Predator–prey ecology and the study of animal cognition and culture have emerged as
independent disciplines. Research combining these disciplines suggests that both animal …

Large mammalian herbivores (megafauna) have experienced extinctions and declines since
prehistory. Introduced megafauna have partly counteracted these losses yet are thought to …

The wolf (Canis lupus) is arguably the most successful species at recolonizing its now
human‐dominated former ranges in Europe and North America. Over the centuries while the …

Motivation Terrestrial predators play key roles in cycling nutrients, as well as limiting prey
populations, and shaping the behaviour of their prey. Prehistoric, historic and ongoing …

The prey naivety hypothesis posits that prey are vulnerable to introduced predators because
many generations in slow gradual coevolution are needed for appropriate avoidance …

Ecological Restoration and Environmental Change presents an introduction to the practice
of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the …

Apex predators structure ecosystems by hunting mesopredators and herbivores. Their
ecological influence is determined not only by the number of animals they kill, but also by …

Across the last~ 50,000 years (the late Quaternary) terrestrial vertebrate faunas have
experienced severe losses of large species (megafauna), with most extinctions occurring in …

Carnivores, often identified as keystone species, can influence prey and subordinate
carnivores through density‐and behaviourally mediated pathways. Although the magnitude …

Introduced predators are thought to be responsible for the decline and extinction of their
native prey. The prey naivety hypothesis provides a mechanism for these declines …