Scavenging vs hunting affects behavioral traits of an opportunistic carnivore

Background Human-induced changes to ecosystems transform the availability of resources to predators, including altering prey populations and increasing access to anthropogenic foods. Opportunistic predators are likely to respond to altered food resources by changing the proportion of food they hunt...

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Main Authors: Mitchell A. Parsons, Andrew Garcia, Julie K. Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13366.pdf