White-tailed deer exploit temporal refuge from multi-predator and human risks on roads

Article Ecology

Behaviorally-mediated trophic cascade attenuated by prey use of risky places at safe times

Meredith S. Palmer et al.

Summary: Research suggests that the presence of wolves may alter deer behavior by making them more cautious when foraging, but these behavioral changes do not cascade to affect plant or soil properties.

OECOLOGIA (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Genome-wide characterization of bZIP gene family identifies potential members involved in flavonoids biosynthesis in Ginkgo biloba L.

Huan Han et al.

Summary: Ginkgo biloba, an ancient relict plant, contains 40 bZIP genes divided into 10 subclasses. GbbZIP08 and GbbZIP15 may be involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, while GbbZIP13 shows high expression in various tissues. These findings provide a foundation for future functional validation of GbbZIP genes.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2021)

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Article Biodiversity Conservation

Large carnivore response to human road use suggests a landscape of coexistence

Todd M. Kautz et al.

Summary: The coexistence between humans and large carnivores may be influenced by the carnivores' adaptation to using developed landscapes while avoiding human encounters, particularly during the daytime when human activity is highest. Roads are perceived as efficient travel routes by carnivores at night, but they avoid roads during the day to reduce overlap with human activity. Human presence largely dictates the temporal variation in road use by carnivores, leading to behavioral adaptations that emphasize avoidance of humans over interspecies interactions.

GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION (2021)

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Article Ecology

Threading the needle: How humans influence predator-prey spatiotemporal interactions in a multiple-predator system

Asia Murphy et al.

Summary: Perceived predation risk and resulting antipredator behavior varies based on factors such as space, time, and predator identity. Anthropogenic disturbance can shift interactions among predators and prey, increasing spatial and temporal overlap. The study found that human presence and disturbance can influence prey vigilance behavior and relationships between predators, leading to higher levels of spatiotemporal overlap in disturbed environments.

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY (2021)

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Article Behavioral Sciences

Predation risk increases intraspecific heterogeneity in white-tailed deer diet activity patterns

Daniel A. Crawford et al.

Summary: Predation risk affects intraspecific temporal partitioning in white-tailed deer, where different activity patterns were observed in safe and risky areas. Predators increase heterogeneity in prey behavior and may be important drivers of behavioral processes that minimize antagonistic intraspecific interactions.

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY (2021)

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Article Ecology

Influence of body mass and environmental conditions on winter mortality risk of a northern ungulate: Evidence for a late-winter survival bottleneck

Todd M. Kautz et al.

ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (2020)

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Article Zoology

Circadian activity patterns of mammalian predators and prey in Costa Rica

Ryan T. Botts et al.

JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY (2020)

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Cause-specific mortality of the world's terrestrial vertebrates

Jacob E. Hill et al.

GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY (2019)

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