Potential intraguild predation? Puma concolor and Lycalopex gymnocercus in the Chaco-Monte ecotone, San Luis, Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.21.3.3Keywords:
cougar, diet, grey fox, intraguild predationAbstract
This study contributes to the knowledge of interactions between sympatric predators, through the identification of prey consumed by a top predator. We studied the bone remains recovered from 29 Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) scats from Sierra de las Quijadas National Park, San Luis. Lycalopex gymnocercus (Fischer, 1814) was identified in 17.86% of the scats (n = 5), representing the second most consumed prey-item in terms of frequency of occurrence. Thus, new information about the interaction between carnivore predators in the park was generated.
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