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Long‐term data reveal fitness costs of anthropogenic prey depletion for a subordinate competitor, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Ecology and Evolution
Within carnivore guilds, dominant competitors (e.g., lions, Panthera leo) are limited primarily by the density of prey, while subordinate competitors (e.g., African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus) have been limited by the density of dominant competitors ...
Johnathan Reyes de Merkle, Scott Creel, Matthew S. Becker, Ben Goodheart, Thandiwe Mweetwa, Henry Mwape, Egil Dröge, Twakundine Simpamba   +7 more
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Perception and attitude of the local people toward carnivore population and conservation in the Faragosa‐Fura landscape of the Southern Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Local people's perceptions and attitudes toward wildlife have been advocating for the success of biodiversity conservation. However, area‐specific data on local people's perceptions and attitudes toward carnivore populations and conservation in human ...
Berhanu Gebo, Serekebirhan Takele, Simon Shibru   +2 more
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The morphology of the oval window in Paranthropus robustus compared to humans and other modern primates

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The oval window (OW) is an opening connecting the inner and middle ear. Its area has been shown to consistently scale with body mass (BM) in primates, and has been used alongside semi‐circular canal (SCC) size to differentiate Homo sapiens and fossil hominins, including Paranthropus robustus.
Ruy Fernandez, José Braga
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Changes in African lion demography and population growth with increased protection in a large, prey‐depleted ecosystem

Conservation Science and Practice
Large carnivores such as the lion are declining across Africa, in part because their large herbivore prey is declining. There is consensus that increased protection from prey depletion will be necessary to reverse the decline of lion populations, but few
Scott Creel, Matthew S. Becker, Ben Goodheart, Anna Kusler, Kachama Banda, Kambwiri Banda, Milan Vinks, Catherine Sun, Chase Dart, Stephi Matsushima, Ruth Kabwe, Will Donald, Luka Zyambo, Peter Indala, Adrian Kaluka, Clive Chifunte, Craig Reid   +16 more
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The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]

, 2019
The transition of hominins to a largely meat-based diet ~1.8 million years ago led to the exploitation of other mammals for food and resources. As hominins, particularly archaic and modern humans, became increasingly abundant and dispersed across the ...
Elliott Smith, Rosemary E., Lyons, S. Kathleen, Payne, Jonathan L., Smith, Felisa A., Villaseñor, Amelia   +4 more
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A perspective from the Mesozoic: Evolutionary changes of the mammalian skull and their influence on feeding efficiency and high‐frequency hearing

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
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Fencing affects movement patterns of two large carnivores in Southern Africa

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
The erection of peripheral fences around protected areas has been shown to adversely affect the movement behavior, genetic connectivity and long-term viability of animal populations. However, fencing is also used extensively to reduce human encroachment,
Dipanjan Naha, Dipanjan Naha, Stéphanie Périquet, J. Werner Kilian, Caitlin A. Kupferman, Caitlin A. Kupferman, Tammy Hoth-Hanssen, James C. Beasley, James C. Beasley   +8 more
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Comparative and functional anatomy of masticatory muscles and bite force in opossums (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
We describe the functional anatomy of masticatory muscles in nine opossums, finding a generalized anatomical pattern with differences related to skull morphology. Variation in quantitative myological data and estimated bite force was mostly related to size, and the increase in bite force supports dietary diversification associated with size increase ...
Juann A. F. H. Abreu, Diego Astúa
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Long‐Term Changes in Survival of Eurasian Lynx in Three Reintroduced Populations in Switzerland

Ecology and Evolution
For conservation or management programs, basic data on vital rates are important but often hard to acquire for long‐lived and elusive wildlife species such as large carnivores.
K. Vogt, F. Korner‐Nievergelt, S. Signer, F. Zimmermann, I. Marti, A. Ryser, A. Molinari‐Jobin, U. Breitenmoser, Ch. Breitenmoser‐Würsten   +8 more
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Life and death in wolverines [PDF]

, 2013
Developing trustworthy conservation planning for endangered species requires a deep understanding of the variations of their populations in both space and time.
Rauset, Geir Rune
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