Competition and coexistence in sympatric bobcats and pumas

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-180

  Hass, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Diet; Interference competition; Intraguild predation; Predation; Puma; Scat analysis; Space use

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FELID; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; NICHE BREADTH; PREY AVAILABILITY; RODENT; SPACE USE;

LAGOMORPHA; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; RODENTIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 67651160944     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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