Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

Interspecific killing is a key determinant of the abundances and distributions of carnivores,
their prey, and nonprey community members. Similarity of body size has been proposed to …

Carnivore guilds play a vital role in ecological communities by cascading trophic effects,
energy and nutrient transfer, and stabilizing or destabilizing food webs. Consequently, the …

Although carnivores are in global decline, diverse carnivore communities are common in
sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 20 species may co-occur. Though intraguild …

Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs Page 1 Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and
Dogs Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan Status Survey and Conservation Action …

Interspecific interactions can provoke temporal and spatial avoidance, ultimately affecting
population densities and spatial distribution patterns. The ability (or inability) of species to …

For most carnivore populations, territoriality is the regulating social system ultimately
determined by food abundance and/or strife. However, in some food-based territorial felid …

The feeding ecology of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) and its interspecific trophic
relationship with the sympatric red fox (Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758)) was investigated in an area …

Cape foxes (Vulpes chama) and bat‐eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis) are sympatric with
black‐backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) over much of southern Africa, although …

Lethal interactions among large vertebrate predators have long interested researchers
because of ecological and conservation issues. Research focusing on lethal interactions …