Open AccessDifferential passage rates of prey components through the gut of serval<i> Felis serval </i>and black-backed jackal <i>Canis mesomelas</i>
Author(s) -
Jane M. Bowland,
A. Rowland
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v34i1.412
Subject(s) - predation , canis , felis , jackal , biology , ecology , zoology , cats , medicine
Feeding trials conducted on Felis serval and Canis mesomelas showed that the same prey item may appear in up to seven scats (mean=2.8, n=7). The basic assumption that prey remains of the same species in different scats represent different individuals is invalid. Therefore over-estimation of some prey species relative to others in the diet of carnivores studied can occur