Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids
Livestock depredation is an important source of conflict for many terrestrial large carnivore species. Understanding the foraging behavior of large carnivores on domestic prey is therefore important for both mitigating conflict and conserving threatened carnivore populations. Handling time is an imp...
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ftninstnf:oai:brage.nina.no:11250/3092048 2023-10-25T01:44:39+02:00 Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids Tallian, Aimee Grace Mattisson, Jenny Samelius, Gustaf Odden, John Mishra, Charudutt Linnell, John Durrus Lkhagvajav, Purevjav Johansson, Örjan Mongolia, Asia, Norway, Europe 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3092048 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02650 eng eng Egen institusjon: Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA) Andre: Norwegian Environment Agency Andre: County Governor’s Office for several Norwegian counties Norges forskningsråd: 281092 Norges forskningsråd: 251112 Norges forskningsråd: 183176 Norges forskningsråd: 165814 Norges forskningsråd: 212919 urn:issn:2351-9894 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3092048 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02650 cristin:2178543 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © 2023 The Authors 47 Global Ecology and Conservation e02650 Eurasian lynx Handling time Landscape Livestock Predation Snow leopard VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Peer reviewed Journal article 2023 ftninstnf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02650 2023-09-27T22:48:57Z Livestock depredation is an important source of conflict for many terrestrial large carnivore species. Understanding the foraging behavior of large carnivores on domestic prey is therefore important for both mitigating conflict and conserving threatened carnivore populations. Handling time is an important, albeit often overlooked, component of predatory behavior, as it directly influences access to food biomass, which can affect predator foraging efficiency and subsequent kill rates. We used long-term data on snow leopards (Panthera uncia) in Mongolia (Asia) and Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Norway (Europe) to examine how large carnivore foraging patterns varied between domestic and wild prey, and how the different landscape characteristics affected those patterns. Our results suggest handling time was generally shorter for domestic compared to wild prey. For snow leopards, rugged terrain was linked to increased handling time for larger prey. For lynx, handling time increased with terrain ruggedness for domestic, but not wild, prey, and was greater in closed compared to open habitats. There were also other differences in snow leopard and lynx foraging behavior, e.g., snow leopards also stayed longer at, and remained closer to, their kill sites than lynx. Shorter handling time suggests that felids may have utilized domestic prey less effectively than wild prey, i.e., they spent less time consuming their prey. This could a) result in an energetic or fitness cost related to decreased felid foraging efficiency caused by the risk of anthropogenic disturbance, or b) exacerbate conflict if reduced handling time associated with easy prey results in increased livestock depredation. Eurasian lynx Handling time Landscape Livestock Predation Snow leopard publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Norwegian Institute for Nature Research: Brage NINA Norway Global Ecology and Conservation 47 e02650 |
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Eurasian lynx Handling time Landscape Livestock Predation Snow leopard VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 VDP::Zoology and botany: 480 Tallian, Aimee Grace Mattisson, Jenny Samelius, Gustaf Odden, John Mishra, Charudutt Linnell, John Durrus Lkhagvajav, Purevjav Johansson, Örjan Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids |
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Livestock depredation is an important source of conflict for many terrestrial large carnivore species. Understanding the foraging behavior of large carnivores on domestic prey is therefore important for both mitigating conflict and conserving threatened carnivore populations. Handling time is an important, albeit often overlooked, component of predatory behavior, as it directly influences access to food biomass, which can affect predator foraging efficiency and subsequent kill rates. We used long-term data on snow leopards (Panthera uncia) in Mongolia (Asia) and Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Norway (Europe) to examine how large carnivore foraging patterns varied between domestic and wild prey, and how the different landscape characteristics affected those patterns. Our results suggest handling time was generally shorter for domestic compared to wild prey. For snow leopards, rugged terrain was linked to increased handling time for larger prey. For lynx, handling time increased with terrain ruggedness for domestic, but not wild, prey, and was greater in closed compared to open habitats. There were also other differences in snow leopard and lynx foraging behavior, e.g., snow leopards also stayed longer at, and remained closer to, their kill sites than lynx. Shorter handling time suggests that felids may have utilized domestic prey less effectively than wild prey, i.e., they spent less time consuming their prey. This could a) result in an energetic or fitness cost related to decreased felid foraging efficiency caused by the risk of anthropogenic disturbance, or b) exacerbate conflict if reduced handling time associated with easy prey results in increased livestock depredation. Eurasian lynx Handling time Landscape Livestock Predation Snow leopard publishedVersion |
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Tallian, Aimee Grace Mattisson, Jenny Samelius, Gustaf Odden, John Mishra, Charudutt Linnell, John Durrus Lkhagvajav, Purevjav Johansson, Örjan |
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Tallian, Aimee Grace Mattisson, Jenny Samelius, Gustaf Odden, John Mishra, Charudutt Linnell, John Durrus Lkhagvajav, Purevjav Johansson, Örjan |
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Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids |
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Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids |
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Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids |
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Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids |
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Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids |
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wild versus domestic prey: variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids |
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Egen institusjon: Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA) Andre: Norwegian Environment Agency Andre: County Governor’s Office for several Norwegian counties Norges forskningsråd: 281092 Norges forskningsråd: 251112 Norges forskningsråd: 183176 Norges forskningsråd: 165814 Norges forskningsråd: 212919 urn:issn:2351-9894 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3092048 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02650 cristin:2178543 |
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