There is growing recognition of the important roles played by predators in regulating
ecosystems and sustaining biodiversity. Much attention has focused on the consequences of …

The response of mammals to forest fire and timber harvest in the North American boreal forest
Page 1 Mammal Rev. 2005, Volume 35, No. 1, 51–81. Printed in Great Britain. © 2005 Mammal …

Interspecific killing among mammalian carnivores is common in nature and accounts for up
to 68% of known mortalities in some species. Interactions may be symmetrical (both species …

The decline of predators in a variety of ecosystems has transformed community structure
through mesopredator release and trophic cascades. Elasmobranch fishes, one of the …

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 …

Abstract Changes to the community ecology of hosts for zoonotic pathogens, particularly
rodents, are likely to influence the emergence and prevalence of zoonotic diseases …

Due to the widespread eradication of large canids and felids, top predators in many
terrestrial ecosystems are now medium‐sized carnivores such as coyotes. Coyotes have …

Mesopredator release theory suggests that dominant predators suppress subordinate
carnivores and ultimately shape community dynamics, but the assumption that subordinate …

Coyotes are competitors with, and predators of, a wide array of species. How might coyotes
in the Northeast influence the distribution and abundance of other species, including those …

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Order Carnivora, Family Canidae. The genus Vulpes includes
10 species:~ bengalensis,~ cana,~ chama,~ corsac,~ ferrilata,~ pallida,~ rueppelli,~ velox …