Individual Specialization in a Generalist Apex Predator: The Leopard Seal by Emily S. Sperou, Douglas J. Krause, Renato Borras‐Chavez, Patrick Charapata, Daniel P. Costa, Daniel E. Crocker, Kerri J. Smith, Bradley Thompson, Azana Best, Jaelyn Anderson, Michael E. Goebel, Carolina A. Bonin, Sarah S. Kienle

“…ABSTRACT Apex predators are typically considered dietary generalists, which often masks individual variability. …”
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Unraveling Omnivory and Community Interactions Between Primary Producers and an Apex Predator by Ashlee J. Mikkelsen, Andreas Zedrosser, Agnieszka Sergiel, Keith A. Hobson, Nuria Selva, Anne G. Hertel

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Reference genome of the leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), a Southern Ocean apex predator by J. Canitz, S. S. Kienle, S. S. Kienle, K. van der Linde, R. Borras-Chavez, R. Borras-Chavez, E. S. Sperou, A. Leahy, A. Leahy, S. Rivera, S. Rivera, M. Autenrieth, J. I. Hoffman, J. I. Hoffman, J. I. Hoffman, J. I. Hoffman, J. I. Hoffman, C. A. Bonin

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Contrasting apex predator responses to experimentally reduced flow and increased temperature in a headwater stream by Madelyn Maffia, Allison Swartz, Catalina Segura, Dana Warren

“…Using a before–after control‐impact (BACI) experimental design, this study investigates how reduced streamflow and increased stream temperature affect the two dominant apex predators in headwater streams of the Pacific Northwest, coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) and coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus). …”
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Land Use Effects on the Space Use and Dispersal of an Apex Predator in an Ecotone Between Tropical Biodiversity Hotspots by Bernardo Brandão Niebuhr, Sandra M. C. Cavalcanti, Ermeson A. Vilalba, Vanessa V. Alberico, João Carlos Zecchini Gebin, Danilo da Costa Santos, Ananda de Barros Barban, Raphael de Oliveira, Eliezer Gurarie, Ronaldo G. Morato

“…Assessing the ranging and dispersal behavior of apex predators and its consequences for landscape connectivity is of paramount importance for understanding population and ecosystem effects of anthropogenic land use change. …”
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Live Fast, Die Young: Life History Traits of an Apex Predator Exacerbate the Ecological Impact of a Toxic Invader by Georgia Ward‐Fear, Gregory P. Brown, Lachlan Pettit, Lee‐Ann Rollins, Richard Shine

“…As a result, foodwebs with the yellow‐spotted monitor as an apex predator are more vulnerable to disruption by cane toads than is the case in other parts of the toad's invasive range, where the varanid species affected by toads have “slower” life histories.…”
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DNA Barcoding of Shark and Ray Species from Bawean and Masalembu Waters East Java by Marita Ika Joesidawati, Nining Nursalim, Nenik Kholilah, Marandi Eko Wibowo, Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani

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Occurrence of <i>Echinococcus felidis</i> in Apex Predators and Warthogs in Tanzania: First Molecular Evidence of Leopards as a New, Definitive Host and Implications for Ecosystem Health by Barakaeli Abdieli Ndossi, Eblate Ernest Mjingo, Mary Wokusima Zebedayo, Seongjun Choe, Hansol Park, Lee Dongmin, Keeseon S. Eom, Mohammed Mebarek Bia

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Connections Across Open Water: A Bi‐Organelle, Genomics‐Scale Assessment of Atlantic‐Wide Population Dynamics in a Pelagic, Endangered Apex Predator Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) by Andrea M. Bernard, Marissa R. Mehlrose, Kimberly A. Finnegan, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Mahmood S. Shivji

“…Genomic‐scale population assessments for this apex predator species have not been previously available to inform management planning; thus, we investigated the population genetics of mako sharks across the Atlantic using a bi‐organelle genomics approach. …”
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Unveiling the Myth: Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Attacks on a Human in the Amazon Forest by Loïc Epelboin, Rémi Mutricy, Vincent Pelletier, Alexis Fremery, Maxime Dechelle, Otte Ottema, Sébastien Pfefer, Jenn Sinasac, Sylvain Uriot, Oliver Claessens, Everton B. P. Miranda

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The dynamics of sea otter prey selection under population growth and expansion by Clinton B. Leach, Benjamin P. Weitzman, James L. Bodkin, Daniel Esler, George G. Esslinger, Kimberly A. Kloecker, Daniel H. Monson, Jamie N. Womble, Mevin B. Hooten

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Land of wolves, school of shepherds: the importance of pastoral knowledge on co-existence with large carnivores by C. Javier Durá-Alemañ, Francisco Almarcha, José A. Sánchez-Zapata, Irene Pérez-Ibarra, Zebensui Morales-Reyes

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Conservation of the Threatened Arabian Wolf (<i>Canis lupus arabs</i>) in a Mountainous Habitat in Northwestern Saudi Arabia by Abdulaziz S. Alatawi

“…Overall, ensuring the persistence of such a unique desert-adapted apex predator in this ecosystem must become a conservation priority.…”
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Population growth is limited by nutritional impacts on pregnancy success in endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca). by Samuel K Wasser, Jessica I Lundin, Katherine Ayres, Elizabeth Seely, Deborah Giles, Kenneth Balcomb, Jennifer Hempelmann, Kim Parsons, Rebecca Booth

“…The physiological measures used in this study can also be used to monitor the success of actions aimed at promoting adaptive management of this important apex predator to the Pacific Northwest.…”
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Dingo movement depends on sex, social status and litter size by Brendan F. Alting, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Michelle Campbell-Ward, Neil R. Jordan

“…Here, we evaluated space use by dingoes, a territorial and socially monogamous group-living apex predator in Australia. We used data from remote camera traps and hourly fixes from GPS collars on eight individuals in five packs to identify variations in dingo territoriality and movement leading up to and including their annual breeding season, particularly in relation to an individual’s known social status, sex and competition within their pack. …”
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Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt, kill and consume the largest fish on Earth, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) by Francesca Pancaldi, Kathryn A. Ayres, Austin J. Gallagher, James Moskito, Kelsey C. Williamson, Jesús Erick Higuera Rivas, Jesús Erick Higuera Rivas

“…Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are the apex predator in global oceans, and as such they are afforded access to prey species at all trophic levels and sizes. …”
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Income Analysis of Seasonal Targeted Shark Fishers in Muncar, Banyuwangi, Indonesia by Osmaleli Osmaleli, Salim Muhammad, Rizka Antika, Tawang Firmansyah, Larasati Chindy, Fadloli Ahmad, Rizal Hasan, Irianies Gozali, Adrianto Luky, Kusumastanto Tridoyo, Yulianto Gatot, Booth Hollie

“…Nonetheless, rising concerns about overfishing and the subsequent decline of apex predator species underscore urgent sustainability challenges. …”
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Exposure to pesticides is correlated with gut microbiota alterations in a farmland raptor by Léa Bariod, Elva Fuentes, Maurice Millet, Joël White, Samuel Jacquiod, Jérôme Moreau, Karine Monceau

“…We assessed microbiota changes in a wild apex predator exposed to multiple pesticides in agricultural landscapes. …”
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Building the foundation for polar bear science: fifty years of research on polar bears in Western Hudson Bay by B.A. Biddlecombe, A.E. Derocher, E. Krebs, N.J. Lunn, D. McGeachy, E.S. Richardson

“…The WH research program, which has now extended across five decades with data on over 4600 individual bears, has evolved from a study of the basic ecology of polar bears into foundational work on the life history, demography, genetics, movement, behaviour, and ecology of an apex predator in a rapidly changing Arctic. Research on polar bears in Canada supports commitments under the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears (1973), the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992), and Canada’s Species at Risk Act (2002). …”
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Long‐Term Demography of Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in a Lion‐Depleted but Prey‐Rich Ecosystem by S. Martens, S. Creel, M. S. Becker, G. Spong, D. Smit, E. Dröge, J. M'soka, B. Mayani‐Nkhoma, T. Mukula, S. Mwaba, H. Ndakala

“…Western Zambia's Greater Liuwa Ecosystem (GLE) provides a unique natural experiment where lions were functionally eliminated from the system. Hyenas are the apex predator, with an abundant prey base and low levels of human–hyena conflict. …”
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