Browsing Research Articles (Centre for Wildlife Management) by Subject "Mesopredator release"

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Fear of the dark? A mesopredator mitigates large carnivore risk through nocturnality, but humans moderate the interaction

Haswell, Peter M.; Kusak, Josip; Jones, Katherine A.; Hayward, Matt W. (Springer, 2020-05)

While constrained by endogenous rhythms, morphology and ecology, animals may still exhibit flexible activity patterns in response to risk. Temporal avoidance of interspecific aggression can enable access to resources ...
Fear, foraging and olfaction : how mesopredators avoid costly interactions with apex predators

Haswell, Peter M.; Jones, Katherine A.; Kusak, Josip; Hayward, Matt W. (Springer Verlag, 2018-07)

Where direct killing is rare and niche overlap low, sympatric carnivores may appear to coexist without conflict. Interference interactions, harassment and injury from larger carnivores may still pose a risk to smaller ...
Foraging theory provides a useful framework for livestock predation management

Haswell, Peter M.; Shepherd, Elizabeth A.; Stone, Suzanne A.; Purcell, Brad; Hayward, Matt W. (Elsevier, 2019-06)

A societal shift toward plant dominant diets and a reduction in livestock rearing could have broad social, environmental and conservation benefits. Livestock husbandry, however, has a wealthy cultural history, strong support ...

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