Interactions between carnivore species: limited spatiotemporal partitioning between apex predator and smaller carnivores in a Mediterranean protected area.
Francesco FerrettiRaquel OliveiraMariana RossaIrene BelardiGiada PaciniSara MugnaiNiccolò FattoriniLorenzo LazzeriPublished in: Frontiers in zoology (2023)
Results suggest that the local great availability of large prey to wolves limited negative interactions towards smaller carnivores, thus reducing the potential for spatiotemporal avoidance. Our study emphasises that avoidance patterns leading to substantial spatiotemporal partitioning are not ubiquitous in carnivore guilds.
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