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Body Size and Bite Force of Stray and Feral Cats—Are Bigger or Older Cats Taking the Largest or More Difficult-to-Handle Prey?

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Predation by cats (Felis catus) threatens Australian wildlife. As they rely on their jaws to hold and subdue prey, their body size, skull shape and bite force can reflect an individual’s prey handling ability. Prey less than 100 g are the usual prey of F. catus but they have frequent...

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Autores principales: Fleming, Patricia A., Crawford, Heather M., Auckland, Clare H., Calver, Michael C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32316555
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10040707