Questions about the timing, frequency, resource yield, and behavioral and biological
implications of large animal carcass acquisition by early hominins have been a part of the …

Carrion decomposition is fundamental to nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems because it
provides a high-quality resource to diverse organisms. A conceptual framework …

Roads can have negative impacts on wildlife through indirect effects such as fragmentation
of habitat, or through direct effects such as fatal collisions with vehicles. Wildlife deaths on …

Rapid and ongoing environmental change is leading to scenarios where marine and
terrestrial predators are persisting without prey, either by scavenging or using anthropogenic …

Carrion acts as a hotspot of animal activity within many ecosystems globally, attracting
scavengers that rely on this food source. However, many scavengers are invasive species …

Vertebrate scavenger communities vary in species composition across the globe. They
include a wide array of species with diverse ecological strategies and life histories that …

Many apex scavenger species, including nearly all obligate scavengers, are in a state of
rapid decline and there is growing evidence these declines can drastically alter ecological …

1. Interspecific social information transfer can play a key role in many aspects of animal
ecology from foraging to habitat selection to predator avoidance. 2. Within scavenging …

Human activities can influence the movement of organisms, either repelling or attracting
individuals depending on whether they interfere with natural behavioural patterns or …

It is widely known that traditional northern hunter–gatherers such as the Inuit included putrid
meat, fish, and fat in their diet, although the ubiquity and dietary importance of decomposing …