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Behavioural correlates of predation by tiger, leopard, and dhole in Nagarahole
PaperThis study in Nagarahole, southern India, examined how three large predators, the tiger, leopard, and dhole, partition a shared prey community. By analyzing kills and prey availability, the authors sh…
Karanth, K. U., Sunquist, M. E. · Journal of Animal Ecology · 2000
Research overview: big cats as apex predators and trophic cascades
OverviewAs apex predators, big cats can exert top-down control that ripples through ecosystems via trophic cascades. This overview synthesizes evidence that lions, tigers, leopards, pumas, and jaguars influen…
Research overview: ecology-based coexistence and big-cat conservation
OverviewConserving big cats in a human-dominated world depends on applying their ecology to the challenge of coexistence. This overview synthesizes how understanding prey requirements, ranging, dispersal, and…
Research overview: elevational replacement among leopards, snow leopards, and tigers
OverviewIn the mountains of Asia, common leopards, snow leopards, and tigers can occur along elevational gradients, partitioning the landscape by altitude and habitat. This overview synthesizes research on ho…
Research overview: habitat selection in big cats
OverviewBig cats select habitat at multiple scales, balancing the need for prey, cover for stalking, water, and shelter against the risks posed by competitors and humans. This overview synthesizes research sh…
Research overview: how GPS and biologging reshaped big-cat ecology
OverviewThe advent of GPS collars and biologging sensors has revolutionized the study of big-cat movement, hunting, and energetics. This overview synthesizes how high-resolution location data revealed kill si…
Research overview: methods for estimating big-cat density
OverviewEstimating how many big cats occupy an area is a central and challenging task in their ecology and conservation. This overview reviews the main methods, from individual-identification camera-trap capt…
Research overview: the landscape of fear created by big cats
OverviewBeyond killing prey, big cats shape ecosystems through the fear they inspire, altering where and how prey forage. This overview synthesizes research on the landscape of fear, in which the risk of pred…
Research overview: tiger and leopard coexistence in shared forests
OverviewAcross much of Asia tigers and leopards occur together, and their coexistence is mediated by differences in prey size and behavior. This overview synthesizes research showing that leopards shift towar…
Research overview: tigers, leopards, and dholes in the predator guild
OverviewIn many Asian forests tigers share the landscape with leopards and packs of dholes, the Asiatic wild dog, forming a guild that partitions prey and space. This overview synthesizes research on how thes…
Wild Cats of the World: a synthesis of felid ecology
ReviewThis comprehensive reference compiled the biology, ecology, and conservation status of all the world's wild cat species, from the great roaring cats to the smallest felids. Drawing together field stud…
Sunquist, M. E., Sunquist, F. C. · University of Chicago Press · 2002