I am a 5th year graduate student in the Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology department. My interests lie in studying the impacts of transportation-sourced disturbance on wildlife movement, behavior and conservation. I am currently investigating the potential impact of traffic-induced light and noise on species fine-scale movement and vigilance behavior at wildlife crossing structures. Originally from the UK, I hold a Biology BSc from the University of Leeds, and an MSc in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation from Imperial College London.
Collaborators
Prof. Travis longcore
Prof. Winston Vickers
Peer Reviewed Publications
Agha, M., Batter, T., Bolas, E. C., Collins, A. C., Gomes da Rocha, D., Monteza-Moreno, C. M., Preckler-Quisquater, S., Sollmann, R. 2018. A review of wildlife camera trapping trends across Africa. African Journal of Ecology. 1-8.
Crees, J. J., Collins, A. C., Stephenson, P. J., Meredith, H. M. R., Young, R. P., Howe, C., Stanley Price, M. R. & Turvey, S. T. 2016. A comparative approach to assess drivers of success in mammalian conservation recovery programs. Conservation Biology. 4. 694 – 705. PDF
– Conservation: How to save a species. 2015. Nature Research Highlights 527: 278.
Technical Reports
Shilling, F., & Collins, A. C., 2019. Yosemite National Park: Technical guidance for mitigation of wildlife-vehicle conflict. Report to the Yosemite National Park Service.
Shilling, F., Collins, A. C., Louderback-Valenzuela, A., Farman, P., Guarnieri, M., Longcore, T., Banet, B., Knapp, H. 2018. Wildlife-crossing mitigation effectiveness with traffic noise and light. Report to the National Center for Sustainable Transportation.
Graves, E. E., Collins, A. C., Bird, A. K., Karasov-Olson, A., O’Hearn, K., Ramirez, A., Shaw, J. A., Tymstra, E. F., Choe, H., Kelsey, R., Smith, E., Schwartz. M. K., & Thorne, J. H. 2017. Climate Vulnerability Assessment of species communities within key California habitats: Sierra Nevada Forest, San Joaquin Desert, & California Rangelands. Internal report to The Nature Conservancy.
Crees, J. J., Collins, A.C. & Turvey. S.T. 2014. Drivers of extinction: using lessons from past and current mammalian recovery programmes to improve future conservation strategies. Internal report to WWF International.