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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Assessing the activity pattern overlap among leopards (Panthera pardus), potential prey and competitors in a complex landscape in Tanzania
Journal of Zoology, Volume 311, No. 3, Year 2020
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Studying activity patterns and temporal overlap among carnivores and their putative prey is difficult because of their secretive and elusive nature. With large carnivores declining worldwide, it is imperative for conservation planning that we understand how large carnivores interact with their prey and competitors. Camera trapping offers a promising avenue to address this issue. We investigated temporal overlap between male and female leopards, their known and putative prey as well as their competitor, the spotted hyenas, in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Data consisted of 4297 independent events from a 30 min interval criterion from 164 camera trap sites we sampled. Leopards were captured by camera traps throughout the day, with male and female leopards showing significantly different activity patterns (P < 0.001) indicating sexual segregation in activity patterns, with male leopards being more nocturnal than female leopards. Leopards had significantly different activity patterns from that of the majority of their prey, with yellow baboons, that displayed peak activity during midday, that had the least overlap. Moreover, both male and female leopards had significantly different activity patterns from that of spotted hyenas (P = <0.001), with female leopards appearing to be inactive during hours with peak hyena activity. We conclude that systematic camera trapping is a useful tool to study activity patterns and temporal niche interactions between sympatric carnivores and, to a lesser extent, their prey. © 2020 The Zoological Society of London
Authors & Co-Authors
Havmöller, Rasmus Worsøe
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Jacobsen, Nis Sand
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Denmark, Lyngby
Technical University of Denmark
Scharff, Nikolaj
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Rovero, Francesco
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze
Italy, Trento
Muse-museo Delle Scienze
Zimmermann, Fridolin
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/jzo.12774
ISSN:
09528369
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Tanzania
Participants Gender
Male
Female