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Seed Dispersal of an Invasive Shrub, Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii ), by White-tailed Deer in a Fragmented Agricultural-forest Matrix [PDF]

, 2015
Ungulates are potentially important seed dispersers for many invasive plant species. While our understanding of which invasive plant species are dispersed by ungulates has improved over the last decade, the factors influencing this process remain poorly ...
Gorchov, David L, Guiden, Peter, Nielsen, Clayton K, Schauber, Eric M   +3 more
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Body Size Regulates Niche Overlap Asymmetry in the Subtropical Andes Rain Shadow: Isotopic Paleoecology of Oligocene South American Ungulates

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first isotopic analysis of Oligocene mammals from Quebrada Fiera, Mendoza, Argentina, filling a major gap in South American paleontology. It reveals a latitudinal gradient in aridity due to the Andean rain shadow and highlights the role of (semi)permanent water bodies in sustaining diverse herbivore communities. Additionally, it
Dánae Sanz‐Pérez, Santiago Hernández Del Pino, Esperanza Cerdeño, Manuel Hernández Fernández, Laura Domingo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Origin and diversification of dung beetles in Madagascar [PDF]

, 2011
Madagascar has a rich fauna of dung beetles (Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) with almost 300 species described to date. Like most other taxa in Madagascar, dung beetles exhibit an exceptionally high level of endemism (96% of the species). Here,we review the
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Food Subsidies Reduce Livestock Depredations by a Recovering Carnivore

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Diversionary feeding—providing food caches to divert predators away from preying on livestock—is a strategy to reduce depredations by Mexican gray wolves but has not been evaluated for its effectiveness. We used data from the Mexican wolf recovery program from 2014‐2021 to evaluate whether diversionary feeding reduced livestock depredations by wolf ...
Matthew Hyde, John K. Oakleaf, Jim deVos, David L. Bergman, Kevin R. Crooks, Julie K. Young, Reza Goljani Amirkhiz, Jennifer K. Frey, Stewart W. Breck   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bear in Mind: Bear Hunting in the Mesolithic of the Southern Caucasus [PDF]

, 2009
We present new faunal data from Kotias Klde rockshelter, Republic of Georgia, where a substantial part of the faunalv assemblage consists of brown bear remains (Ursus arctos) found in clear association with Mesolithic artifacts.
Bar-Oz, Guy, Bar-Yosef, Ofer, Belfer-Cohen, Anna, Jakeli, Nino, Matskevich, Zinovi, Meshveliani, Tengiz   +5 more
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Prey Partitioning in a Diverse Carnivore Community: Implications for Reintroduced Fishers in Washington

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Using fecal DNA metabarcoding, we quantified dietary overlap among reintroduced fishers and sympatric coyotes, bobcats, and Pacific martens in Washington's North Cascades. Niche overlap was substantial for common prey but varied with body size, revealing fine‐scale resource partitioning that may limit fishers' access to energetically efficient prey ...
Kayla A. Shively, Ellen M. Reese, Jason I. Ransom, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Tara Chestnut, David O. Werntz, Taal Levi, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing soil and native high Andean grassland quality under grazing: A case study from the wet Puna of Peru

Grassland Science, EarlyView.
Abstract High Andean grasslands are vulnerable to changes in their nutritional quality and carbon sequestration capacity, especially in grazing systems. This study evaluated soil quality and native grasses by measuring carbon, physicochemical parameters, and the nutritional quality of predominant species in the wet Puna of Junín, Peru.
Alberto Arias‐Arredondo, Wendy E. Pérez, Sphyros Lastra, Juancarlos Cruz, Richard Solórzano‐Acosta, Cecilia Turín   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seed Dispersal in Yucca Brevifolia (Agavaceae)-Present and Past, With Consideration of the Future of the Species [PDF]

, 2001
Earlier descriptions of the fruit of Yucca brevifolia are reviewed. It is here shown that the fruit is a fleshy, sugar-rich berry that later becomes a hard, dry, spongy body.
Lenz, Lee W.
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
wiley   +1 more source

Exotic deer in southern Latin America: what do we know about impacts on native deer and on ecosystems? [PDF]

, 2018
A recent review on exotic cervids concluded that deer introduced to Patagonia impacted habitat and native huemul deer Hippocamelus bisulcus. I evaluate these assertions and amend information about this South American case study.
Flueck, Werner
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