Asymmetrical intraguild interactions with coyotes, red foxes, and domestic dogs may contribute to competitive exclusion of declining gray foxes

DJ Morin, DB Lesmeister, CK Nielsen… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species coexistence is governed by availability of resources and intraguild interactions
including strategies to reduce ecological overlap. Gray foxes are dietary generalist …

The truth about cats and dogs: Landscape composition and human occupation mediate the distribution and potential impact of non-native carnivores

DJ Morin, DB Lesmeister, CK Nielsen… - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Humans alter landscapes and native species distributions in many ways, including
alterations mediated via domestic pets. While the negative impacts of domestic cats are well …

Activity patterns and temporal niche partitioning of dogs and medium-sized wild mammals in urban parks of Xalapa, Mexico

I Mella-Méndez, R Flores-Peredo, J Pérez-Torres… - Urban …, 2019 - Springer
Free-ranging domestic dogs are the world most common exotic carnivore species that could
negatively interact with the native wildlife as predators, competitors, and disease vectors …

Syntopic species interact with large boreal mammals' response to anthropogenic landscape change

JT Fisher, A Ladle - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Landscape change alters species' distributions, and understanding these changes is a key
ecological and conservation goal. Species-habitat relationships are often modelled in the …

Co-occurrence of invasive and native carnivorans affects occupancy patterns across environmental gradients

JM Kass, MW Tingley, T Tetsuya, F Koike - Biological Invasions, 2020 - Springer
Understanding species interactions and their effects on distributions is crucial for assessing
the impacts of global change, particularly for invasive species. Co-occurrence models can …

Interactions between carnivores in Madagascar and the risk of disease transmission

F Rasambainarivo, ZJ Farris, H Andrianalizah… - EcoHealth, 2017 - Springer
Introduced carnivores exert considerable pressure on native predators through predation,
competition and disease transmission. Recent research shows that exotic carnivores …

Assessing carnivore spatial co‐occurrence and temporal overlap in the face of human interference in a semiarid forest

JI Zanon Martinez, J Seoane, MJ Kelly… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Apex predators drive top‐down effects in ecosystems and the loss of such species can
trigger mesopredator release. This ecological process has been well documented in human …

Competition and specialization in an African forest carnivore community

DR Mills, E Do Linh San, H Robinson… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, human activities have led to the impoverishment of species assemblages and the
disruption of ecosystem function. Determining whether this poses a threat to future …

Fido, Fluffy, and wildlife conservation: The environmental consequences of domesticated animals

WM Twardek, KS Peiman, AJ Gallagher… - Environmental …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Humans have created a strong relationship with cats and dogs by domesticating them.
Whether owned by a human or living feral, modern domestic cats and dogs interact …

Scale‐dependent strategies for coexistence of mesocarnivores in human‐dominated landscapes

D Carricondo‐Sanchez, M Odden, A Kulkarni… - Biotropica, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying factors influencing the distribution of and interactions within carnivore
communities is important for understanding how they are affected by human activities …