Revisiting more or less: influence of numerosity and size on potential prey choice in the domestic cat
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DOI: 10.1007/s10071-020-01351-w
Abstract: Quantity discrimination is of adaptive relevance in a wide range of contexts and across a wide range of species. Trained domestic cats can discriminate between different numbers of dots, and we have shown that they… read more here.
Keywords: prey; potential prey; size potential; experiment ... See more keywords
Spatiotemporal interactions between jaguars (Panthera onca) and their potential prey in Amazonian islands
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DOI: 10.1111/1440-1703.12522
Abstract: Although large carnivores usually prefer large prey, in some situations, they may shift their predation patterns towards smaller but abundant prey. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large carnivore capable of changing its diet according… read more here.
Keywords: jaguars panthera; potential prey; prey; spatiotemporal interactions ... See more keywords
Spatiotemporal Coexistence of Mesopredators and Their Prey in a Defaunated Neotropical Rainforest
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DOI: 10.1177/19400829221084261
Abstract: Background and Research Aims Forest loss and fragmentation have a negative impact on large-sized predators and prey, whose populations are reduced or extirpated locally. We explored the spatiotemporal coexistence of the mesopredators (< 15 kg)… read more here.
Keywords: mesopredator; coexistence mesopredators; coexistence; potential prey ... See more keywords