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Bed site selection by a subordinate predator: an example with the cougar (Puma concolor) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

As technology has improved, our ability to study cryptic animal behavior has increased. Bed site selection is one such example. Among prey species, bed site selection provides thermoregulatory benefits and mitigates predation risk, and may directly influence survival. We conducted research to test w...

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Autores principales: Kusler, Anna, Elbroch, L. Mark, Quigley, Howard, Grigione, Melissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158967
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4010