Predation by coyotes on white‐tailed deer neonates in South Carolina

JC Kilgo, HS Ray, M Vukovich… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are novel predators throughout the southeastern United States and
their depredation of white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) neonates may explain …

Logging, linear features, and human infrastructure shape the spatial dynamics of wolf predation on an ungulate neonate

SM Johnson‐Bice, TD Gable, AT Homkes… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Humans are increasingly recognized as important players in predator–prey dynamics by
modifying landscapes. This trend has been well‐documented for large mammal …

Activity patterns and temporal predator avoidance of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during the fawning season

SD Higdon, CA Diggins, MJ Cherry, WM Ford - Journal of Ethology, 2019 - Springer
In the presence of a predator, prey may alter their temporal activity patterns to reduce the risk
of an encounter that may induce injury or death. Prey perception of predation risk and …

Do biological and bedsite characteristics influence survival of neonatal white-tailed deer?

MC Chitwood, MA Lashley, JC Kilgo, KH Pollock… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Coyotes recently expanded into the eastern US and potentially have caused localized white-
tailed deer population declines. Research has focused on quantifying coyote predation on …

Dead before detection: addressing the effects of left truncation on survival estimation and ecological inference for neonates

SL Gilbert, MS Lindberg… - Methods in Ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Neonate survival is a key life history trait, yet remains challenging to measure in wild
populations because neonates can be difficult to capture at birth. Estimates of survival from …

Coyote removal, understory cover, and survival of white‐tailed deer neonates

JC Kilgo, M Vukovich, H Scott Ray… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Predation by coyotes (Canis latrans) on white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) neonates
has led to reduced recruitment in many deer populations in southeastern North America …

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

MS Palmer, C Portales-Reyes, C Potter, LD Mech… - Oecologia, 2021 - Springer
The mere threat of predation may incite behavioral changes in prey that lead to community-
wide impacts on productivity, biodiversity, and nutrient cycling. The paucity of experimental …

Species differences in temporal response to urbanization alters predator-prey and human overlap in northern Utah

AM Green, KA Barnick, ME Pendergast… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wildlife are under continuous pressure to adapt to new environments as more land area is
converted for human use and human populations continue to concentrate in suburban and …

Ad hoc smoothing parameter performance in kernel estimates of GPS‐derived home ranges

KL Schuler, GM Schroeder, JA Jenks, JG Kie - Wildlife Biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Accuracy of home‐range estimates in animals is influenced by a variety of factors, such as
method of analysis and number of locations, but animal space use is less often considered …

Disease and Predation: Sorting out Causes of a Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Decline

JB Smith, JA Jenks, TW Grovenburg, RW Klaver - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Estimating survival and documenting causes and timing of mortality events in neonate
bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) improves understanding of population ecology and factors …