Spatio-temporal ecology of sympatric felids on Borneo. Evidence for resource partitioning?

ABSTRACT: Niche differentiation, the partitioning of resources along one or more axes of a species' niche hyper-volume, is widely recognised as an important mechanism for sympatric species to reduce interspecific competition and predation risk, and thus facilitate co-existence. Resource partitioning may be facilitated by behavioural differentiation along three main niche dimensions: habitat, food and time. In this study, we investigate the extent to which these mechanisms can explain the coexistence of an assemblage of five sympatric felids in Borneo. Using multi-scale logistic regression, we show that Bornean felids exhibit differences in both their broad and fine-scale habitat use. We calculate temporal activity patterns and overlap between these species, and present evidence for temporal separati

SUBMITTER: Hearn AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054408 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature