Vultures are obligate diurnal scavengers, albeit nocturnal feeding has been reported a few
times. The temporal expansion of the trophic niche could potentially offer relief from …

2007). Since species' niche width results from balancing the expansive forces of intraspecific
competition against the constraining forces of interspecific competition (Bolnick et al. 2010) …

Over the last few decades new technologies have made it easier to observe the nocturnal
behaviour of raptors and vultures. Yet, few cases of nocturnal feeding of vultures have been …

New World vultures are typically diurnal with only rare nocturnal activity reported. Tabor and
McAllister (1988) observed nocturnal flight by Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) during …

Among vertebrates, specialization in scavenging has appeared only in “true” Gyps vultures,
which usually base their diet almost exclusively on carcasses of medium and large-sized …

The outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy provoked restrictive European sanitary
legislation that forced farmers to remove livestock carcasses from the wild. This had serious …

Abstract The Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is an obligate scavenger that feeds on
large carcasses and provides critical ecosystem services. Vultures evolved various …

Background The need to obtain food is a critical proximate driver of an organism's
movement that shapes the foraging and survival of individual animals. Consequently, the …

Despite the consensus among ecologists and conservationists of the importance of
maintaining scavenger feeding patterns based primarily on natural prey sources, human …

Supplementing vulture populations with carcasses disposed at feeding stations is a common
management and conservation practice worldwide. However, there is a lack of knowledge …