{"id":41,"date":"2015-10-18T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-09-11T20:35:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T20:35:43","slug":"camille-warbington","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/camille-warbington\/","title":{"rendered":"Camille Warbington, PHD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2015\/11\/camille.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2015\/11\/camille.jpg\" alt=\"camille\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2015\/11\/camille.jpg 400w, https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2015\/11\/camille-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Ecology of sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) in central Uganda\u00a0Central Africa is noted for its diversity of wildlife, including 70 species of antelope. \u00a0Sitatunga is one of these species, and is currently under-represented in the scientific literature. \u00a0Sitatunga occur in freshwater marshes and some rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa and are widely distributed across the continent, although little is known about their density, habitat use, and dispersal patterns. \u00a0To address this, we are undertaking a multi-year research project into sitatunga ecology in central Uganda. \u00a0Our research will use telemetry, camera trapping, and genetic analysis to inform models about sitatunga distribution and habitat selection. \u00a0We will capture and place GPS collars on adult sitatunga to model movement patterns, home range size, and habitat use. \u00a0We will set up a camera trapping grid to inform spatially-explicit capture-recapture models of density and distribution. \u00a0We will collect materials from harvested animals, captured animals, and from opportunistic line-transect encounters for analysis of genetic diversity. \u00a0Genetic sampling will include mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA analysis for modelling of emigration\/immigration and maternity\/paternity patterns, and we will perform assignment tests to assess overall diversity and gene flow. \u00a0The result of these analyses will improve management of sitatunga and their habitat, and could aid conservation by adding an incentive for private landowners to conserve the species.<br \/>\nStarting soon, details of the Sitatunga project will be available on social media! \u00a0Be sure to check out our videos on vimeo (<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/882961\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/882961<\/a>), join the conversation on twitter (<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sitatunga_uofa\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/sitatunga_uofa<\/a>), and keep up with Camille and the research via the blog (<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/uwewarbington.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/uwewarbington.wordpress.com\/<\/a>).<br \/>\nAnd stay tuned &#8230;We are working out details for a podcast, and our Facebook group will launch in March!<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.camillewarbington.com\/\">http:\/\/www.camillewarbington.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecology of sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) in central Uganda\u00a0Central Africa is noted for its diversity of wildlife, including 70 species of antelope. \u00a0Sitatunga is one of these species, and is currently under-represented in the scientific literature. \u00a0Sitatunga occur in freshwater marshes&hellip; <br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/camille-warbington\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":861,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions\/861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/boyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}