Niche partitioning of bobcat and Canada lynx near their distribution contact zone

• Main Authors: Bobby J. Nakamoto (Author), G. Forbes (Author), C. Bursey (Author), J. Cormier (Author), A. O'Sullivan (Author), B. Hayden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) are keystone predators. However, contact with congenerics, like the bobcat (Lynx rufus), could alter lynx trophic ecology and destabilize boreal food webs. We set out to describe the trophic niches of these species in allopatry and sympatry to assess how resources are p...