Do apex predators need to regulate prey populations to be a right conservation target
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109281
Abstract: Abstract Some authors consider that apex predators that cannot regulate prey populations are not a complete conservation target. We argue that this image originates in northern latitudes where cultural models of wildness have developed further… read more here.
Keywords: prey populations; regulate prey; apex predators; conservation ... See more keywords
Top–down limits on prey populations may be more severe in larger prey species, despite having fewer predators
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DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03791
Abstract: Variation in the vulnerability of herbivore prey to predation is linked to body size, yet whether this relationship is size‐nested or size‐partitioned remains debated. If size‐partitioned, predators would be focused on prey within their preferred… read more here.
Keywords: prey populations; body size; predator; prey species ... See more keywords
Comparative functional responses of native and high‐impacting invasive fishes: impact predictions for native prey populations
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DOI: 10.1111/eff.12297
Abstract: Comparative functional responses (FRs) can predict impacts of invasive species,including piscivorous fishes, via quantifying their depletion of native food resources as a function of prey density. The utility of FRs for predicting impacts on prey… read more here.
Keywords: invasive fishes; native fishes; comparative functional; functional responses ... See more keywords
The consequences of facultative sex in a prey adapting to predation
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12987
Abstract: A species reproductive mode, along with its associated costs and benefits, can play a significant role in its evolution and survival. Facultative sexuality, being able to reproduce both sexually and asexually, has been deemed evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: prey; facultative sexual; consequences facultative; sex ... See more keywords