Trophic ecology of feral cats (Felis silvestris f. catus) in the main environments of an oceanic archipelago (Canary Islands): An updated approach

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-181

  Nogales, Manuel ^a   Medina, Félix M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Cabildo Insular de La Palma ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Carnivore; Felis silvestris f. catus; Food habits; Island ecology

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; BEETLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; ISLAND; LIZARD; RODENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; FELIS SILVESTRIS; GALLOTIA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; ORTHOPTERA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 64449085490     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

References (75)

1. Abbott I. Origin and spread of the cat, Felis catus, on mainland Australia, with a discussion of the magnitude of its early impact on native fauna. Wildl. Res. 29 (2002) 51-74
2. Apps P.J. Aspects of the ecology of feral cats on Dassen Island, South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 18 (1983) 393-400
3. Arnaud G., Rodríguez A., and Álvarez-Cárdenas S. El gato doméstico (Felis catus), implicaciones de su presencia y alternativas para su erradicación. In: Ortega-Rubio A., and Castellanos-Vera A. (Eds). La isla Socorro, Reserva de la Biosfera Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico vol. 8 (1994), Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C. Publicación, Mexico 319-327
4. Bamford M.J. Predation by feral cats upon lizards. West. Austral. Nat. 20 (1995) 191-196
5. Bloomer J.P., and Bester M.N. Diet of a declining feral cat Felis catus population on Marion Island. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 20 (1990) 1-4
6. Bonnaud E., Bourgeois K., Vidal E., Kayser Y., Tranchant Y., and Legrand J. Feeding ecology of a feral cat population on a small Mediterranean Island. J. Mamm. 88 (2007) 1074-1081
7. Casañas-Acosta N., Yebra Mora L., and Medina F.M. Distribución y variación temporal de la dieta del gato cimarrón (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) en Alegranza, Islas Canarias (Mammalia, Carnivora). Vieraea 27 (1999) 165-172
8. Clevenger A.P. Seasonality and relationships of food resource use of Martes martes, Genetta genetta and Felis catus in the Balearic Islands. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 50 (1995) 109-131
9. Coman B.J., and Brunner H. Foods habits of the feral house cat in Victoria. J. Wildl. Manage. 36 (1972) 848-853
10. Cook L.M., and Yalden D.W. A note on the diet of feral cats on Deserta Grande. Bocagiana 52 (1980) 1-4
11. Courchamp F., Chapuis J.L., and Pascal M. Mammal invaders on islands: impact, control and control impact. Biol. Rev. 78 (2003) 347-383
12. Delgado J.D. Interaction between introduced rats and a frugivore bird-plant system in a relict island forest. J. Nat. Hist. 36 (2002) 1247-1258
13. Delibes M. El lince ibérico. Ecología y comportamiento alimenticios en el Coto de Doñana, Huelva. Doñana Acta Vert 7 (1980) 1-128
14. Derenne P. Note sur la biologie du Chat haret de Kerguelen. Mammalia 40 (1976) 531-595
15. Dickman C.R. Overview of the Impacts of Feral Cats on Australian Native Fauna (1996), Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra and Institute of Wildlife Research, University of Sydney, Sydney
16. Dilks P.J. Observations on the food of feral cats on Campbell Island. N. Z. J. Ecol. 2 (1979) 64-66
17. Driscoll C.A., Menotti-Raymond M., Roca A.L., Hupe K., Johnson W.E., Geffen E., Harley E.H., Delibes M., Pontier D., Kitchener A.C., Yamaguchi N., O′Brien S.J., and Macdonald D.W. The near eastern origin of cat domestication. Science 317 (2007) 519-523
18. Fitzgerald B.M. Feeding ecology of feral house cats in New Zealand forest. Carnivore Genetics Newsletter 4 (1980) 67-71
19. Fitzgerald B.M. Diet of domestic cats and their impact on prey populations. In: Turner D.G., and Bateson P. (Eds). The Domestic Cat: The Biology of Its Behaviour (1988), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 123-144
20. Fitzgerald B.M., and Karl B.J. Foods of feral house cats (Felis catus L.) in forest of the Orongorongo Valley, Wellington. N. Z. J. Zool. 6 (1979) 107-126
21. Fitzgerald B.M., and Turner B.M. Hunting behaviour of domestic cats and their impact on prey populations. In: Turner D.C., and Bateson P. (Eds). The Domestic Cat: The Biology of Its Behaviour. second ed (2000), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 151-175
22. Flux J.E.C. Relative effect of cats, myxomatoxis, traditional control, or competitors in removing rabbits from islands. N. Z. J. Zool. 20 (1993) 13-18
23. Fowler J., Cohen L., and Jarvis P. Practical Statistics for Field Biology (1998), Wiley, Chichester
24. García-Márquez M., Caetano A., Bello I., López-Jurado L.F., and Mateo J.A. Ecología del gato cimarrón en el ecosistema termófilo de El Hierro (Islas Canarias) y su impacto sobre el lagarto gigante (Gallotia simonyi). Monogr. Herpetol. 4 (1997) 207-222
25. Gillies C. Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990-2000: house cat. J. R. Soc. N. Z. 31 (2001) 205-218
26. Gorman M.L. Island Ecology (1979), Chapman & Hall, London
27. Harper G.A. Numerical and functional response of feral cats (Felis catus) to variations in abundance of primary prey on Stewart Island (Rakiura), New Zealand. Wildl. Res. 32 (2005) 594-604
28. Hernández M.A., Martín A., and Nogales M. Breeding success and predation on artificial nests of the endemic pigeons Bolle's laurel pigeon Columba bollii and white-tailed laurel pigeon C. junoniae in the laurel forest of Tenerife (Canary Islands). Ibis 141 (1999) 52-59
29. Hernández E., Nogales M., and Martín A. Discovery of a new lizard in the Canary Islands, with a multivariate analysis of Gallotia (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Herpetologica 56 (2000) 63-76
30. Iverson J.B. The impact of feral cats and dogs on populations of the West Indian rock iguana, Cyclura carinata. Biol. Conserv. 14 (1978) 63-73
31. Jehl Jr. J.R., and Parks K.C. 'Replacements' of landbird species on Socorro Island, Mexico. Auk 100 (1983) 551-559
32. Jones E. Ecology of the feral cat, Felis catus (L.), (Carnivora: Felidae) on Macquarie Island. Austr. Wildl. Res. 4 (1977) 249-262
33. Karl B.J., and Best H.A. Feral cats on Stewart Island; their foods, and their effects on Kakapo. N. Z. J. Zool. 9 (1982) 287-294
34. Kirkpatrick R.D., and Rauzon M.J. Foods of feral cats Felis catus on Jarvis and Howland Islands, central Pacific Ocean. Biotropica 18 (1986) 72-75
35. Kitchener A.C. The Natural History of the Wild Cats (1991), Cornell University Press, New York
36. Konecny M.J. Food habits and energetics of feral house cats in the Galapagos Islands. Oikos 50 (1987) 24-32
37. Krebs C.J. Ecological Methodology (1989), Harper Collins, New York
38. Laurie A. Marine iguanas in Galapagos. Oryx 17 (1983) 18-25
39. Lever C. Naturalized Animals (1994), T & AD Poyser Natural History, London
40. López-Darias M., and Lobo J.M. Factors affecting invasive species abundance: the Barbary ground squirrel on Fuerteventura Island. Zool. Stud. 47 (2008) 268-281
41. Lowe S., Browne M., Boudjelas S., and De Poorter M. 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. A Selection from the Global Invasive Species Database (2000), The Invasive Species Specialist Group (SSC), IUCN, Gland, Switzerland
42. Mac Arthur R.H., and Wilson E.O. The Theory of Island Biogeography (1967), Princeton University Press, Princeton
43. Marshall W.H. A note on the food habits of feral cats on Little Barrier Island, New Zealand. N. Z. J. Sci. 4 (1961) 822-824
44. Martín A., and Lorenzo J.A. Aves del archipiélago Canario (2001), Francisco Lemus Editor, La Laguna
45. Martín J.L., Marrero M., Zurita N., Arechavaleta M., and Izquierdo I. Biodiversidad en gráficas. Especies silvestres de las Islas Canarias (2005), Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, Gobierno de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
46. Martín M.C., Marrero P., and Nogales M. Seasonal variation in the diet of wild rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus on a semiarid Atlantic island (Alegranza, Canarian Archipelago). Acta Theriol. 48 (2003) 399-410
47. Medina F.M., and García R. Predation of insects by feral cats (Felis silvestris catus L., 1758) on an oceanic island (La Palma, Canary Islands). J. Insect Conserv. 11 (2007) 203-207
48. Medina F.M., and Nogales M. Dieta del gato cimarrón (Felis catus L.) en el piso basal del Macizo de Teno (Noroeste de Tenerife). Doñana Acta Vert 20 (1993) 291-297
49. Medina F.M., García R., and Nogales M. Feeding ecology of feral cats on a heterogeneous subtropical oceanic island (La Palma, Canarian Archipelago). Acta Theriol. 51 (2006) 75-83
50. Medina F.M., López-Darias M., Nogales M., and García R. Food habits of feral cats (Felis silvestris f. catus, L. 1758) in insular semiarid environments (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands). Wildl. Res. 35 (2008) 162-169
51. Mellink E. The status of Neotoma anthonyi (Rodentia, Muridae, Cricetinae) of Todos Santos Islands Baja California Mexico. Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 91 (1992) 137-140
52. Mitchell N., Haeffner R., Veer V., Fulford-Gardner M., Clerveaux W., Veitch C.R., and Mitchell G. Cat eradication and the restoration of endangered iguanas (Cyclura carinata) on Long Cay, Caicos Bank, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies. In: Veitch C.R., and Clout M.N. (Eds). Turning the Tide: The Eradication of Invasive Species (2002), IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland 206-212
53. Nogales M., and Medina F.M. A review of the diet of feral domestic cats (Felis silvestris f. catus) on the Canary Islands, with new data from the laurel forest of La Gomera. Z. Säugetierkunde 61 (1996) 1-6
54. Nogales M., Martín A., Delgado G., and Emmerson K. Food sprectrum of the feral cat (Felis catus L., 1758) in the juniper woodland on El Hierro (Canary Islands). Bonn. Zool. Beitr. 39 (1988) 1-6
55. Nogales M., Abdola M., Alonso C., and Quilis V. Premiêres données sur l'alimentation du chat haret (Felis catus L., 1758) du Parc National du Teide Ténérife (Iles Canaries). Mammalia 54 (1990) 189-196
56. Nogales M., Rodríguez-Luengo J.L., Delgado G., Quilis V., and Trujillo O. The diet of feral cats (Felis catus) on Alegranza Island (north of Lanzarote, Canary Islands). Folia Zool. 4 (1992) 209-212
57. Nogales M., Martín A., Tershy B.R., Donlan C.J., Veitch D., Puerta N., Wood B., and Alonso J. A review of feral cat eradication on islands. Conserv. Biol. 18 (2004) 310-319
58. Nogales M., Rodríguez-Luengo J.L., and Marrero P. Ecological effects and distribution of invasive non-native mammals on the Canary Islands. Mammal Rev. 36 (2006) 49-65
59. Pearre Jr. S., and Maass R. Trends in the prey size-based trophic niches of feral and house cats Felis catus L. Mammal Rev. 28 (1998) 125-139
60. Pontier D., Say L., Debias F., Bried J., Thioulouse J., Micol J., and Natoli A. The diet of feral cats (Felis catus L.) at five sites on the Terra Grande, Kerguelen archipelago. Polar Biol. 25 (2002) 833-837
61. In: Potter C. (Ed). The Impact of Cats on Native Wildlife (1991), ANPWS, Canberra
62. Randi E., and Ragni B. Genetic variability and biochemical systematics of domestic and wild cat populations (Felis silvestris: Felidae). J. Mamm. 72 (1991) 79-88
63. Rice W.R. Analyzing tables of statistical tests. Evolution 43 (1989) 223-225
64. Robley A., Reddiex B., Arthur T., Pech R., and Forsyth D. Interactions Between Feral Cats, Foxes, Native Carnivores, and Rabbits in Australia (2004), Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne
65. Rodríguez-Estrella R., Arnaud G., Cardenas S.A., and Rodríguez A. Predation by feral cats on birds at Isla Socorro Mexico. West. Birds 22 (1991) 141-143
66. Santana F., Martín A., and Nogales M. Datos sobre la alimentación del gato cimarrón (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) en los montes de Pajonales, Ojeda e Inagua (Gran Canaria). Vieraea 16 (1986) 113-117
67. Serpell J.A. Domestication and history of the cat. In: Turner D.C., and Bateson P. (Eds). The Domestic Cat: The Biology and Its Behaviour. second ed (2000), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 179-192
68. Smucker T.D., Lindsey G.D., and Mosher S.N. Home range and diet of feral cats in Hawaii forests. Pacific Conserv. Biol. 6 (2000) 228-237
69. Tabachnick B.G., and Fidell L.S. Using Multivariate Statistics (1996), Harper Collins Collegue Publishers, New York
70. Tershy B.R., Donlan D.J., Keitt B.S., Croll D.A., Sánchez J.A., Wood B., Hermosillo M.A., Howald G.R., and Biavaschi N. Island conservation in north-west Mexico: a conservation model integrating research, education and exotic mammal eradication. In: Veitch C.R., and Clout M.N. (Eds). Turning the Tide: The Eradication of Invasive Species (2002), World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland 293-300
71. Tranchant Y., Vidal E., and Kayser Y. Premières données sur le régime alimentaire du chat haret Felis catus en situation micro-insulaire Méditerranéenne. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 58 (2003) 411-418
72. van Aarde R.J. The diet and feeding behaviour of feral cats, Felis catus at Marion Island. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 10 (1980) 123-128
73. Veitch C.R. The eradication of feral cats (Felis catus) from Little Barrier Island, New Zealand. N. Z. J. Zool. 28 (2001) 1-12
74. Whittaker R.J., and Fernández-Palacios J.M. Island Biogeography: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (2007), Oxford University Press, Oxford
75. Woods M., McDonald R.A., and Harris S. Predation of wildlife by domestic cats Felis catus in Great Britain. Mammal Rev. 33 (2003) 174-188