Fear of large carnivores is tied to ungulate habitat use: evidence from a bifactorial experiment

Abstract The fear large carnivores inspire in large ungulates has been argued to have cascading effects down food webs. However, a direct link between ungulate habitat use and their fear of large carnivores has not been experimentally tested. To fill this critical gap, we conducted a bi-factorial ex...

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Main Authors: Haley K. Epperly, Michael Clinchy, Liana Y. Zanette, Robert A. McCeery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92469-5