Diet composition of a Newly Recognized Canid Species, the African Golden Wolf (<i>Canis anthus</i>), in Northern Algeria

Eddine, Ahmed; Mostefai, Noureddine; Smet, Koen De; Klees, Dick; Ansorge, Hermann; Karssene, Yamna; Nowak, Carsten; Leer, Peter van der

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“…Owing to its habitat plasticity and opportunistic feeding habits it occurs in a wide variety of habitats from forest to arid ecosystems, including the vicinity of urban areas [16][17][18][19]. Positive relationships between African wolf and anthropogenic areas have been observed [20], including feeding on both wild prey and livestock, and consuming organic waste [16,17]. We thus hypothesized that the ability of this species to exploit human-dominated landscapes has been an advantage during the Neolithic revolution.…”

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Demographic expansion of an African opportunistic carnivore during the Neolithic revolution

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The diffusion of Neolithic technology together with the Holocene Climatic Optimum fostered the spread of human settlements and pastoral activities in North Africa, resulting in profound and enduring consequences for the dynamics of species, communities and landscapes. Here, we investigate the demographic history of the African wolf ( Canis lupaster ), a recently recognized canid species, to understand if demographic trends of this generalist and opportunistic carnivore reflect the increase in food availability that emerged after the arrival of the Neolithic economy in North Africa. We screened nuclear and mitochondrial DNA in samples collected throughout Algeria and Tunisia, and implemented coalescent approaches to estimate the variation of effective population sizes from present to ancestral time. We have found consistent evidence supporting the hypothesis that the African wolf population experienced a meaningful expansion concurring with a period of rapid population expansion of domesticates linked to the advent of agricultural practices.

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“…Our results reveal diversifi ed diets (Hʹ Wolf = 2.41/ Jʹ Wolf = 0.93and Hʹ Genet = 1.96 / Jʹ Genet = 0.98). Such diversity can be explained by the heterogeneity of the Mediterranean habitats, making available a wide spectrum of preys (Di Castri, 1973, Raven, 1973.With a diet of 6 categories (large mammals, micro mammals, birds, arthropods, fruits and garbage), the African golden wolf is more generalist, confi rming the results of several authors throughout its range, which describe a large trophic range consisting of reptiles, birds, rodents, mammals of diff erent sizes, large numbers of insects and their larvae, it can even occasionally kill young gazelles or large prey mainly the wild boar and sheep ( Lodé et al, 1991;Amroun et al, 2006;Eddine et al, 2017;Karssene et al, 2019). In Senegal, the golden wolf has been observed attacking herds of lambs ( Gaubert et al, 2012).…”

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“…Th e African golden wolf probably feeds on corpses of hunted wild boars, since our study period coincides with the hunting period of the wild boars in the region (Zemiti, 2012). Eddine et al (2017) showed thatwild boarswere the most important prey in the Tlemcen hunting reserve, and that adult wild boars were likely consumed mostly as carrion, because of their tusks and aggressive behavior (Jedrzejewska and Jedrzejewski, 1998;Moehlman and Jhala, 2013).…”

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“…Th is phenomenon was explained by the size of consumed mammals; the African golden wolf consumes rather large mammals, not accessible to the genet, while its diet consists of micromammals. Th e competition pressure may also be diminished by the fact that the African golden wolf has a high tolerance for human activity and takes full advantage of the products and resulting wastes ( Eddine et al, 2017;Yirga et al, 2017). Indeed, a signifi cant part of waste (10 %) is found in its diet.…”

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“…Formerly considered at the golden jackal (Canis aureus), the African golden wolf saw his taxonomic classifi cation improved due to genetic works (Gaubert et al, 2012;Bahlk, 2015;Koepfl i et al, 2015) which demonstrated that he was nearer to the grey wolf (Canis lupus) and the coyote (Canis latrans) than Eurasian golden jackal (Canis aureus). In Algeria, few studies on the diet of this species have been conducted, mainly in the central and western parts of the country (Oubellil, 2010, Amroun et al, 2006, Eddine et al, 2017. Th e diet of Genetta genetta has been studied, particularly in Kabylie (De Smet and Hamdine, 1988;Hamdine et al, 1993;Amroun et al, 2014) and in the National Park of El Kala (Delibes et al, 1989;Boukheroufa et al, 2009).…”

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Winter diet of the Common Genet (Genetta genetta) and the African Golden Wolf (Canis anthus) in altitudinal locality of the Edough forest (Northeastern Algeria)

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Winter Diet of the Common Genet, Genetta genetta (Carnivora, Viveridae), and the African Golden Wolf, Canis anthus (Carnivora, Canidae), in Altitudinal Locality of the Edough Forest (Northeastern Algeria). Boukheroufa, M., Sakraoui, F., Belbel, F., Sakraoui, R. -Th e understanding of several interactions between carnivores is very important to plan eff ective programs of conservation. In this study, we tested the hypothesis of interspecifi c competition when trophic resources are the most limited by comparing the diets of the african golden wolf and the common genet in winter period, and in altitudinal locality on Edough mountain. To achieve this goal, a total of 60 scat samples were collected from the study area. We were able to identify four food categories for genets (arthropods, small mammals, birds and plants) and six food categories in the diet of african golden wolf (arthropods, small mammals, large mammals, birds, fruits and anthropogenic wastes). Our results showed a signifi cant variation in the diets between the species, more than 50 % of diets consist of fruits and large mammals for the African golden wolf, and small mammals and birds for the Common Genet. Prey category richness was highest for the African golden wolf than for genets. Th e trophic niche overlap was partial between the two predators (Pianka's overlap index = 0.688). All these results probably refl ect a compromise in use of resources in order to minimize the competitive pressure between the two predators.

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First Report on the Copro-parasitology of Striped Hyena, African Golden Wolf and Red Fox in Chrea National Park, (Algeria)

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Takdjout

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Diet composition of a Newly Recognized Canid Species, the African Golden Wolf (Canis anthus), in Northern Algeria

Cited by 16 publications

References 33 publications

Demographic expansion of an African opportunistic carnivore during the Neolithic revolution

Demographic expansion of an African opportunistic carnivore during the Neolithic revolution

Winter diet of the Common Genet (Genetta genetta) and the African Golden Wolf (Canis anthus) in altitudinal locality of the Edough forest (Northeastern Algeria)

First Report on the Copro-parasitology of Striped Hyena, African Golden Wolf and Red Fox in Chrea National Park, (Algeria)

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