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Can a mesocarnivore fill the functional role of an apex predator?
Ecosphere, 2023 As keystone species, apex predators play a role in structuring most ecosystems through competition and facilitation, thereby affecting community structure, prey abundance and behavior, vegetation, and abiotic processes.
Alexandra C. Avrin +4 more
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Invasive Wild pigs as primary nest predators for Wild turkeys [PDF]
, 2020 Depredation of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) nests is a leading cause of reduced recruitment for the recovering and iconic game species. invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are known to depredate nests, and have been expanding throughout the distributed ...
Hewitt, David G. +4 more
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Commonly Asked Questions About Coyotes in Florida
EDISThere are many perspectives and misconceptions regarding coyotes (Canis latrans) in Florida. Some people enjoy seeing and hearing coyotes and consider them important components of Florida ecosystems. Others consider them a nuisance or a threat.
Martin Main +3 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 For mammalian mesopredators, human-dominated landscapes offer a mosaic of risk and reward. While the reward of anthropogenic food resources may attract mesopredators to human-dominated areas, increased mesopredator activity and abundance in these areas ...
Chad W. Moura +2 more
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Do You Hear What I Hear? Human Perception of Coyote Group Size
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Recordings of 1 – 4 coyotes (Canis latrans) that were howling and yip-yapping were played to 427 participants who were asked to estimate the number of coyotes they perceived to hear.
Kyle Brewster +4 more
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Coyote (Canis latrans) use of marine resources in coastal California: A new behavior relative to their recent ancestors [PDF]
, 2018 Coyotes ( Canis latrans) are known to consume marine foods, but the importance and persistence of marine subsidies to coyotes is unknown. Recent access to a marine subsidy, especially if gained following apex predator loss, may facilitate coyote ...
Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane +2 more
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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Dietary morphology diversified extensively in Carnivoraformes (living Carnivora and their stem relatives) during the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) as they evolved to capture, handle, and process new animal and plant diets. We used 3D geometric morphometrics, mechanical advantage, and finite element analysis to test the evolutionary ...
Charles J. Salcido, P. David Polly
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The toxic sheep collar for control of sheep-killing coyotes: A progress report [PDF]
, 1978 The toxic sheep collar is the most selective method known for killing coyotes that prey on domestic sheep. The concept dates back to the early 1900's and has been studied at the Denver Wildlife Research Center (DWRC) since 1974.
Connolly, Guy E. +2 more
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A cable neck‐restraint to live‐capture coyotes
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014 We evaluated a cable neck‐restraint for live capture of coyotes (Canis latrans) in Michigan, USA, from 6 January to 22 March 2011. We documented capture efficiency, selectivity, and animal welfare using criteria developed by the Association of Fish and ...
Michael T. Wegan +5 more
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Canid vs. Canid: Insights into Coyote-Dog Encounters from Social Media
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 While the relationship between coyotes (Canis latrans) and house cats (Felis catus) may be characterized as one between predators and their prey, coyote interactions with domestic dogs (C.
Erin E. Boydston +3 more
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