Landscape Level Effects of Lion Presence (Panthera leo) on Two Contrasting Prey Species

Due to the strong individual cost of being predated, potential prey species alter their behavior and physiology in response to predation risk. Such alterations may cause major indirect consequences on prey populations that are additive to the direct demographic effects caused by prey being killed. H...

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Main Authors: Maddalena Chizzola, Lydia Belton, Andre Ganswindt, Ilaria Greco, Grant Hall, Lourens Swanepoel, Fredrik Dalerum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00191/full