Why do top predators engage in superpredation? FRom an empirical scenario to a theoretical framework

Lethal interactions can shape ecosystem structure, and consequently understanding their causes is ecologically relevant. To improve both empirical and theoretical knowledge on superpredation (i.e. predation on high-order predators), we studied an eagle owl population, including its main prey and mes...

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Main Author: Lourenço, Rui (author)
Other Authors: Delgado, Maria del Mar (author), Campioni, Letizia (author), Goytre, Fernando (author), Rabaça, João E. (author), Korpimaki, Erki (author), Penteriani, Vincenzo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Competitive kiling
decision-making
food stress
injury risk
intraguild predation
mesopredators
optimal diet
superpredation
top predators
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/24554
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/24554

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/24554

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