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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
Cassandra Bugir, Matt W Hayward
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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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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.
Robert A Montgomery +2 more
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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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Prey morphology and predator sociality drive predator prey preferences [PDF]
Journal of Mammalogy, 2016 Predator prey preferences shape the dynamics of predator–prey assemblages. Understanding the determinants of a predator’s prey preferences is therefore important. Trends in prey preferences of the large African predators have been described at a species scale, limiting our ability to assess the influence of prey morphology (size and horns) and predator
Craig Tambling +2 more
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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
Ziemowit Olszanowski +1 more
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Prey preferences of modern human hunter-gatherers [PDF]
Food Webs, 2021 Abstract Understanding traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyles in our modern world is fundamental to our understanding of their viability, as well as the role of humans as predators in structuring ecosystems. Here, we examine the factors that drive prey preferences of modern hunter-gatherer people by reviewing 85 published studies from 161 tropical ...
Robert A Montgomery +2 more
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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 ...
Kyle J. Suen +2 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2013 Prey preferences and feeding-related behaviour of a Central European species of Scydmaeninae, Euconnus pubicollis, were studied under laboratory conditions.
Ziemowit Olszanowski +1 more
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