Dietary composition, plasticity, and prey selection of Pallas's cats
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Prey selection and dietary flexibility of three species of mammalian predator during an irruption of non-cyclic prey
Predators often display dietary shifts in response to fluctuating prey in cyclic systems, but little is known about predator diets in systems that experience non-cyclic prey irruptions. We tracked dietary shifts by feral cats (Felis catus), red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and dingoes (Canis dingo) through a non-cyclic irruption of small mammalian prey in the Simpson Desert, central Australia. We pred...
متن کاملEffects of dietary fat and energy on body weight and composition after gonadectomy in cats.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of dietary fat and energy density on body weight gain, body composition, and total energy expenditure (TEE) in neutered and sexually intact cats. ANIMALS 12 male and 12 female cats PROCEDURE Male cats were castrated (castrated male [CM]) or underwent no surgical procedure (sexually intact male [IM]). Female cats underwent ovariectomy (spayed female [SF]) or ...
متن کاملDiet composition and prey selection of the introduced grouper species peacock hind (Cephalopholis argus) in Hawaii
The grouper species peacock hind (Cephalopholis argus) (Serranidae: Epinephelinae), a reef fish predator that is native over most of the IndoPacific region, was introduced to the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) in 1956 as part of an introduction program of snapper and grouper species intended to enhance nearshore fisheries (Randall, 1987). Today, this non-native predator occupies a dominant positio...
متن کاملUrinary composition of cats is affected by the source of dietary protein.
Feline lower urinary tract disease is an important clinical problem in cats. Epidemiological data based on urinary stones submitted for examination show over the last decade a consistent trend for struvite calculi to decrease and calcium oxalate to increase (1,2). The risk for cats to develop urolithiasis is related to dietary and nondietary factors. Higher solute concentrations, a subsequent s...
متن کاملEffects of dietary macronutrient composition and feeding frequency on fasting and postprandial hormone response in domestic cats
The objective was to evaluate the effects of dietary macronutrients and feeding frequency on blood glucose, insulin, total ghrelin and leptin. A total of twelve adult lean neutered male cats were used in three tests, all cross-over studies composed of a 15 d adaptation and blood sampling on day 16. In trial 1, differences between two- and four-meal feeding were tested. On day 16, blood samples ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mammalogy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0022-2372,1545-1542
DOI: 10.1644/09-mamm-a-342.1