Short communicationInvasive European wasps alter scavenging dynamics around carrion
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Ethics statement
A scientific license was obtained to use and relocate the kangaroo carcasses (SL 101901) and research was approved by the University of Sydney Animal Ethics Committee (Project number. 2017/1173). Kangaroos were sourced from preplanned animal culls in the local area, and as such were not killed for the purpose of this study.
Declaration of competing interest
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Acknowledgements
We are indebted to the National Parks and Wildlife Service of Kosciuszko National Park for providing park access and accommodation during field studies, and to its employees Rob Gibbs and Mel Schroder for their advice and support throughout this study. The assistance provided by landholders in the Snowy Monaro region, south east New South Wales, who helped provide materials for this project was very much appreciated. Thanks to Associate Professor Mathew Crowther and Christopher Howden, who
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