Latrines are accumulations of two to several hundred faeces resulting from the repeated use
of the same defecation sites by the same or several individuals. Many carnivores deposit …

Seed dispersal may be a major ecological role of mesocarnivores. However, the general
features of seed dispersal by mesocarnivores are not well elucidated. Here, we review the …

Many carnivorous mammals consume fruits and disperse the intact seeds to specific sites.
Few studies have attempted to quantify this seed dispersal or evaluate its effectiveness …

Little information is available on the relationship between the spatial distribution of zoonotic
parasites in soil and the pattern of hosts' faeces deposition at a local scale. In this study, the …

Roads represent barriers to animal movement due to physical obstruction, mortality, or
behavioural avoidance. The population-level consequences of such constraints remain …

Echinococcus multilocularis eggs are deposited on the ground with the faeces of the
carnivore definitive hosts. A reliable assessment of the spatial distribution of E. multilocularis …

Habitat patches, depending on the degree of differentiation from the matrix, can add few or
many elements to the species pool of a particular landscape. Their importance to …

Indirect wildlife population surveying largely depends upon counts of artifacts of behavior
(eg, nests or dung). Likelihood to encounter these artifacts is derived from both artifact …

Riparian ecosystems serve as movement and dispersal corridors; however, the factors that
determine their use by multiple species of carnivores remain unknown. Two hypotheses can …

The function of latrines is still debated in many mammals, and in most cases latrine use is
likely multi-functional. Functional hypotheses can be broadly divided into five categories that …