A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Methods Used to Evaluate Predation and Diet of Domestic Cats (<i>Felis catus</i>).

ABSTRACT: Invasive species, including multiple domestic species, can devastate local biodiversity. Domestic cats (Felis catus) can cause declines in select prey species around the world, and multiple methods are employed to monitor cat diet and predatory habits. These methods have not yet been compared against one another in a meta-analytical way, and therefore, the aim here was to evaluate the relative proportions of different taxa reported in the cat diet. We compared 88 studies using a beta regression model conducted on four different taxa, where methodology, location and duration of study were included as variables. Mammals were further divided into rodents, insectivores and medium-sized mammals for a subset of European studies, using Wilcoxon Rank Sum tests to compare methods. Proportion

SUBMITTER: Lockwood HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022773 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature