Article
Ecology
Mauriel Rodriguez Curras, Emiliano Donadio, Arthur D. Middleton, Jonathan N. Pauli
Summary: In human-dominated landscapes, carnivores modify their niche axes to minimize competition overlap. The study found that dominant species had a negative impact on subordinate ones, creating space for smaller carnivores. Humans and domesticated dogs differed in their diurnal behavior and dietary choices compared to native carnivores. The results highlight the importance of spatial partitioning among carnivores in landscapes with human presence.
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
James P. Kilfoil, Thomas P. Quinn, Aaron J. Wirsing
Summary: Humans can significantly alter the temporal activity of wildlife, and the ecological consequences of such shifts can lead to reduced fitness, increased competition, and trophic cascades. This study examined the potential of human disturbance as a temporal-shield for brown bears foraging on sockeye salmon in southwestern Alaska. The results showed that all bears avoided peak times of human activity, but socially-subordinate subadult bears had higher overlap with humans compared to females with cubs and single adults. The findings suggest that human-disturbance can have complex effects on large carnivores and may provide increased foraging opportunities for socially subordinate, but more human-tolerant individuals.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Cassandre C. Venumiere-Lefebvre, Stewart W. Breck, Kevin R. Crooks
Summary: This study provides a global perspective on human-carnivore coexistence by analyzing literature published between 1987 and 2020. It found that the term coexistence is often used without a clear definition, with a focus on carnivore ecology and a lack of attention to social conflict. The study also revealed the dominance of European and North American authors and a bias towards larger carnivores. The authors propose a simplified definition of coexistence and encourage researchers to explore the social dimensions and broaden their study scope.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
N. R. Jordan, K. A. Golabek, D. M. Behr, R. H. Walker, L. Plimpton, S. Lostrom, M. Claase, L. K. Van der Weyde, J. W. McNutt
Summary: Patterns of food sharing in collectively hunting species can influence social dynamics and evolution. This study focuses on the feeding behavior of African wild dogs, confirming a youngest-feed-first system and providing evidence that older subdominants are more likely to participate in kills. The study suggests that allowing younger animals access to food they have not caught themselves may prioritize helping those least able to catch their own food.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Laura C. Gigliotti, Goncalo Curveira-Santos, Rob Slotow, Craig Sholto-Douglas, Lourens H. Swanepoel, David S. Jachowski
Summary: This study focused on the impact of fires on carnivores in South Africa, revealing that fire did not promote all carnivores to increase the use of burned areas. While apex predators like lions responded positively to prey-rich burnt areas, other large carnivore species exhibited neutral responses, and medium- to small-sized carnivores had species-specific, both neutral and positive responses. Positive responses to fire by lions were short-lived, emphasizing the complexity of understanding carnivore responses to fire.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Mingdi He, Feng Liu, Fang Wang
Summary: This study analyzed the changes in feed sources and isotopic niches of P. clarkii in an integrated rice-crayfish culture experiment, highlighting the importance of inter-sexual cannibalism and how moderate cannibalism could reduce potential competition for resources. The study provides insights for further research on the interactions between male and female crayfish.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Remington J. Moll, Patrick J. Jackson, Brian F. Wakeling, Carl W. Lackey, Jon P. Beckmann, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Robert A. Montgomery
Summary: The study found that American black bears mediate their top-down effects on sympatric mesocarnivores through hibernation, shaping the spatio-temporal dynamics of these animals through a spatial predator cascade of interference competition.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Javan M. Bauder, Maximilian L. Allen, Adam A. Ahlers, Thomas J. Benson, Craig A. Miller, Kirk W. Stodola
Summary: Interspecific interactions among predators can shape ecological communities, but the strength and directions of these interactions may vary spatially and temporally. By studying abundance indices of red foxes and gray foxes, it was found that increasing coyote abundance may have led to decreases in fox population abundances. The effects of landscape changes on fox populations varied by species.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lucia Ripari, Joe Premier, Elisa Belotti, Hendrik Bluhm, Christine Breitenmoser-Wursten, Ludek Bufka, Jaroslav Cerveny, Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet, Christian Fuxjaeger, Wlodzimierz Jedrzejewski, Raido Kont, Petr Koubek, Rafal Kowalczyk, Miha Krofel, Jarmila Krojerova-Prokesova, Anja Molinari-Jobin, Henryk Okarma, Teresa Oliveira, Jaanus Remm, Krzysztof Schmidt, Fridolin Zimmermann, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Marco Heurich
Summary: Habitat selection is a complex process influenced by trade-offs between benefits and risks. Eurasian lynx, a large carnivore, showed sensitivity to human disturbances and preferred natural landscape features associated with shelter and prey abundance. Gender had relatively low importance in lynx's general habitat selection behavior. The study sites showed similar responses at finer selection scales, suggesting that coarse-scale selection was determined by site differences and coarse-scale selection was driven by availability rather than preference.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Moises Gonzalvez, Carlos Martinez-Carrasco, Jose A. Sanchez-Zapata, Marcos Moleon
Summary: The study explored the strategies of mammalian carnivores in avoiding trophically transmitted parasites, finding that red foxes exhibit delayed consumption behavior when faced with conspecific and heterospecific carnivore carcasses, challenging the assumption that cannibalism is a major transmission route for meat-borne parasites.
APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ben Goodheart, Scott Creel, Matthew S. Becker, Milan Vinks, Paul Schuette, Kambwiri Banda, Carolyn Sanguinetti, Elias Rosenblatt, Chase Dart, Anna Kusler, Kim Young-Overton, Xia Stevens, Alstone Mwanza, Chuma Simukonda
Summary: The study found that the population of African wild dogs in the study area was not competitively released due to the low density of lions, but rather impacted by prey scarcity, indicating that the number of wild dogs is influenced by an optimal balance of prey and competitors.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jamshid Parchizadeh, Jerrold L. Belant
Summary: Human-caused mortality is the main cause of death for large carnivores worldwide, with brown bears, striped hyenas, and Persian leopards being the most affected species. Deaths related to agricultural losses have the highest frequency, and promoting conservation education programs and incentive compensation schemes are recommended to improve local communities' attitudes towards large carnivores.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jason S. Hagani, Sara M. Kross, Michael Clark, Rae Wynn-Grant, Mary Blair
Summary: Black bears are a common and iconic species in the US, but negative interactions with humans can hinder conservation efforts. In the Catskills region of New York, over 400 conflicts between people and bears are reported each year, primarily due to poor trash management. Research shows that conflicts are more likely to occur in residential areas at the urban-wildland interface.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Kara K. Walker, Steffen Foerster, Carson M. Murray, Deus Mjungu, Anne E. Pusey
Summary: The study evaluated 13 infanticidal attacks by female chimpanzees over 47 years at Gombe National Park in Tanzania, supporting the adaptive hypotheses of exploitation of infant as a food resource, resource competition, and low cost of female-led infanticide. Females usually consumed the carcass, attacked others with high core area overlap, and attacked when risks to the perpetrator were low.
Article
Ecology
Alex J. Jensen, Elizabeth A. Saldo, Zoey G. Chapman, Joseph W. Butfiloski, David S. Jachowski
Summary: Large carcasses attract multiple carnivore species, and subordinate carnivores must weigh the reward of a profitable meal with the risk of being attacked by dominant carnivores. Factors such as scale-dependent risk and amount of remaining carcass influence the risk-reward trade-offs. In this study, the scavenging behavior of bobcats, gray foxes, raccoons, and opossums in response to risk from coyotes, vulture activity, forest structure, and remaining food was evaluated.
Article
Geography, Physical
Marcos Terradillos-Bernal, Martina Demuro, Lee J. Arnold, Jesus F. Jorda-Pardo, Ignacio Clemente-Conte, Alfonso Benito-Calvo, J. Carlos Diez Fernandez-Lomana
Summary: This paper presents new dating results for the sedimentary sequence at San Quirce, indicating an older age than previously thought. The main lithic assemblage from the site provides insights into the cultural habits and adaptation of the local Neanderthals during that time.
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Federica Grandi, Hector Del Valle, Isabel Caceres, Pablo Rodriguez-Salgado, Oriol Oms, Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo, Francisco Garcia, Gerard Campeny, Bruno Gomez de Soler
Summary: The taphonomic study of two complete and anatomically connected individuals of Tapirus arvernensis from the Pliocene site of Camp dels Ninots in Spain suggests that the site belongs to a konservat-Lagerstatte deposit. The analysis reveals the preservation of histological features of the bones and possible interference from volcanic activity that led to optimal preservation of the osteological material.
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Enrique Baquedano, Juan L. Arsuaga, Alfredo Perez-Gonzalez, Cesar Laplana, Belen Marquez, Rosa Huguet, Sandra Gomez-Soler, Lucia Villaescusa, M. Angeles Galindo-Pellicena, Laura Rodriguez, Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez, M-Cruz Ortega, David M. Martin-Perea, Ana Ortega, Lucia Hernandez-Vivanco, Gonzalo Ruiz-Liso, Juan Gomez-Hernanz, Jose Alonso-Martin, Ana Abrunhosa, Abel Moclan, Ana Casado, Marina Vegara-Riquelme, Ana Alvarez-Fernandez, Angel C. Dominguez-Garcia, Diego J. Alvarez-Lao, Nuria Garcia, Paloma Sevilla, Hugues-Alexandre Blain, Blanca Ruiz-Zapata, M. Jose Gil-Garcia, Adrian Alvarez-Vena, Teresa Sanz, Rolf Quam, Tom Higham
Summary: This study analyzes the behavior of Neanderthal groups at Cueva Des-Cubierta in central Spain based on archaeological findings. The presence of Mousterian lithic industry and an assemblage of large ungulate crania, along with evidence of processing outside the cave, suggests that the carcasses were brought inside for a second round of processing, possibly associated with brain removal. This recurrent behavior appears to be more symbolic than subsistence-related.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Archaeology
Maria Eugenia Conforti, Carmelo Polino, Juan Carlos Diez Fernandez-Lomana
Summary: This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public communication of the Atapuerca archaeological site in Spain. Through 116 interviews, it was found that Atapuerca managed to minimize the impact of lockdown by utilizing technology and connecting the narrative of human evolution to the pandemic.
CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Diego Arceredillo, Carlos Diez Fernandez-lomana, Jesus Francisco Jorda Pardo
Summary: La Mina is one of the three sites located in the middle course of the Arlanza river. Excavated in 2006, it revealed evidence of two Palaeolithic occupations and recovered remains of woolly rhinoceros. Amino acid racemisation dating provided the earliest Upper Pleistocene date for Coelodonta antiquitatis on the Iberian Peninsula. The findings have implications for understanding migratory patterns of the species and completing the picture of its movements through the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic on the Iberian Peninsula.
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Dario Fidalgo, Antonio Rosas, Almudena Estalrrich, Antonio Garcia-Tabernero, Francisco J. Pastor, Antonio Pineda, Rosa Huguet, Isabel Caceres, Andreu Olle, Josep Vallverdu, Palmira Saladie
JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
(2023)
Review
Geography, Physical
D. Fidalgo, A. Rosas, J. Madurell-Malapeira, A. Pineda, R. Huguet, A. Garcia-Tabernero, I. Caceres, A. Olle, J. Vallverdu, P. Saladie
Summary: This study analyzes the European Pleistocene Hippopotamus using descriptive anatomy, linear biometry, and geometric morphometrics, revealing that there was only one species (Hippopotamus antiquus) present in Europe from the Early to mid-Middle Pleistocene. The study also suggests that the Iberian and Italic peninsulas may have acted as climatic refugia for Hippopotamus populations during the Early to mid-Middle Pleistocene.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Bruno Gomez de Soler, Maria Soto, Angel Carrancho, Francesc Gispert-Guirado, Hans Mommsen, Juan Ignacio Morales, Alicia Munoz del Pozo, Clodoaldo Roldan, Aleix Eixea, M. Gema Chacon, Miguel Soares-Remiseiro, Josep Vallverdu
Summary: The Sant Genis Formation in Catalonia, Spain, is a Priabonian evaporitic formation consisting of sandy lutites, occasional limestone layers, marls, and stratified gypsum and cherts. The Sant Marti de Tous chert, abundant in specific locations within the region, is an important raw material for prehistoric sites in the area and has been constantly discovered in archaeological excavations. A multi-proxy characterization using mineralogical and geochemical techniques has been carried out to identify the origin and provenance of the cherts within the formation.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Maria Joana Gabucio, Amelia Bargallo, Palmira Saladie, Francesca Romagnoli, M. Gema Chacon, Josep Vallverdu, Manuel Vaquero
Summary: Although intra-site spatial approaches in interpreting archaeological assemblages are often descriptive and subjective, recent studies have employed quantitative and objective techniques like geostatistics and GIS methods. The Abric Romani team also adopts this approach, using GIS and geostatistics methods to analyze faunal and lithic assemblages from archaeolevel Ob. The results reveal clustered distributions in four dense accumulations, ruling out generalized postdepositional movement and identifying single material and mixed accumulations.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Abel Moclan, Rosa Huguet, Belen Marquez, Ana Alvarez-Fernandez, Cesar Laplana, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Alfredo Perez-Gonzalez, Enrique Baquedano
Summary: This study examines the distribution patterns at the Navalmaillo Rock Shelter in Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain, a Neanderthal hunting camp. A main cluster of materials related to nearby hearths was found, indicating collaborative and repetitive activities. Additionally, a small isolated area possibly used for carcass processing and another area slightly altered by water were also detected through spatial analysis.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Correction
Psychology, Biological
Enrique Baquedano, Juan L. L. Arsuaga, Alfredo Perez-Gonzalez, Cesar Laplana, Belen Marquez, Rosa Huguet, Sandra Gomez-Soler, Lucia Villaescusa, M. Angeles Galindo-Pellicena, Laura Rodriguez, Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez, M. -Cruz Ortega, David M. M. Martin-Perea, Ana I. I. Ortega, Lucia Hernandez-Vivanco, Gonzalo Ruiz-Liso, Juan Gomez-Hernanz, Jose I. Alonso-Martin, Ana Abrunhosa, Abel Moclan, Ana I. I. Casado, Marina Vegara-Riquelme, Ana Alvarez-Fernandez, Angel C. Dominguez-Garcia, Diego J. J. Alvarez-Lao, Nuria Garcia, Paloma Sevilla, Hugues-Alexandre Blain, Blanca Ruiz-Zapata, M. Jose Gil-Garcia, Adrian Alvarez-Vena, Teresa Sanz, Rolf Quam, Tom Higham
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Andreu Olle, Diego Lombao, Lena Asryan, Paula Garcia-Medrano, Adrian Arroyo, Juan Luis Fernandez-Marchena, Görkem C. Yesilova, Isabel Caceres, Rosa Huguet, Lucia Lopez-Polin, Antonio Pineda, Antonio Garcia-Tabernero, Dario Fidalgo, Antonio Rosas, Palmira Saladie, Josep Vallverdu
Summary: Since the oldest known Acheulean lithic techno-typological features in Europe were reported at the site of Barranc de la Boella (Tarragona, Spain), continuous fieldwork has been conducted there to further explore the archaeological deposits of the late Early Pleistocene age (0.99-0.78 Ma). The results of this study revealed a unique technological assemblage in Europe's late Early Pleistocene archaeological record, providing insights into the first appearance of the Acheulean technology in Europe and adding critical information to the debate on the technological variability of the Early Pleistocene hominin occupation of the continent.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ana Fagoaga, Monica Fernandez-Garcia, Juan Manuel Lopez-Garcia, M. Gema Chacon, Palmira Saladie, Josep Vallverdu, Francisco Javier Ruiz-Sanchez, Hugues-Alexandre Blain
Summary: One of the major challenges in scientific research is to understand past climate and the mechanisms of climate change. Small vertebrates, especially rodents, can be used to reconstruct past environments by analyzing their variations in terms of taxa and abundance. Recently, the UDA-ODA discrimination technique has been proposed as a more reliable method for palaeoclimatic reconstruction compared to the classical MER method. This study applied the UDA-ODA technique to small-mammal assemblages from the Abric Romani site and found improved precision in climatic reconstruction.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Paleontology
Antonio Rosas, Ana Soler-Fajardo, Antonio Garcia-Tabernero, Rosa Huguet, Josep Vallverdu, Dario Fidalgo, Emilia Galli, Pedro Pinero, Jordi Agusti, Alberto Valenciano, Daniel Garcia-Martinez
Summary: This study provides further insights into the evolutionary patterns of Euroasiatic badgers, suggesting the presence of both primitive and newly differentiated populations in the Eurasian region.
COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL
(2023)
