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ArticleEcology and evolution2024

Gape-limited invasive predator frequently kills avian prey that are too large to swallow.

Martin Kastner, Scott M Goetz, Kayla M Baker, Shane R Siers, Eben H Paxton, Melia G Nafus, Haldre S Rogers

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Martin KastnerDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2957-437X
Scott M GoetzU.S. Geological Survey Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center Hawai'i National Park Volcano Hawai'i USA.
Kayla M BakerDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA.
Shane R SiersUnited Stated Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Research Center Barrigada Guam.
Eben H PaxtonU.S. Geological Survey Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center Hawai'i National Park Volcano Hawai'i USA.
Melia G NafusU.S. Geological Survey Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center Hawai'i National Park Volcano Hawai'i USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-3055
Haldre S RogersDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gape-limited predators (e.g., snakes, many fish) are not generally expected to pose a predation threat to prey that are too large for them to swallow. However, the extent to which snakes predate on prey that exceed their gape limitation remains largely unknown. We conducted the first study to investigate the influence of both prey and predator sizes on the frequency of ingestion success by snakes in a natural system. We combined survival monitoring of an avian prey species (

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body sizeBrown Treesnakeforaging theorygape limitationpredation success

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PMID39055774
PMCPMC11269886

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