Interactions between Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) and leopard (Panthera pardus): implications for their conservation

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Alternative codes found
RIV/67179843:_____/12:00385087 RIV/60076658:12310/12:43883620
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0298-y" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0298-y</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0298-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10531-012-0298-y</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Interactions between Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) and leopard (Panthera pardus): implications for their conservation
Original language description
Bengal tiger and common leopard belong to endangered species in Nepal and elsewhere. They share their prey species, thus one affects prey availability of the other, which may contribute to decline in numbers of these carnivores. However, data on these interactions are very rare. We studied diet composition of tiger and leopard in Chitwan (Nepal), by analysing remnants of prey in scats of these two species and comparing abundance of prey species in scats with prey abundance recorded along line transects.We found that tiger prefers medium-sized (30-175 kg) prey, while leopard prefers small-sized (5-30 kg) prey, but also often eats medium-sized prey. Domestic animals (especially small ones) are more often eaten by leopard, compared with tiger. Consequently, these two predators compete mainly for medium-sized prey, but leopard relies more on small prey and domestic animals than tiger. We found that prey preferences of tiger and leopard also depend on the degree of habitat disturbance. Pre
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EH - Ecology - communities
OECD FORD branch
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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