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Artificial nest experiment reveals inter-guild facilitation in duck nest predation
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Predation is the most important factor limiting Northern Hemisphere duck nest survival. While most avian nest predators take only eggs, mammalian predators also pose mortality risks to incubating ducks.
Sari Holopainen +2 more
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Determinants of livestock depredation risk by Persian leopards in southern Iran
We are grateful to the Fars provincial office of the Department of Environment for permission to conduct this research in the conservation areas and for financially supporting the project (15398-212495). We also thank all interviewees who participated in
Khosravi, Rasoul +4 more
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Microbial Odorant Detection Guides Drosophila Parasitoids Seeking Hosts in Fermenting Fruits
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Yeast microbes in fermenting fruits attract both host flies and their parasitoid wasps. Female Leptopilina boulardi detect yeast‐emitted ethyl esters via two olfactory receptors, LbouOR167 and LbouOR136. A conserved residue, Leu159, is critical for binding these compounds, enabling female wasps to locate host‐rich habitats.
Yueqi Lu +11 more
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Examining human–carnivore interactions using a socio-ecological framework: sympatric wild canids in India as a case study [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Many carnivores inhabit human-dominated landscapes outside protected reserves. Spatially explicit assessments of carnivore distributions and livestock depredation patterns in human-use landscapes are crucial for minimizing negative interactions and ...
Arjun Srivathsa +4 more
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Precision Lignocellulosic Biorefinery: Process Regulation From Corn Stover to Products
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study presents a precision biorefinery framework that transforms corn stover into high‐value bioproducts through whole‐process regulation. Mechanical fractionation separates feedstock into parenchyma‐rich short fibers and vascular‐bundle‐dominant long fibers.
Xue‐Cheng Lin +4 more
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The echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is documented as a new native predator of freshwater turtle eggs, particularly those of the vulnerable Fitzroy River turtle (Rheodytes leukops), and the critically endangered white-throated snapping turtle (Elseya ...
Limpus, CJ +4 more
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Feed depredation by European starlings
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 2009 Introduction European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were first introduced to the United States in the late 1800s. It is believed that the starlings were imported from Europe and released in New York City’s Central Park so that all of the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s works would inhabit the new country.
G.L. Parsons +4 more
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The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan +8 more
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A retrospective look at mountain lion populations in California (1906–2018)
California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2020 Mountain lion (Puma concolor) population management in California has varied widely over the past 100 plus years, ranging from a bounty system (1906-1963) to specially-protected status (1972-present).
Justin A. Dellinger, Steven G. Torres
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Understanding common bottlenose dolphin depredation on artisanal fisheries in Mediterranean waters [PDF]
openDepredation of fisheries by marine mammals is a globally reported phenomenon. Though it is a common occurrence in Mediterranean fixed net artisanal fisheries, knowledge on its impacts and the factors influencing its probability are still lacking ...
STIPSICZ, ORSOLYA SZILVIA
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