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Interactions between predation and resources shape zooplankton population dynamics. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Identifying the relative importance of predation and resources in population dynamics has a long tradition in ecology, while interactions between them have been studied less intensively.
Alice Nicolle, Lars-Anders Hansson, Jakob Brodersen, P Anders Nilsson, Christer Brönmark   +4 more
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Mangrove Habitats in Zhanjiang of South China: A Potentially High‐Risk Environment for Breeding Birds [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Nest predation is one of the most important causes of breeding failure in birds, and the risk of predation is closely related to nest site selection. To maximize site suitability, birds should choose safe locations for nest site to reduce the risk of ...
Yiming Liu, Jianping Liu, Wei Liang
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Keystone Predation: What Is It, and Is It Supported by Empirical Evidence? [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Keystone predation is the process whereby a predator indirectly facilitates weak competitors by preferentially consuming strong competitors, often affecting local diversity.
Anthony J. Gillis, Mads S. Thomsen, Jonathan D. Tonkin   +2 more
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Susceptibility to Predation Varies with Body Mass, Foraging Niche, and Anti-Predator Responses among Bird Species

Birds, 2023
Predation is a major source of mortality for many avian species. Species that face more predators, and those with less effective anti-predator responses, are presumably more likely to die from predation over time.
Guy Beauchamp
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Numbers and presence of guarding dogs affect wolf and leopard predation on livestock in northeastern Iran

Basic and Applied Ecology, 2022
Livestock predation can pose socio-economic impacts on rural livelihoods and is the main cause of retaliatory killings of carnivores in many countries.
Mahmood Soofi, Mobin Soufi, Andy Royle, Matthias Waltert, Igor Khorozyan   +4 more
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Accounting for predator species identity reveals variable relationships between nest predation rate and habitat in a temperate forest songbird

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Nest predation is the primary cause of nest failure in most ground‐nesting bird species. Investigations of relationships between nest predation rate and habitat usually pool different predator species.
Nino Maag, John W. Mallord, Malcolm D. Burgess, Shannon Lüpold, Andrew Cristinacce, Raphaël Arlettaz, Sandro Carlotti, Tony M. Davis, Alex Grendelmeier, Christopher J. Orsman, Michael Riess, Pablo Stelbrink, Gilberto Pasinelli   +12 more
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Predation on Multiple Prey Types Across a Disturbance Gradient in Tropical Montane Forests of Peninsular Malaysia

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020
Predation plays a critical role in animal and plant survivorship, and can be highly sensitive to habitat loss and disturbance. Tropical montane forests in Southeast Asia are being modified rapidly by land-use change, and the consequences of this on ...
Kieran Murray, Malcolm C. K. Soh, Chong Leong Puan, Abdul Kadir bin Abu Hashim, Pazil bin Abdul Patah, Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Kelvin S.-H. Peh   +6 more
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Predation on rose galls: parasitoids and predators determine gall size through directional selection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Both predators and parasitoids can have significant effects on species' life history traits, such as longevity or clutch size. In the case of gall inducers, sporadically there is evidence to suggest that both vertebrate predation and insect parasitoid ...
Zoltán László, Katalin Sólyom, Hunor Prázsmári, Zoltán Barta, Béla Tóthmérész   +4 more
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Predator Environment Does Not Predict Life History in the Morphologically Constrained Fish Alfaro cultratus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Predation is known to have a significant effect on life history diversification in a variety of species. However, physical constraints of body shape and size can sometimes limit life history divergence.
Kaitlyn B. Golden, Mark C. Belk, Jerald B. Johnson, Jerald B. Johnson   +3 more
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Interactions between multiple recruitment drivers: post-settlement predation mortality and flow-mediated recruitment. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundDispersal is a primary driver in shaping the future distribution of species in both terrestrial and marine systems. Physical transport by advection can regulate the distance travelled and rate of propagule supply to a habitat but post ...
Antony M Knights, Louise B Firth, Keith Walters   +2 more
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