Despite being identified as a driver of mobile predator aggregations (hotspots) in both
marine and terrestrial environments, topographic complexity has long remained a …

Carnivore guilds play a vital role in ecological communities by cascading trophic effects,
energy and nutrient transfer, and stabilizing or destabilizing food webs. Consequently, the …

The absences of large carnivores from many ecosystems, human‐induced landscape
changes, and resource supplementation have been theorized to increase the abundance of …

Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) populations have declined throughout much of
their range in the eastern United States over recent decades. Declines have been attributed …

Dens are crucial in the early development of many mammals, making den site selection an
important component of parental care in such species. Resource availability and shelter …

The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) is a small, nocturnal omnivore that was once
common throughout the eastern United States, but has declined over the last 75 years. We …

There are increasing concerns about the declining population trends of small mammalian
carnivores around the world. Their conservation and management are often challenging due …

Simple Summary Presently, Taiwan's endangered leopard cat mostly occurs in unprotected,
rural, human-dominated landscapes. To survive within these landscapes, the species needs …

Abstract Information on the roost requirements of small, temperate-zone hibernating bats,
which can spend up to 8 months in hibernation, is crucial to their conservation. We studied …

Survival and cause-specific mortality of eastern spotted skunks (Spilogale putorius) was
assessed for a radio-monitored population in the Ouachita Mountains of westcentral …