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ArticlePeerJ2017

Bed site selection by a subordinate predator: an example with the cougar (

Anna Kusler, L Mark Elbroch, Howard Quigley, Melissa Grigione

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Article in PeerJ, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Anna KuslerDepartment of Biology, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY, United States of America.
L Mark ElbrochPanthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
Howard QuigleyPanthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
Melissa GrigioneDepartment of Biology, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY, United States of America.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 whether a subordinate carnivore also selected beds with similar characteristics in an ecosystem supporting a multi-species guild of competing predators. We employed a model comparison approach in which we tested whether cougar (

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Bed siteCougarPuma concolorRefugia

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PMID29158967
PMCPMC5691788

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