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Carcass appearance does not influence scavenger avoidance of carnivore carrion
Scientific Reports, 2022 The selection or avoidance of certain carrion resources by vertebrate scavengers can alter the flow of nutrients in ecosystems. Evidence suggests higher trophic level carrion is scavenged by fewer vertebrate species and persists longer when compared to ...
Miranda J. Butler-Valverde +3 more
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Monitoring the dead as an ecosystem indicator
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Dead animal biomass (carrion) is present in all terrestrial ecosystems, and its consumption, decomposition, and dispersal can have measurable effects on vertebrates, invertebrates, microbes, parasites, plants, and soil.
Thomas M. Newsome +6 more
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Why Did the Bee Eat the Chicken? Symbiont Gain, Loss, and Retention in the Vulture Bee Microbiome
mBio, 2021 Diet and gut microbiomes are intricately linked on both short and long timescales. Changes in diet can alter the microbiome, while microbes in turn allow hosts to access novel diets.
Laura L. Figueroa +4 more
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Shallow-Water Scavengers of Polar Night and Day – An Arctic Time-Lapse Photography Study
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Until recently, polar night constituted truly a “mare incognitum” of our times. Yet, the first records from this very little-explored period showcased a surprisingly rich and active ecosystem.
Piotr Balazy +9 more
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The structure of carrion fly communities: the size and the type of carrion
Ecography, 1982 Species composition and abundance relations of flies attracted to and bred from different sizes (20‐100 g) and types of carrion (small mammal, cow liver, bird, and fish) were studied experimentally in natural breeding conditions in South Finland. Large pieces of carrion did not attract significantly more individuals or species than did small ones, but ...
Seppo Kuusela, Ilkka Hanski
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Ecosphere, 2021 Vertebrate scavenging can impact food web dynamics, but our understanding of this process stems predominantly from monitoring herbivore carrion and extrapolating results across carcass types.
Michael J. L. Peers +7 more
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Frontiers in EducationDespite a decade of reforms aimed at strengthening higher education in Peru, significant disparities persist across universities in terms of student experience, competency development, and employability outcomes. Traditional evaluation frameworks tend to
Walter Stalin Gil Quevedo +3 more
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Frontiers in EducationThe restructuring of Peru’s National Superintendence for University Education (SUNEDU) has reopened fundamental debates about regulatory legitimacy, institutional autonomy, and social justice in higher education.
Walter Stalin Gil Quevedo +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Invasive Alien Species (IAS) alter ecosystems, disrupting ecological processes and driving the loss of ecosystem services. The common carp Cyprinus carpio is a hazardous and widespread IAS, becoming the most abundant species in many aquatic ecosystems ...
Adrian Orihuela‐Torres +4 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2023 Pollinator communities are composed of diverse groups of insects, with radically different life histories and resource needs. Blow flies are known to visit a variety of economically important crop plants.
Jonathan Finch +2 more
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