Humans, but not their dogs, displace pumas from their kills: An experimental approach.

ABSTRACT: Domestic dogs are the most abundant large carnivore on the planet, and their ubiquity has led to concern regarding the impacts of dogs as predators of and competitors with native wildlife. If native large carnivores perceive dogs as threatening, impacts could extend to the community level by altering interactions between large carnivores and their prey. Dog impacts may be further exacerbated if these human-associated predators are also perceived as indicators of risk from humans. However, observational approaches used to date have led to ambiguity regarding the effects of dog presence on wildlife. We experimentally quantified dog impacts on the behavior of a native large carnivore, presenting playbacks of dog vocalizations to pumas in central California. We show that the perceived presence

SUBMITTER: Suraci JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704098 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature