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Apex predators exploit advantageous snow conditions across hunting modes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Advantageous snow conditions—in terms of snow depth and density—are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy. In a warming climate, the knock‐on effects of a diminishing snowpack may reduce the hunting success of multiple large carnivore species.
Benjamin K. Sullender, Taylor R. Ganz, Ross Mower, Jessica D. Lundquist, Brian N. Kertson, Thomas M. Newsome, Aaron J. Wirsing, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
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Understanding mammal avoidance of human settlements

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Terrestrial mammals often avoid human settlements, but is this a result of human activity around buildings or the built infrastructure per se? Using data on animal movement before and during the COVID‐19 lockdowns, this paper disentangles these effects, showing how changes in human mobility affect animals' avoidance of buildings. Abstract Anthropogenic
Jonathan R. Potts, Luca Börger, Marlee A. Tucker, Federico Ossi, Scott W. Yanco, Diego Ellis‐Soto, Thomas Müller, Ruth Y. Oliver, Mario H. Alves, Walter Arnold, Nina Attias, Guillaume Bastille‐Rousseau, Jerrold L. Belant, J. David Blount, Dean E. Beyer, Francesca Cagnacci, Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes, Aung N. Chan, Eric K. Cole, Jessica S. Cornils, Rogerio Cunha de Paula, Vickie DeNicola, Arnaud L. J. Desbiez, Sarah R. Dewey, David Drake, Michael Egan, Jasper A. J. Eikelboom, Morgan Farmer, Mathieu Garel, Jacob R. Goheen, Hans Peter Hansen, Lars Haugaard, Mark Hebblewhite, Morten Heim, Miloš Ježek, Lilla Jordán, Douglas N. Kamaru, Miha Krofel, Tayler N. LaSharr, Peter Leimgruber, Anne Loison, Ryan A. Long, Matthias‐Claudio Loretto, Pascal Marchand, Erling Meisingset, Joerg Melzheimer, Kevin L. Monteith, John J. Morgan, Rasmus M. Mortensen, Rebekka Mueller, Atle Mysterud, Astrid Olejarz, Teresa Oliveira, Manuela Panzacchi, Ruben Portas, Hubert Potočnik, Herbert H. T. Prins, Laura R. Prugh, Nathan Ranc, Ralf Roeder, Christer M. Rolandsen, Çağan Şekercioğlu, Aldin Selimovic, Rachel Smiley, Erling Johan Solberg, Olav Strand, Peter Sunde, Carole Toïgo, Bram Van Moorter, Tana L. Verzuh, Bettina Wachter, Brittany L. Wagler, Jesse Whittington, Christopher C. Wilmers, George Wittemyer, Christian Rutz   +75 more
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An evaluation of genetic survey methods for bobcats in western Maryland

Wildlife Society Bulletin
Noninvasive genetic survey (NGS) methods are a common technique used for monitoring solitary species; however, researchers and managers may have trouble determining which survey method(s) are suitable for a specific study. Research evaluating various NGS
Kevin J. Lamp, Angela M. Holland, Lisette P. Waits, Jacob L. Bowman   +3 more
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Managing Landscape Urbanization and Assessing Biodiversity of Wildlife Habitats: A Study of Bobcats in San Jose, California

Land
In the rapid process of urbanization, crucial habitats for mid-sized felids such as bobcats are increasingly compromised. This study employs Geographic Information System (GIS) tools and Machine Learning to investigate the subtle impacts of urbanization ...
Yongli Zheng, Yuxi Wang, Xinyi Wang, Yuhan Wen, Shuying Guo   +4 more
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Habitat Features, Coyotes, and Humans Drive Diel Activity Variation Among Sympatric Mammals

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We found that multiple mammal species show considerable variation in diel activity in response to several factors, with biotic variables (habitat features and the presence of coyotes Canis latrans) having the strongest overall effects. Our results have important implications for trophic dynamics. Future studies will need to account for these underlying
Nathan J. Proudman, Maximilian L. Allen
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New World feline APOBEC3 potently controls inter-genus lentiviral transmission

Retrovirology, 2018
Background The apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like 3 (APOBEC3; A3) gene family appears only in mammalian genomes. Some A3 proteins can be incorporated into progeny virions and inhibit lentiviral replication.
Yoriyuki Konno, Shumpei Nagaoka, Izumi Kimura, Keisuke Yamamoto, Yumiko Kagawa, Ryuichi Kumata, Hirofumi Aso, Mahoko Takahashi Ueda, So Nakagawa, Tomoko Kobayashi, Yoshio Koyanagi, Kei Sato   +11 more
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Anticoagulant Rodenticides Contribute to a Decline in an Urban Carnivore

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have been shown to negatively affect carnivores globally and are closely tied to human activity and development. We examined drivers of annual survival in bobcats persisting on a residentially developed barrier island over 16 years.
Meghan P. Keating, Catherine M. Bodinof Jachowski, Duane R. Diefenbach, James D. Jordan, Nicole M. Nemeth, Thomas R. Rainwater, Gregory K. Yarrow, David S. Jachowski   +7 more
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Relative Importance of Habitat Characteristics and Interspecific Relations in Determining Terrestrial Carnivore Occurrence

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Carnivores act as top-down regulators in terrestrial ecosystems, and their occurrence and relative abundance is a result of complex interactions between food and habitat availability, human pressure (e.g., trapping, hunting, roadkill), and intraguild ...
Mackenzie Rich, Cassandra Thompson, Suzanne Prange, Viorel D. Popescu, Viorel D. Popescu, Viorel D. Popescu   +5 more
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Prey Partitioning in a Diverse Carnivore Community: Implications for Reintroduced Fishers in Washington

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Using fecal DNA metabarcoding, we quantified dietary overlap among reintroduced fishers and sympatric coyotes, bobcats, and Pacific martens in Washington's North Cascades. Niche overlap was substantial for common prey but varied with body size, revealing fine‐scale resource partitioning that may limit fishers' access to energetically efficient prey ...
Kayla A. Shively, Ellen M. Reese, Jason I. Ransom, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Tara Chestnut, David O. Werntz, Taal Levi, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
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Greater sage‐grouse dynamics are influenced by winter temperature rather than indices of grazing, drought, and breeding season weather in a northern Great Plains population

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We evaluated the impacts of grazing, climatic variability, and vegetation productivity on the population dynamics of a northern Great Plains greater sage‐grouse population. We found winter temperature influenced annual population growth rates, but did not detect influences of drought, breeding season weather, vegetation productivity or short‐term ...
David Messmer, Kaitlyn Reintsma, Lorelle Berkeley, Jennifer Helm, Mark Szczypinski, Victoria Dreitz, Justin Gude   +6 more
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