Blar i Nord Open Research Archive på forfatter "Zedrosser, Andreas"
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Do ingredient and nutrient intake reveal individual dietary specialization in an omnivorous carnivore, the brown bear?
De Cuyper, Annelies; Strubbe, Diederik; Clauss, Marcus; Lens, Luc; Zedrosser, Andreas; Steyaert, Sam; Kopatz, Alexander; Janssens, Geert P.J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Generalist populations often harbor individual dietary specialists. Whether using a narrower set of resources than the population (= specialization) affects specialists' nutrient intake remains underexplored. We evaluated ... -
Fear the reaper : ungulate carcasses may generate an ephemeral landscape of fear for rodents : Rodents fear scavengers at mass die-off
Frank, Shane; Blaalid, Rakel; Mayer, Martin; Zedrosser, Andreas; Steyaert, Sam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Animal carcasses provide an ephemeral pulse of nutrients for scavengers that use them. Carcass sites can increase species interactions and/or ephemeral, localized landscapes of fear for prey within the vicinity. Few studies ... -
Grading fecal consistency in an omnivorous carnivore, the brown bear : Abandoning the concept of uniform feces
De Cuyper, Annelies; Clauss, Marcus; Lens, Luc; Strubbe, Diederik; Zedrosser, Andreas; Steyaert, Sam; Saravia, Arturo Muñoz; Janssens, Geert P.J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Grading the fecal consistency of carnivores is a frequently used tool for monitoring gut health and overall digestion. Several fecal consistency grading systems are available for mainly felids and canids. No such system ...