Spatiotemporal overlap between the European brown hare and its potential predators and competitors

A Viviano, E Mori, N Fattorini, G Mazza, L Lazzeri… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Predator-prey relationships and competition shape interspecific
coexistence in wildlife communities. So far, most published studies have focused on large …

Evaluating the temporal and spatio-temporal niche partitioning between carnivores by different analytical method in northeastern Japan

R Watabe, H Tsunoda, MU Saito - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Temporal and spatio-temporal niche partitioning is an important strategy for carnivore
coexistence. Camera-trap data has been analyzed through several methods to assess the …

Niche Overlaps and Partitioning Between Eurasian Golden Jackal Canis aureus and Sympatric Red Fox Vulpes vulpes

H Tsunoda - Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 2022 - Springer
In mammalian terrestrial carnivore communities, larger-sized species typically dominate
smaller species in intraguild competitions. Consequently, smaller species modify their …

The rhythm of the night: patterns of activity of the European wildcat in the Italian peninsula

L Lazzeri, P Fazzi, M Lucchesi, E Mori, E Velli… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
The European wildcat is a threatened carnivore, whose ecology is still scarcely studied,
especially in Mediterranean areas. In this study, we estimated activity rhythm patterns of this …

Different coexistence patterns between apex carnivores and mesocarnivores based on temporal, spatial, and dietary niche partitioning analysis in Qilian Mountain …

W Cong, J Li, C Hacker, Y Li, Y Zhang, L Jin, Y Zhang… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Carnivores play key roles in maintaining ecosystem structure and function as well as
ecological processes. Understanding how sympatric species coexist in natural ecosystems …

Habitat selection and activity patterns of Japanese serows and sika deer with currently sympatric distributions

Y Seki, S Hayama - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Investigating the interspecific interactions between species provides a
suitable model for understanding the mechanisms of coexistence between sympatric …

Limited spatiotemporal niche partitioning among mesocarnivores in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

KL Grabowski, EM Phillips, KM Gaynor - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Competition drives community composition and structure in many ecosystems. Spatial and
temporal niche partitioning, in which competing species divide the environment in space or …

Winter weather conditions result in temporal niche overlap among three sympatric medium-sized carnivores in northeastern Japan

R Watabe, MU Saito - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2022 - Springer
Temporal niche partitioning may be influenced not only by interspecific competition, but also
by weather conditions. Decreased food availability and dietary overlap between species can …

Patterns of spatial distribution and diel activity in carnivore guilds (Carnivora)

H Tsunoda, S Peeva, E Raichev, T Kronawetter… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2022 - BioOne
In mammalian carnivore guilds (order Carnivora), spatiotemporal partitions play a major role
in reducing competitive confrontations and facilitating successful sympatry. Using camera …

Temporal response of Mesocarnivores to human activity and infrastructure in Taihang Mountains, central North China: Shifts in activity patterns and their overlap

Y Chen, B Liu, D Fan, S Li - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Humans alter how carnivores interact with one another by changing
landscapes and inciting fear. We investigated how four mesocarnivores (medium-sized …