Animals help disperse seeds and spores for many plant and fungal species. This typically happens when animals eat the ...

Barn owl: briefly -- Study areas in Scotland -- Research methods -- Distribution and variation -- Variation within subspecies -- Variation among subspecies -- Related spedies in the genus Tyto -- Diet ...

Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...

I. The study -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Serengeti region -- 3. Study methods -- II. The lion -- 4. Group structure and movements -- 5. Behavior within the group -- 6. Population dynamics -- 7. Food ...

Mountain lions are adapting to their defenseless, predictable prey, which return to Patagonia seasonally to nest and breed, ...

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem.