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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Scavenger Assemblage Behavior at Puma Kills in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California.

Maximilian L Allen, Andrew T L Allan, Richard M King, Bethany H Warner, John J Morgan, Christopher C Wilmers

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Maximilian L AllenIllinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois Champaign Illinois USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-889X
Andrew T L AllanDepartment of Anthropology Durham University Durham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-8826
Richard M KingCenter for Integrated Spatial Research, Environmental Studies Department University of California Santa Cruz California USA.
Bethany H WarnerIllinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois Champaign Illinois USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6795-6858
John J MorganCenter for Integrated Spatial Research, Environmental Studies Department University of California Santa Cruz California USA.
Christopher C WilmersCenter for Integrated Spatial Research, Environmental Studies Department University of California Santa Cruz California USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scavengers structure food webs through consuming carrion and cycling nutrients in ecosystems. Scavenger assemblages are shaped by multiple factors, including intra- and interspecific competition, environmental conditions, and interactions with apex carnivores. Apex carnivores are particularly important for providing carrion resources to these communities, but can also induce fear effects that affect scavenger spatiotemporal behavior (i.e., landscape of fear). We monitored the scavenger community at 50 carcasses of ungulates killed by pumas (

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PMID42256866
PMCPMC13239631

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