Diets of 3 Predators in Big Bend National Park, Texas
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Vol. 50 (2) , 290-295
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3801915
Abstract
Mountain lion (Felis concolor), bobcat (F. rufus), and coyote (Canis latrans) scats were collected during 1972-74 and 1980-81 in Big Bend National Park (BBNP), Texas. Mountain lions mainly consumed deer during 1972-74 and smaller prey during 1980-81. Bobcats consumed lagomorphs as their principal food source. Coyotes primarily ate insects, birds, reptiles, and lagomorphs. All 3 predators consumed more deer in 1972-74 than in 1980-81. We believe that the observed changes in the predator diets were due partially to a significant decline in the desert mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus crooki) population between the 2 sampling periods.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Lynx Demography during a Snowshoe Hare Decline in AlbertaThe Journal of Wildlife Management, 1979
- Bobcat Density and Prey Selection in Central ArizonaThe Journal of Wildlife Management, 1979