| density of wild prey modulates lynx kill rates on free-ranging domestic sheep. | understanding the factors shaping the dynamics of carnivore-livestock conflicts is vital to facilitate large carnivore conservation in multi-use landscapes. we investigated how the density of their main wild prey, roe deer capreolus capreolus, modulates individual eurasian lynx lynx lynx kill rates on free-ranging domestic sheep ovis aries across a range of sheep and roe deer densities. lynx kill rates on free-ranging domestic sheep were collected in south-eastern norway from 1995 to 2011 along ... | 2013 | 24278123 |
| climate, season, and social status modulate the functional response of an efficient stalking predator: the eurasian lynx. | 1. predation plays a major role in shaping the structure and dynamics of ecological communities, and the functional response of a predator is of crucial importance to the dynamics of any predator-prey system by linking the trophic levels. for large mammals, there is a dearth of field studies documenting functional responses, and observations at low prey density are particularly scarce. furthermore, there is a lack of understanding about how variables such as season, social status and climate mod ... | 2009 | 19486380 |
| fluoride exposure in cervids inhabiting areas adjacent to aluminum smelters in norway. i. residue levels. | mandibular fluorine concentrations were determined in 1,425 red deer (cervus elaphus), 240 moose (alces alces), and 424 roe deer (capreolus capreolus) collected in norway from 1990 to 1993 in seven municipalities in which aluminum smelters are located, in eight neighboring municipalities, and in eight reference areas representing background levels. background fluorine concentration was significantly correlated with age in all three species. roe deer had the highest mean background fluorine level ... | 1996 | 8722253 |