Prey preferences of the jaguar Panthera onca reflect the post-Pleistocene demise of large prey.

Prey preferences of the jaguar Panthera onca reflect the post-Pleistocene demise of large prey.

Documenting the impacts of the Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions on predator-prey interactions is a challenge because of the incomplete fossil record and depauperate extant community structure. We used a comparative ecological approach to investigate whether the existing prey preference patterns of...

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Main Authors: Matt W Hayward, Jan eKamler, Robert A Montgomery, Anna eNewlove, Susana eRostro-Garcia, Lilian eSales, Blaire eVan Valkenburgh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Carnivory
predator-prey interactions
Panthera onca
Apex predator
Megafauna
Optimal foraging theory
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00148/full

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