Rabies is an ancient viral disease that significantly impacts human and animal health
throughout the world. In the developing parts of the world, dog bites represent the highest …

During the last century, the practice of fur farming in Europe led to the introduction of two
mammal species from opposite ends of the world. With their subsequent unintentional …

The role of carrion in food webs is governed by complex competitive interactions among a
wide range of taxa. Although this competition is known to be influenced by several biotic and …

Scavengers and decomposers provide an important ecosystem service by removing carrion
from the environment. Scavenging and decomposition are known to be temperature …

This book examines current knowledge on the evolution, ecology, and conservation biology
of both New World vultures (Cathartidae) and Old World vultures (Accipitridae). Extinct …

Abstract During 1994–2007 a total of 156,416 raccoons was live-captured in Ontario,
Canada, as part of mark–recapture studies to estimate raccoon density during rabies-control …

For many wildlife species, agricultural landscapes undergo spatial and temporal fluctuations
in the composition of food and cover annually with the planting and harvesting of crops …

The alteration of scavenging communities can reduce basic ecosystem services and
increase risks to human and wildlife health. Recent work demonstrated that scavenging …

Understanding the effects of invasive plants on native consumers is important because
consumer-mediated indirect effects have the potential to alter the dynamics of coexistence in …

Background Where mesopredators co-exist with dominant apex predators, an
understanding of the factors that influence their habitat and space use can provide insights …