Publications
The Diet of Caracal, Caracal caracal, in Two Areas of the Southern Cape, South Africa as Determined by Scat Analysis
; September 10, 2012
Caracal (Caracal caracal) diet in southern Africa has primarily been quantified in protected areas dominated by natural vegetation. Here we present data on the diet of caracal ranging...
Puma spatial ecology in open habitats with aggregate prey
; September 2012
Solitary felids are commonly associated with structurally complex habitats, where their foraging success is attributed to stealth and remaining undetected by competitive scavengers. Research in North America suggests...
A Communal Sign Post of Snow Leopards (Panthera uncia) and Other Species on the Tibetan Plateau, China
; November 13, 2012
The snow leopard is a keystone species in mountain ecosystems of Central Asia and the Tibetan Plateau. However, little is known about the interactions between snow leopards and...
Birth Timing for Mountain Lions; Testing the Prey Availability Hypothesis
; September 24, 2012
We investigated potential advantages in birth timing for mountain lion (Puma concolor) cubs. We examined cub body mass, survival, and age of natal dispersal in relation to specific...
Rapid assessment of linear transport infrastructure in relation to the impact on landscape continuity for large ranging mammals
; January 2013
Many Eastern European countries still host landscapes with high value due to their habitat quality and size. Some of these countries are new member states of the European...
The size of savannah Africa:
a lion’s (Panthera leo) view
; January 2013
We define African savannahs as being those areas that receive between 300 and 1,500 mm of rain annually. This broad definition encompasses a variety of habitats. Thus...
Nuisance Ecology:
Do Condors Exact Foraging Costs on Pumas in Patagonia?
; January 3, 2013
We tested whether Andean condors influenced the foraging behaviors of a top predator in Patagonia, the puma (Puma concolor), in ways comparable to direct risks of predation for...
The effects of puma prey selection and specialization on less abundant prey in Patagonia
; January 18, 2013
Populations of generalist foragers may in fact be composed of individuals that select different prey. We monitored 9 pumas (Puma concolor) in Chilean Patagonia using Argos–global positioning...
De facto refugia, ecological traps and the biogeography of anthropogenic cougar mortality in Utah
; January 30, 2013
Modern extirpations within the Carnivora have generally followed the human footprint. The contagion hypothesis predicts that range contractions should occur along gradients in human activity, leaving relict populations...
Variation in cougar (Puma concolor) predation habits during wolf (Canis lupus) recovery in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
; February 8, 2013
We examined predation habits of cougars (Puma concolor (L., 1771)) following the recent recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus L., 1758) in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. With...
Big Cats in Our Backyards:
Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India
; March 6, 2013
Protected areas are extremely important for the long term viability of biodiversity in a densely populated country like India where land is a scarce resource. However, protected areas...
Urban wildlife use of existing highway crossings and access points
; Submitted 20 March 2019
Roads and traffic are a significant source of mortality for many wildlife species and compromise habitat integrity. Despite widespread recognition that maintaining or restoring wildlife population connectivity is...
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