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Research overview: age and sex selectivity in felid prey
OverviewA survey of how cats do not take prey at random but select particular age and sex classes, with consequences for prey populations. Felids frequently kill disproportionately young, old or otherwise vul…
Research overview: climate-driven disease range shifts affecting wild cats
OverviewClimate change can expand the range of pathogens, parasites, and disease vectors, with potential consequences for wild cat health. This overview surveys how warming may alter the distribution of tick-…
Research overview: gestation length across the cat family
OverviewGestation in felids scales broadly with body size, ranging from roughly two months in small cats to around three and a half months in the largest species. This overview compiles comparative data on pr…
Research overview: integrating disease data into felid conservation planning
OverviewEffective conservation increasingly requires integrating disease information alongside genetic, demographic and habitat data in planning for felids. This overview surveys how disease data are incorpor…
Research overview: intraguild predation between felids and canids
OverviewA survey of the lethal interactions between cats and dogs that share prey and space, a major structuring force in carnivore communities. Lions and hyenas kill wild dogs and cheetahs; pumas and coyotes…
Research overview: pathogen pollution and the introduction of disease to wild felids
OverviewThe concept of pathogen pollution describes the human-mediated introduction of pathogens into new host populations, a recurring driver of disease in wild felids. This overview surveys how activities s…
Research overview: predation on neonate ungulates by cats
OverviewA survey of how felids exploit the seasonal pulse of newborn ungulates, a period of high vulnerability that can dominate annual recruitment losses. During calving and fawning seasons, abundant, hidden…
Research overview: predator odor and prey foraging suppression
OverviewAn overview of how the scent of felid predators alone can suppress prey foraging, movement and reproduction, demonstrating nonconsumptive effects without any direct attack. Prey detect chemical cues o…
Research overview: seasonal variation in felid prey selection
OverviewAn overview of how the prey cats select shifts through the year with prey vulnerability, migration, birth pulses and weather. Many felids exploit seasonal ungulate calving and fawning peaks, when abun…
Surplus killing by carnivores
PaperKruuk documented and analyzed cases where carnivores kill far more prey than they can consume, challenging the assumption that predators only take what they need. Drawing on spotted hyena and other ca…
Kruuk, H. · Journal of Zoology · 1972