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ArticleEcology letters2025

A Functional Response in Resource Selection Links Multiscale Responses of a Large Carnivore to Human Mortality Risk.

Kyle D Dougherty, Justin A Dellinger, Bogdan Cristescu, Daniel J Gammons, David K Garcelon, J Mark Higley, Quinton E Martins, Seth P D Riley, Jeff A Sikich, Thomas R Stephenson and 5 more

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Article in Ecology letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Kyle D DoughertySchool of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6799-225X
Justin A DellingerLarge Carnivore Section, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Lander, Wyoming, USA.
Bogdan CristescuEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
Daniel J GammonsCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bishop, California, USA.
David K GarcelonInstitute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, California, USA.
J Mark HigleyHoopa Tribal Council, Forestry Division, Hoopa, California, USA.
Quinton E MartinsAudubon Canyon Ranch, Stinson Beach, California, USA.
Seth P D RileySanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, National Park Service, Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
Jeff A SikichSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, National Park Service, Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
Thomas R StephensonCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bishop, California, USA.
T Winston VickersKaren C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Greta M WengertIntegral Ecology Research Center, Blue Lake, California, USA.
Christopher C WilmersEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
Heiko U WittmerSchool of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
John F BensonSchool of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3993-4340

Funding

Anza-Borrego FoundationAudubon Canyon Ranch and its donorsCalabasas LandfillCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife G1698020California Department of Fish and Wildlife G1798020California Department of Fish and Wildlife G1898020California Department of Fish and Wildlife G1998020California Department of Fish and Wildlife G2098020California Department of Fish and Wildlife G2198020California Department of Fish and Wildlife G2298020California Department of Parks and RecreationCalifornia State ParksFelidae Conservation FundFoothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor AgencyGordon and Betty Moore FoundationHoopa TribeInstitute for Wildlife Studies and private donorsMcBeth FoundationMountain Lion FoundationMountains Recreation and Conservation AuthorityNational Park ServiceNSF 0963022NSF 1255913Peninsula Open Space TrustSan Diego County Association of Governments Environmental Mitigation ProgramSan Diego FoundationSanta Monica Mountains ConservancySanta Monica Mountains FundSanta Rosa Plateau FoundationSchool of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-LincolnThe California State Department of Parks and RecreationThe Nature ConservancyThe Nature Reserve of Orange CountyUS Department of Agriculture-Wildlife ServicesUS Department of DefenseUS Forest Service
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Theory suggests that animals make hierarchical, multiscale resource selection decisions to address the hierarchy of factors limiting their fitness. Ecologists have developed tools to link population-level resource selection across scales; yet, theoretical expectations about the relationship between coarse- and fine-scale selection decisions at the individual level remain elusive despite their importance to fitness. With GPS-telemetry data collected across California, USA, we evaluated resource selection of mountain lions (Puma concolor; n = 244) relative to spatial variation in human-caused mortality risk. With hierarchical resource selection, coarse-scale selection determines availability at finer scales. This simple relationship allowed us to demonstrate that functional responses in resource selection explicitly link individual-level resource selection decisions across scales. We show that individuals proactively avoiding risk when selecting home ranges are freed to relax this avoidance when making decisions within home ranges. However, individuals also exhibit reactive avoidance of risk at the finest scales along movement paths.

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PumaAnimalsCaliforniaFemaleHoming BehaviorHumansMaleMortalityTelemetryfunctional responsehierarchical resource selectionlivestock depredationPuma concolor

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PMID39737703
PMCPMC11687346

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