Variation in red fox Vulpes vulpes diet in five continents

I Castañeda, TS Doherty, PA Fleming… - Mammal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding variation in the diet of widely distributed species can help us to predict how
they respond to future environmental and anthropogenic changes. We studied the diet of the …

Coyote diet in North America: geographic and ecological patterns during range expansion

AJ Jensen, CJ Marneweck, JC Kilgo… - Mammal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coyotes Canis latrans have expanded their geographic range by 40% in the last 120 years,
raising questions about their ecological impacts in the newly colonised areas. Despite a …

Spatiotemporal mechanisms of coexistence in an European mammal community in a protected area of southern Italy

E Mori, S Bagnato, P Serroni, A Sangiuliano… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing the spatiotemporal overlap amongst animal species living in sympatry helps to
shed light on mechanisms of interspecific coexistence. We analysed the spatiotemporal …

eDNA metabarcoding for biodiversity assessment, generalist predators as sampling assistants

L Nørgaard, CR Olesen, K Trøjelsgaard, C Pertoldi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
With an accelerating negative impact of anthropogenic actions on natural ecosystems, non-
invasive biodiversity assessments are becoming increasingly crucial. As a consequence, the …

Dietary flexibility promotes range expansion: The case of golden jackals in Eurasia

J Lanszki, MW Hayward, N Ranc… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Ongoing global changes can lead to the expansion of species' geographical range.
Exploring the drivers of the successful ongoing expansion of the golden jackal across …

Diet of the introduced red fox Vulpes vulpes in Australia: analysis of temporal and spatial patterns

PA Fleming, HM Crawford, AM Stobo‐Wilson… - Mammal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The red fox Vulpes vulpes is one of the world's most widespread carnivores. A key to its
success has been its broad, opportunistic diet. The fox was introduced to Australia about …

Downtown diet: a global meta-analysis of increased urbanization on the diets of vertebrate predators

S Gámez, A Potts, KL Mills, AA Allen… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Predation is a fundamental ecological process that shapes communities and drives
evolutionary dynamics. As the world rapidly urbanizes, it is critical to understand how human …

Individual dietary specialization in a generalist predator: A stable isotope analysis of urban and rural red foxes

C Scholz, J Firozpoor, S Kramer‐Schadt… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Some carnivores are known to survive well in urban habitats, yet the underlying behavioral
tactics are poorly understood. One likely explanation for the success in urban habitats might …

[HTML][HTML] Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) play an important role in the propagation of tick-borne pathogens

PM Lesiczka, N Rudenko, M Golovchenko… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2023 - Elsevier
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widespread free-living carnivore in the world. Over
the years, foxes have been recognized as hosts for a number of tick-borne pathogens …

Predation‐mediated edge effects reduce survival of wader nests at a wet grassland‐forest edge

T Kaasiku, R Rannap, P Männil - Animal Conservation, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Edge effects occur when the matrix has adverse impacts on the patches of remnant habitat.
A widely explored example of this is the hypothesis of a higher predation pressure on bird …