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Can smaller predators expand their prey base through killing juveniles? The influence of prey demography and season on prey selection for cheetahs and lions

Smaller predators may overcome body size restrictions on their prey base by selecting for juveniles of larger prey species. However, traditional prey selection models ignore demographic classes within prey species. We refined these models for two predators with contrasting body sizes and hunting str...

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Autores principales: Annear, Eleesha, Minnie, Liaan, Andrew, Kaeleah, Kerley, Graham I. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10038972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36869184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05335-8