Scavenger Assemblage Behavior at Puma Kills in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.The count of the number of kills visited for each scavenger species and the number of kills where the species was the first to discover the carcass. ABSTRACT Scavengers structure food webs through consuming carrion and cycling nutrients in ecosystems. Scavenger assemblages are shaped by multiple factors, including intra‐ and interspecific competition ...
Maximilian L. Allen +5 more
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Wolves and lynx: Plausible ideas make for testable hypotheses
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012 We recently wrote an opinion piece (Ripple et al. 2011) hypothesizing that the presence of wolves (Canis lupus) could indirectly benefit Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) by suppressing competition with coyotes (Canis latrans). Subsequent comments by Hodges (
Aaron J. Wirsing +3 more
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Fine-scale movements and behaviors of coyotes (Canis latrans) during their reproductive period. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Chamberlain MJ +4 more
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The ecological footprint of recreation: Impacts on mountain goat habitat selection
Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract Understanding the relationship between wildlife and their environment is important to wildlife management. Factors such as human disturbance that influence the behavior of animals have implications for management decisions and are critical to consider in evaluations of wildlife habitat selection.
Kaitlin Macdonald +3 more
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Prevalence and geographic distribution of <i>Babesia conradae</i> and detection of <i>Babesia vogeli</i> in free-ranging California coyotes (<i>Canis latrans)</i>. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2022 Javeed NN +9 more
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Unveiling the predator–prey spatial game using multiple habitat selection functions
Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract There has been extensive work on the predator–prey spatial game, with a focus on how prey spatially respond to predators and how predators respond spatially to the distribution of various prey. Central to this work is the distinction between actual risk of predation relative to landscape availability and determining what prey perceive as risky
Abigail M. Weber +6 more
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Host and geographic differences in prevalence and diversity of gastrointestinal helminths of foxes (Vulpes vulpes), coyotes (Canis latrans) and wolves (Canis lupus) in Québec, Canada. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2021 Bouchard É +7 more
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The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 4, May 2026.Antler characteristics are influenced by a combination of genetics, age, and environmental factors, notably habitat quality and resource availability. In this study, we explored how diverse environmental factors, including climate and land cover composition, affect antler size, tine configuration, and the distribution of record‐scoring white‐tailed ...
Brooklyn S. Cars +5 more
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Dog attacks on wild desert tortoises: A risk model
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 4, May 2026.Domestic dogs attack and severely injure wild desert tortoises at the urban and ex‐urban interface with deserts. Severe trauma to tortoises increased 4 times to shell and limbs and 16.5 times to the gular horn over the decades between the 1970s and 2000s. Tortoises were at exponential risk of severe trauma when living within 12 km of settlements, towns,
Andrea S. Carlson +2 more
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1172-1184, May 2026.Abstract Attitudes and emotions shape how humans perceive and behave towards wildlife, making them a key component affecting human–wildlife coexistence. In addition to direct experience with wildlife, research shows that sociodemographic characteristics and locality can influence a person's relationship with wildlife through cultural norms, economic ...
Emily Zepeda +3 more
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