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Hypercarnivorous apex predator could provide ecosystem services by dispersing seeds
Large “hypercarnivorous” felids are recognized for their role as apex predators and hence as key elements in food webs and ecosystem functioning through competition and depredation. Here we show that cougars (Puma concolor), one of the largest and the most widely ranging apex felid predators with a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726145/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26791932 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19647 |