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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Masoero G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058601 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oecologia 20200201 3
Fluctuations in the abundance of main prey species might shape animal communities, by inducing numerical responses and dietary shifts in predators. Whether numerical responses and dietary shifts differ among individuals of different age and sex has so far gained little attention. These differences could affect how much predators consume main and alternative prey, thus causing variation in predation pressure on main and alternative prey species. We studied the effect of fluctuating main prey abun ...[more]