Mesopredators abundance is often limited by top-order predators and also by key food
resources. However, the contribution of these bidirectional forces to structure carnivore …

Assessing the body condition of wild animals is necessary to monitor the health of the
population and is critical to defining a framework for conservation actions. Body condition …

The grey wolf (Canis lupus) persists in a variety of human-dominated landscapes and is
subjected to various legal management regimes throughout Europe. Our aim was to assess …

Simple Summary Megalobrama is the economically most important freshwater fish genus in
China. In recent years, germplasm resources of Megalobrama have been depleting as a …

The macronutrient requirements of the strictly related pine marten (Martes martes) and stone
marten (Martes foina) are almost identical, but, at range scale, in areas of putative sympatry …

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology,
including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology …

The scope of this thesis encompasses research aimed to advance our understanding of
ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) ecology on human-altered landscapes with an emphasis on …

Trophic cascades are powerful mechanisms structuring ecosystems across food webs,
ultimately affecting primary producers. Apex predators play key roles in ecosystems and can …

Megalobrama, a genus of cyprinid fish, is an economically important freshwater fish widely
distributed in major waters of China. Here, we report the genome resequencing of 180 …