Prey preferences of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The common chimpanzee Pan troglodytes is the closest extant relative of modern humans and is often used as a model organism to help understand prehistoric human behavior and ecology. Originally presumed herbivorous, chimpanzees have been observed hunting
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The allometry of prey preferences. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The distribution of weak and strong non-linear feeding interactions (i.e., functional responses) across the links of complex food webs is critically important for their stability.
Gregor Kalinkat +3 more
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Prey-tracking behavior and prey preferences in a tree-climbing firefly [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Prey-tracking behavior is common in snail-killing predators, but in the family Lampyridae, this behavior has been validated in only a single species even though this Coleopteran family includes many specialist snail predators.
Nozomu Sato
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Small prey fight back: post-capture defences shape prey–predator size relationships [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSize relationships between prey and predators are a key topic in ecology. A positive correlation often exists between the sizes of prey and predators. Although predators can consume much smaller prey, some preferentially target larger prey and avoid very
Shinji Sugiura
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Feeding of Scydmaenus rufus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) on oribatid and uropodine mites: Prey preferences and hunting behaviour [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2015 Prey preferences and feeding-related behaviour of a Central European species of Scydmaeninae, Scydmaenus rufus, were studied under laboratory conditions. Results of prey choice experiments involving 22 identified species of mites belonging to 13 families
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The Impact of a Range‐Shifting Predator Is Affected by Prey Preference and Composition [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionGlobal biodiversity is undergoing a grand reshuffling with species across taxa and biomes shifting their ranges in response to climate change. Research on the ecological impacts of range‐shifting species has prioritized linking the traits of the range ...
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Do harp sealsPhoca groenlandicaexhibit particular prey preferences? [PDF]
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 1998 Lindstrom, U., Harbitz, A., Haug, T., and Nilssen, K. T. 1998. Do harp seals Phoca groenlandica exhibit particular prey preferences? ‐ ICES Journal of Marine Science, 55: 941‐953. Feeding ecology studies of harp seals Phoca groenlandica were carried out in the south-eastern Barents Sea in February 1993, and in the north-eastern Barents Sea in October ...
Ulf Lindstrøm
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Prey preferences of the jaguar Panthera onca reflect the post-Pleistocene demise of large prey. [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 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.
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Where the wolf roams: ecological preferences and wild prey association in a changing Mediterranean landscape. [PDF]
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Poison frog dietary preference depends on prey type and alkaloid load.
PLoS ONE, 2022 The ability to acquire chemical defenses through the diet has evolved across several major taxa. Chemically defended organisms may need to balance chemical defense acquisition and nutritional quality of prey items.
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