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Fear of the human "super predator" pervades the South African savanna.
Zanette LY, Frizzelle NR, Clinchy M, Peel MJS, Keller CB, Huebner SE, Packer C. Zanette LY, et al. Curr Biol. 2023 Nov 6;33(21):4689-4696.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.089. Epub 2023 Oct 5. Curr Biol. 2023. PMID: 37802052
Our results greatly strengthen the growing experimental evidence that wildlife worldwide fear the human "super predator" far more than other predators,(1)(,)(19)(,)(20)(,)(21)(,)(22)(,)(23)(,)(24)(,)(25)(,)(26)(,)(27)(,)(28) and the very substantial fear of humans d …
Our results greatly strengthen the growing experimental evidence that wildlife worldwide fear the human "super predator" far m …
Prey tells, large herbivores fear the human 'super predator'.
Crawford DA, Conner LM, Clinchy M, Zanette LY, Cherry MJ. Crawford DA, et al. Oecologia. 2022 Jan;198(1):91-98. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-05080-w. Epub 2022 Jan 4. Oecologia. 2022. PMID: 34981219
Fear of the human 'super predator' has been demonstrated to so alter the feeding behavior of large carnivores as to cause trophic cascades. ...Combined with previous, site-specific research linking deer fecundity to predator abundance, this study reveals that fear o …
Fear of the human 'super predator' has been demonstrated to so alter the feeding behavior of large carnivores as to cause trop …
ECOLOGY. A most unusual (super)predator.
Worm B. Worm B. Science. 2015 Aug 21;349(6250):784-5. doi: 10.1126/science.aac8697. Science. 2015. PMID: 26293936 No abstract available.
How to build a mammalian super-predator.
Wroe S, Lowry MB, Anton M. Wroe S, et al. Zoology (Jena). 2008;111(3):196-203. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.07.008. Epub 2008 Mar 3. Zoology (Jena). 2008. PMID: 18313908
Fear of the human 'super predator' reduces feeding time in large carnivores.
Smith JA, Suraci JP, Clinchy M, Crawford A, Roberts D, Zanette LY, Wilmers CC. Smith JA, et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2017 Jun 28;284(1857):20170433. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0433. Proc Biol Sci. 2017. PMID: 28637855 Free PMC article.
Large carnivores' fear of the human 'super predator' has the potential to alter their feeding behaviour and result in human-induced trophic cascades. ...We found that pumas fled more frequently, took longer to return, and reduced their overall feeding time by more t …
Large carnivores' fear of the human 'super predator' has the potential to alter their feeding behaviour and result in human-in …
Cougars, wolves, and humans drive a dynamic landscape of fear for elk.
Ganz TR, DeVivo MT, Wirsing AJ, Bassing SB, Kertson BN, Walker SL, Prugh LR. Ganz TR, et al. Ecology. 2024 Apr;105(4):e4255. doi: 10.1002/ecy.4255. Epub 2024 Feb 15. Ecology. 2024. PMID: 38361248
Elk avoided humans during the day and ~80% of adult female mortality was human caused, suggesting that humans functioned as a "super predator" in this system. Simultaneously, elk leveraged the human shield against wolves but not cougars at night, and no elk were con …
Elk avoided humans during the day and ~80% of adult female mortality was human caused, suggesting that humans functioned as a "super …
HUMAN IMPACTS. The unique ecology of human predators.
Darimont CT, Fox CH, Bryan HM, Reimchen TE. Darimont CT, et al. Science. 2015 Aug 21;349(6250):858-60. doi: 10.1126/science.aac4249. Science. 2015. PMID: 26293961
Given this competitive dominance, impacts on predators, and other unique predatory behavior, we suggest that humans function as an unsustainable "super predator," which-unless additionally constrained by managers-will continue to alter ecological and evolutionary pr …
Given this competitive dominance, impacts on predators, and other unique predatory behavior, we suggest that humans function as an unsustain …
Fear of humans as apex predators has landscape-scale impacts from mountain lions to mice.
Suraci JP, Clinchy M, Zanette LY, Wilmers CC. Suraci JP, et al. Ecol Lett. 2019 Oct;22(10):1578-1586. doi: 10.1111/ele.13344. Epub 2019 Jul 17. Ecol Lett. 2019. PMID: 31313436
Humans have supplanted large carnivores as apex predators in many systems, and similarly pervasive impacts may now result from fear of the human 'super predator'. We conducted a landscape-scale playback experiment demonstrating that the sound of humans speaking gene …
Humans have supplanted large carnivores as apex predators in many systems, and similarly pervasive impacts may now result from fear of the h …