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https://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/8261| Title: | What's in a name? Not all mesopredators are mesocarnivores |
| Authors: | Madsen, Emily K. Eckersley, Lucy Linden, Jennifer F. Lai, Sandra Hare, Darragh Macdonald, David W. Kimaili, David Kulunge, Salum Mutinhuma, Yolanda Petracca, Lisanne Rono, Betty J. Sibanda, Lovemore Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio Tacey, Jessica Broekhuis, Femke |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2025 |
| Publisher: | wiley |
| Citation: | Ecology and evolution, volume15, issue12, e72768, December, 2025 |
| Abstract: | Ecological terms like mesopredator and mesocarnivore have distinct meanings, the former denoting trophic rank, the latter diet composition. Yet these terms are frequently conflated, leading to conceptual ambiguity. We argue for returning to original definitions and advocate for context-sensitive, precise language to improve clarity and accuracy in scientific communication about fundamental ecological characteristics of species. Ecological terms like mesopredator and mesocarnivore have distinct meanings, the former denoting trophic rank, the latter diet composition. Yet these terms are frequently conflated, leading to conceptual ambiguity. We argue for returning to original definitions and advocate for context-sensitive, precise language to improve clarity and accuracy in scientific communication about fundamental ecological characteristics of species. |
| Description: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72768 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72768 |
| URI: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ece3.72768 http://repository.seku.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/8261 |
| ISSN: | 2045-7758 |
| Appears in Collections: | School of Humanities and Social Sciences (JA) |
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