Wildlife managers are urgently searching for improved sociodemographic population
assessment methods to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented conservation activities …

Nutritional coprophagy has been under-recognized in many vertebrates despite its potential
impact on social behaviours, health outcomes and ecological relationships. We reviewed …

Vertebrate animals are known to consume other species' faeces, yet the role of such
coprophagy in species dynamics remains unknown, not least due to the methodological …

Olfactory communication among mammals remains poorly studied yet may be key to
understanding their ecology. This is particularly true for mammalian carnivores, which rely …

Heterospecific coprophagy. ie, the consumption of excreta of other species, is reported and
documented for the first time for Iberian wild goat Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838 and is …

The construction of hydroelectric dams has been cited as one of the threats faced by giant
otter populations in their distribution areas. However, studies evaluating the impact of …

Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) can be considered an invasive species as they have
been introduced by humans in different parts of the world and represent a risk to wildlife …

Gecarcinus quadratus es un cangrejo terrestre depredado por algunas especies, sin
embargo, hay poca información en el nivel de género y especie de sus predadores. Esta …

O estudo objetivou avaliar a riqueza e composição de vertebrados de médio e grande porte
em latrinas ativas e inativas de ariranhas [Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1788)], em uma …

Communal latrines have important biological and ecological roles for the latrine builder
species and for other taxa that visit these sites and use feces to obtain nutrients and …