Recent advances in the ecology of food webs underscore the importance of detritus and
indirect predator–prey effects. However, most research considers detritus as an invariable …

Predation and scavenging have been classically understood as independent processes,
with predator–prey interactions and scavenger–carrion relationships occurring separately …

Vultures (Accipitridae and Cathartidae) are the only known obligate scavengers. They feed
on rotting carcasses and are the most threatened avian functional group in the world …

The particle size of the food resource strongly determines the structure and dynamics of food
webs. However, the ecological implications of carcass size variation for scavenging …

Lead contamination is a widely recognised conservation problem for raptors worldwide.
There are a number of studies in individual raptor species but those data have not been …

Scavenging, or the consumption of dead animal matter, has been documented for a wide
array of vertebrate taxa by naturalists and researchers for centuries. Yet, until recently, the …

Abstract The earlier Gravettian of Southern Moravia—the Pavlovian—is notable for the many
raven bones (Corvus corax) documented in its faunal assemblages. On the basis of the rich …

Ecologists have traditionally focused on herbivore carcasses as study models in scavenging
research. However, some observations of scavengers avoiding feeding on carnivore carrion …

Current European sanitary laws are promoting the concentration of domestic livestock
carcasses in limited locations called 'vulture restaurants' or supplementary feeding stations …

Scavenging is a common feeding behavior by many species that plays an important role in
ecosystem stability and function while also providing ecosystem services. Despite its …