Cougar population status and range expansion in Alberta during 1991–2010
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014 In Alberta, Canada, number of cougar (Puma concolor) mortalities caused by humans has increased rapidly over the past 2 decades. Management agencies sometimes use human‐caused mortalities as an index of cougar population trend, which would indicate an ...
Mark S Boyce
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014 Cougar (Puma concolor) populations have expanded in many western areas of the United States. The Black Hills cougar population naturally recolonized the area and cohabitates within an ecosystem heavily dissected by roads and human activity.
Daniel J Thompson
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Habitat suitability and protected area coverage for an expanding cougar Puma concolor population in Canada [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSuccessful conservation of expanding large carnivore populations and management of human–wildlife conflict to promote coexistence requires sufficient spatiotemporal knowledge to inform appropriate action.
Jennifer A. Christoff +1 more
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Human–Cougar interactions in the wildland–urban interface of Colorado's front range
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 As human populations continue to expand across the world, the need to understand and manage wildlife populations within the wildland–urban interface is becoming commonplace.
Mathew W Alldredge +2 more
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Native prey, not landscape change or novel prey, drive cougar (Puma concolor) distribution at a boreal forest range edge [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMany large carnivores, despite widespread habitat alteration, are rebounding in parts of their former ranges after decades of persecution and exploitation.
Millicent V. Gaston +4 more
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Prey size mediates interference competition and predation dynamics in a large carnivore community [PDF]
Communications BiologyDirect competition for resources is especially fierce among predators, leading to disproportionately strong effects on fitness and functional roles. These competitive effects are exacerbated in complex predator guilds with dominance hierarchies that have
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Parasitic infection increases risk-taking in a social, intermediate host carnivore [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2022 Wolf behavioural, spatial, and serological data over 26 years show that wolf territory overlap with areas of high cougar density is a significant predictor of T. gondii infection.
Connor J. Meyer +6 more
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Recolonizing carnivores: Is cougar predation behaviorally mediated by bears?
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Conservation and management efforts have resulted in population increases and range expansions for some apex predators, potentially changing trophic cascades and foraging behavior. Changes in sympatric carnivore and dominant scavenger populations provide
Kristin N. Engebretsen +6 more
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The effects of smartphone addiction on learning: A meta-analysis
Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2021 Research on smartphone use among college students is extensive. Although numerous studies have examined the relationships between mobile phone use and academic achievements, many such studies have yielded mixed findings.
Oluwafemi J. Sunday +2 more
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Habitat capacity for cougar recolonization in the Upper Great Lakes region. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Recent findings indicate that cougars (Puma concolor) are expanding their range into the midwestern United States. Confirmed reports of cougar in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have increased dramatically in frequency during the last five
Shawn T O Neil +2 more
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