Food Habits of Asiatic Leopards (Panthera pardus fusea) in Wolong Reserve, Sichuan, China

Johnson, Kenneth G.; Wei, Wang; Reid, Donald G.; Jin-chu, HU

doi:10.2307/1382285

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“…Waterbirds situated far from vegetation were under represented, possibly due to the minimization of the quick dash, or just because these birds have a higher probability to detect predation attempts. This is consistent with the hunting method reported for many large felids (Scheel 1993;Johnson et al 1993) as well as for the small O. geoffroyi (Johnson and Franklin 1991;Branch 1995), which normally involves a slow concealed approach stalk followed by a quick dash. The potential distance before an attack performed from behind coastal vegetation may influence prey profitability for O. geoffroyi.…”

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“…A similar behavior was observed in other widely distributed large felids, which rely upon small mammalian prey when large species are relatively scarce (Johnson et al 1993). For example, the pattern of prey consumption by the cougar Puma concolor is highly variable, possibly in relation to geographic changes in prey availability (Iriarte et al 1990).…”

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Selection of waterbirds by Geoffroy's cat: Effects of prey abundance, size, and distance

2007

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In spite of its wide distribution, Geoffroy's cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi) has been recently upgraded from Least Concern IUCN category to Near Threatened because of lack of knowledge. In this study, we examine at the Mar Chiquita Biosphere Reserve (371 46'S, 571 27'W; Argentina) their seasonal diet, and their feeding preference in relation to waterbird abundance, size, and distance of waterbird prey before attack. The diet, evaluated by feces analysis, was comprised of 42% waterbirds and 40% small mammals. The relative importance of waterbirds in the diet changed throughout the year associated with seasonal fluctuations in their availability. Predation on waterbirds increased from autumn to summer, while predation on small mammals decreased during this period. Trophic-niche breadth for prey occurrence was higher in autumn and lower in spring. We found that abundance, distance of waterbird prey before attack, and prey size were significant predictors of waterbird consumption by the Geoffroy's cat. This small cat appears to change its kill rate in relation to waterbird abundance changes. The overconsumption of prey close to vegetation and big prey indicates selective predatory behavior by this cat.

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2007

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“…At Wolong, leopards fed on golden snub-nosed monkeys for only 2% of their diet from 1981 to 1983, for example, and leopards had no monkeys in their diet from 1984 to 1987. 13 …”

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Snub‐nosed monkeys: Multilevel societies across varied environments

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Grüter

2010

Evolutionary Anthropology

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The ecology and behavior of the four species of Rhinopithecus, snub-nosed monkeys, are rapidly becoming well known. New field studies reveal in depth the striking adaptations of these colobines. Diets range from those typical for tropical colobines to diets dominated by lichens. The monkeys form bands, at times consisting of more than 400 individuals; these bands are based on the one-male, multi-female units common in colobines. We review the diet, range use, and social organization of snub-nosed monkeys, and then explore the power of socioecological theory to explain their multilevel social organization.Snub-nosed monkeys represent an ecological array, from the Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus avunculus) of tropical forests in Vietnam to the black snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) of temperate conifer forests in China. The step-wise gradation of environments provides for a step-wise gradation of behaviors, making this array particularly informative. Further, the harsh environments of black snub-nosed monkeys and golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana), in which snows are common in winter, put their adaptations in stark relief. Snub-nosed monkeys are useful in understanding the behavioral flexibility of primates, as well as in investigating the influence of environment on both feeding ecology and social organization.

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“…In this latter hypothesis, the air chamber formed by the sinus would act as thermal insulator of the central nervous system, and thus the observed differences in relative size and caudal expansion in the frontal sinuses of P. concolor, A. jubatus, P. ogygia and P. pardus would imply differences in the capacity for brain thermal insulation, with P. pardus having the shortest sinus, and thus this function relatively reduced. Acinonyx jubatus are found in low-structured habitats, such as savannas or grasslands with some shrub coverage (Alderton, 1998;Bothma & Walker, 1999;Nowak, 2005), whereas P. pardus and P. concolor can occupy a range of very different habitats, from arid savannas to dense tropical forests (Currier, 1983;Johnson et al, 1993;Alderton, 1998;Bothma & Walker, 1999;Nowak, 2005). Nevertheless, recent studies on molecular phylogeny show A. jubatus and P. concolor as closely related taxa (Mattern & McLennan, 2000;Yu & Zhang, 2005;Johnson et al, 2006), and their sharing of a long frontal sinus, although having strong physiological implications, would be reflecting their inheritance from a common open habitatdweller ancestor (Van Valkenburgh et al, 1990;Hemmer et al, 2004) with high capacity for brain thermal regulation.…”

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Anatomía comparada de los senos frontales en el félido dientes de sable primitivo <i>Promegantereon ogygia</i> (Felidae, Machairodontinae) y felinos actuales de tamaño similar

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En el presente trabajo, se analizan los senos frontales del félido dientes de sable Promegantereon ogygia, en comparación con los de los felinos actuales Acinonyx jubatus, Puma conocolor y Panthera pardus, de similar peso corporal. El estudio se llevó a cabo utilizando modelos virtuales 3D obtenidos por tomografía axial computerizada, una técnica no destructiva que se ha revelado como una poderosa herramienta para acceder a todo tipo de información intracraneal. Nuestro estudio muestra que los senos frontales de P. ogygia eran más similares a los de P. concolor, tanto en la presencia de varios puntales óseos de refuerzo de la parte dorsal, y en el desarrollo de una notable expansión caudal. Esta expansión caudal actuaría como un aislante térmico del cerebro, y podría indicar un entorno más abierto de lo que se supone para esta especie, mientras que los puntales óseos se relacionarían con tensiones biomecánicas producidas durante el mordisco típico de los macairodontinos, el método de ataque de los machairodontinos.

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Food Habits of Asiatic Leopards (Panthera pardus fusea) in Wolong Reserve, Sichuan, China

Cited by 35 publications

References 5 publications

Selection of waterbirds by Geoffroy's cat: Effects of prey abundance, size, and distance

Selection of waterbirds by Geoffroy's cat: Effects of prey abundance, size, and distance

Snub‐nosed monkeys: Multilevel societies across varied environments

Anatomía comparada de los senos frontales en el félido dientes de sable primitivo <i>Promegantereon ogygia</i> (Felidae, Machairodontinae) y felinos actuales de tamaño similar

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