Fine-scale roadkill risk models: understanding the intersection of wildlife and roads

Kristina Chyn1, Teng-Chiu Lin2, David Wilkinson3, James L. Tracy4, A. Michelle Lawing5, Lee A. Fitzgerald6
1Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, and Applied Biodiversity Science Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
2Zoology Department, Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute, No. 1號, Minsheng East Road, Jiji Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
3School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
4Entomology Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
5Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
6Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology Applied Biodiversity Science Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

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