For terrestrial carnivores, scat analysis is the technique most often used to determine diets.
Various methods of interpreting scat-analysis data exist; however, little is known about how …

Cats are strict carnivores and in the wild rely on a diet solely based on animal tissues to
meet their specific and unique nutritional requirements. Although the feeding ecology of cats …

Limiting similarity theory predicts that competing species must segregate along one or more
dimensions of their ecological niche in order to coexist. In predator communities …

Aim Reducing the impacts of feral cats (Felis catus) is a priority for conservation managers
across the globe, and success in achieving this aim requires a detailed understanding of the …

The Mediterranean Basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Hotspots are said to be
experiencing a major loss of habitat, but an added risk could be the decline of some species …

The activity patterns exhibited by animals are shaped by evolution, but additionally fine‐
tuned by flexible responses to the environment. Predation risk and resource availability are …

Competition is a widespread interaction among carnivores, ultimately manifested through
one or more dimensions of the species' ecological niche. One of the most explicit …

Diets of mammals are increasingly being inferred from identification of hard parts from prey
eaten and recovered in fecal remains (scats). Frequencies with which particular prey …

The 'buzz'in society around insects has resulted in the appearance of insect-based pet food
products on the market and more products are under development. This contribution aimed …

Aim Studies comparing feeding habits across a genus in different geographical regions or
habitats can identify factors associated with adaptive feeding behaviour, linking key …