Potential competition between two top-order predators following a dramatic contraction in the diversity of their prey base

Animal Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-47

  Bilney, Rohan J ^a   Cooke, Raylene ^a   White, John G ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

competition; Ninox strenua; owl; resource partitioning; Tyto tenebricosa

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DICOTYLEDON; DIETARY OVERLAP; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROHABITAT; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREDATOR CONTROL; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; ROOSTING; SYMPATRY;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CYPELLOCARPA; MAMMALIA; NINOX STRENUA; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO TENEBRICOSA; TYTO TENEBRICOSA TENEBRICOSA;

EID: 79953154246     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075511X554400     Document Type: Article

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