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Risky behavior of Asian black bears differs between sex and season in a landscape fragmented by roads

open access: yesJournal of Zoology, EarlyView.
We investigated sex and seasonal differences in the road crossing behavior of Asian black bears (Ursus thibetanus) living in central Honshu Island, Japan, as an example of wildlife risk‐taking behavior in a highly fragmented landscape. Our results show that Asian black bears generally avoid crossing roads, and that there are seasonal differences in ...
S.‐Y. Baek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foxes as pets: Case study of the Fuegian Dog and its relationship to extinct Indigenous cultures

open access: yesJournal of Zoology, EarlyView.
This is a rare glimpse into the historical past of the zoologically mysterious Fuegian Dog that lived with early Holocene Indigenous groups on the island of Tierra del Fuego. Records of the animal's appearance and behavior kept by early explorers, artists and scientists who travelled to the tip of South America, plus the genetics and archaeological ...
W. L. Franklin
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering Human Tooth Marks in the Search for Dog Domestication: The Case of Coímbre Cave. [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals (Basel)
Claver I   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multi‐scalar habitat selection unveils ecological domains in wolves when selecting rendezvous sites

open access: yesJournal of Zoology, EarlyView.
Although habitat generalists, wolves may become particularly choosy when locating homesites (i.e., dens and rendezvous sites) especially in human‐modified landscapes. Using a multiscale approach, we investigated rendezvous sites (RV) selection in a historical stronghold of wolves in central Italy. Human infrastructure (i.e.
S. Droghei, M. Falco, P. Ciucci
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the effects of anthropogenic habitat change on Euplerid carnivore occupancy in a humid evergreen forest, south‐east Madagascar

open access: yesJournal of Zoology, EarlyView.
We collected camera trap data of small carnivores in Tsitongambarika Nouvelle Aire Protégée, south‐east Madagascar, and detected four endemic Euplerid species, that is, Cryptoprocta ferox, Fossa fossana, Galidia elegans, and Galidictis fasciata, and three non‐native species, that is, Viverricula indica, Canis familiaris, and Felis sp.
C. Cardinal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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