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SUBMITTER: Andren H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4373782 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20150325 3
The effects of predation on ungulate populations depend on several factors. One of the most important factors is the proportion of predation that is additive or compensatory respectively to other mortality in the prey, i.e., the relative effect of top-down and bottom-up processes. We estimated Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) kill rate on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) using radio-collared lynx. Kill rate was strongly affected by lynx social status. For males it was 4.85 ± 1.30 S.E. roe deer per 30 day ...[more]