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Ecological meltdown in predator-free forest fragments
PaperTerborgh and colleagues exploited a natural experiment created by a Venezuelan hydroelectric reservoir that isolated land-bridge islands lacking large predators such as jaguars and pumas. On predator-…
Terborgh, J., Lopez, L., Nunez, P. et al. · Science · 2001
Food habits of sympatric jaguars and pumas across a gradient of human disturbance
PaperFoster and colleagues compared the diets of jaguars and pumas in Belize using scat analysis along a gradient of human disturbance. They found the two big cats partition prey to some degree, with jagua…
Foster, R.J., Harmsen, B.J., Valkenburgh, B., Doncaster, C.P. · Journal of Zoology · 2010
Research overview: felid dentition and bite force relative to prey size
OverviewA survey of how the teeth, jaws and bite mechanics of cats are adapted for killing prey and how these features scale with prey size. Felids dispatch prey with a precise canine bite to the neck or skul…
Research overview: jaguar predation on caiman and capybara
OverviewAn overview of the jaguar's distinctive predation on aquatic and semi-aquatic prey, especially caiman and capybara in wetland systems like the Pantanal and Llanos. The jaguar's powerful bite, capable…
Research overview: jaguar-puma coexistence and prey partitioning
OverviewA survey of how jaguars and pumas, the two large cats of the Neotropics, coexist across much of their shared range by partitioning prey, space and time. Jaguars generally take larger prey, including p…