foster R. J., Silver, S., Ostro, L., & Doncaster, C. P. (2009) Spatial and temporal interactions of sympatric jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) in a neotropical forest. Journal of Mammalogy, 90 (3): 612-620 Mathews, F., Macdonald, D. W., Taylor, G. M., Gelling, M., Norman, R. A., Honess, P. E., Foster, R., Gower, C. M., Varley, S., Harris, A., Palmer, S. Hewinson, G. & Webster, J. P. (2006). Bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in British farmland wildlife: the importance to agriculture. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 273: 357-365 Mathews, F., Orros, M., McLaren. G.,Gelling, M. & Foster, R. (2005). Keeping fit on the ark: assessing the suitability of captive-bred animals for release. Biological Conservation, 121: 569-577
Theses Foster, R. (2008) The ecology of jaguars (Panthera onca) in a human-influenced landscape. PhD thesis, University of Southampton Foster, R. (2000) Allogrooming in the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus. MSc thesis I, Oxford University Foster, R. (2000) Monitoring from the skies: using satellite data to map rainfall in the Sahara desert. MSc thesis II, Oxford University Foster, R. (1998) Sub-caudal scent-marking in the European badger (Meles meles). BA Hon thesis, Oxford University
Teaching and supervision Lecture series: Wildlife Management, Natural Resource Management program, University of Belize Seminar: Coexistence of jaguars and pumas across a gradient of human disturbance. MSBC VIII Congress, Belize (2009) Workshop: Estimating population parameters of large vertebrates using remote detection cameras. Tikal, Guatemala (2005) Workshop: Identification of cattle predators in Belize. Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize (2004) Moncrieff, J. (2002) Anti-predator behaviour in wild-caught and captive-bred bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus), BSc thesis, Oxford University |
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Belize Jaguar Program Coordinator, Panthera |
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E-mail: R.Foster@soton.ac.uk | rfoster@panthera.org |
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Rebecca Foster, PhD |
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Phone: (00501) 663-7318 |
