Diet and prey selection of clouded leopards and tigers in Laos
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9067
Abstract: Abstract In Southeast Asia, conservation of ‘Vulnerable’ clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) and ‘Endangered’ tigers (Panthera tigris) might depend on the management of their preferred prey because large felid populations are limited by the availability of… read more here.
Keywords: leopards tigers; prey selection; preferred prey; diet prey ... See more keywords
Opportunistic feeding by lions: non-preferred prey comprise an important part of lion diets in a habitat where preferred prey are abundant
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DOI: 10.1007/s13364-020-00481-3
Abstract: Optimal foraging theory predicts less diverse predator diets with a greater availability of preferred prey. This narrow diet niche should then be dominated by preferred prey, with implications for predator–prey dynamics and prey population ecology.… read more here.
Keywords: non preferred; sex specific; prey abundant; lion ... See more keywords
Predicting preferred prey of Sumatran tigers Panthera tigris sumatrae via spatio-temporal overlap
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605319000577
Abstract: Abstract Encounter rates of carnivores with prey are dependent on spatial and temporal overlap, and are often highest with their preferred prey. The Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae is dependent on prey populations,… read more here.
Keywords: panthera tigris; temporal overlap; spatial temporal; preferred prey ... See more keywords
Cuttlefish show flexible and future-dependent foraging cognition
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0743
Abstract: Some animals optimize their foraging activity by learning and memorizing food availability, in terms of quantity and quality, and adapt their feeding behaviour accordingly. Here, we investigated whether cuttlefish flexibly adapt their foraging behaviour according… read more here.
Keywords: availability; future dependent; experiment cuttlefish; day ... See more keywords