Taphonomy for taxonomists: Implications of predation in small mammal studies

Y Fernández-Jalvo, P Andrews, C Denys… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Predation is one of the most recurrent sources of bone accumulations. The influence of
predation is widely studied for large mammal sites where humans, acting as predators …

Of city and village mice: behavioural adjustments of striped field mice to urban environments

M Dammhahn, V Mazza, A Schirmer, C Göttsche… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
A fundamental question of current ecological research concerns the drives and limits of
species responses to human-induced rapid environmental change (HIREC). Behavioural …

[图书][B] The eagle owl

V Penteriani, M del Mar Delgado - 2019 - books.google.com
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 TWS WILDLIFE PUBLICATION AWARDS. The definitive
work on Europe's largest and most spectacular owl. The Eagle Owl is one of the largest owls …

A review of European owls as predators of bats

A Sieradzki, H Mikkola - Owls, 2020 - books.google.com
Fossil evidence indicates that owls have been preying on bats from as far back as the
Pleistocene. Overall, bats form quite small portions (ie trace to 0.2%) of the diets (by prey …

Multi‐locus DNA metabarcoding reveals seasonality of foraging ecology of western spotted skunks in the Pacific Northwest

MI Tosa, DB Lesmeister, JM Allen, T Levi - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There are increasing concerns about the declining population trends of small mammalian
carnivores around the world. Their conservation and management are often challenging due …

Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China

CE Hacker, BD Hoenig, L Wu, W Cong, J Yu, Y Dai… - Avian research, 2021 - Springer
Background Diet analysis is essential to understanding the functional role of large bird
species in food webs. Morphological analysis of regurgitated bird pellet contents is time …

Noise pollution and decreased size of wooded areas reduces the probability of occurrence of Tawny Owl Strix aluco

A Fröhlich, M Ciach - Ibis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
At present, urban areas cover almost 3% of the Earth's land surface, and this proportion is
constantly increasing along with human population growth. Although urbanization leads to …

Prey-Base Does Not Influence Breeding Success in Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) in Judea, Israel

E Hadad, M Charter, JZ Kosicki, R Yosef - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We studied the diet and breeding success of Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) at
14 nests in the Judea region, Israel. A total of 9461 prey items were identified and although …

Multi-taxa referential of a modern Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) aerie

L Lebreton, S Bailon, E Guillaud, A Testu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Small vertebrates on archaeological sites are generally the result of predation from different
accumulator agents. Depending on their hunting habits, these agents can bias …

Environmental context of the Caune de l'Arago Acheulean occupations (Tautavel, France), new insights from microvertebrates in Q–R levels

L Lebreton, E Desclaux, C Hanquet, AM Moigne… - Quaternary …, 2016 - Elsevier
The comparison between the microvertebrates from the Caune de l'Arago Q–R levels and P
levels highlighted differences in their faunal palaeocommunities, notably with the presence …