Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton

Understanding predator-prey relatonships is fundamental to develop efectve conservaton plans. Between 2015 and 2018, we combed 21 transects, each 7km long, searching for Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus scat within the province of Madrid in central Spain. In order to minimise inherent subjectvity of visua...

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Autores: Alfaya Herbello, Pedro, Invernón, Ariadna, Alonso Campos, Germán
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6278
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Diet
Lagomorphs
Niche breadth
Niche overlap
Single nucleotde polymorphism
Mamíferos
2401.18 Mamíferos
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spelling Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populatonAlfaya Herbello, PedroInvernón, AriadnaAlonso Campos, Germán599.742.75(460.27)DietLagomorphsNiche breadthNiche overlapSingle nucleotde polymorphismMamíferos2401.18 MamíferosUnderstanding predator-prey relatonships is fundamental to develop efectve conservaton plans. Between 2015 and 2018, we combed 21 transects, each 7km long, searching for Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus scat within the province of Madrid in central Spain. In order to minimise inherent subjectvity of visual identfcaton as much as possible, we performed a double specifc nested polymerase chain reacton (PCR) followed by a primer extension assay addressed to two Iberian Lynx diagnostc single nucleotde polymorphisms. Forty-six scat samples were positvely identfed as belonging to Iberian Lynx through genetc analysis. From these, we extracted remains of consumed prey, which we determined to the lowest possible taxonomic level, mainly through hair identfcaton. Identfed prey was divided into four types: lagomorphs, small mammals, birds, and ungulates. The species’ diet compositon was described based on the frequency of occurrence (FO) of each prey and niche breadth, and also compared with prior knowledge of the species using four prior studies as a comparatve reference through the calculaton of the niche overlap value. The FO of lagomorphs (39%) was the lowest, while the FO of small mammals (54%) was the highest recorded to date. The niche breath (0.36) was higher than recorded in prior studies, but stll showing the specialist character of the Iberian Lynx. Niche overlap was low (C = 0.49), showing diferences in trophic niche between the populaton in our study area and the one studied in southern Spain. This indicates that the Iberian Lynx is adept at switching its main prey, an ability that has previously been frmly rejected. It is, however, capable of adaptng to alternatve prey more ofen than recorded to date, which could be a behavioural response to the patchy distributon of European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus in the study area.Wildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20202020-02-1720202020-02-17journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6278reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Españolspaopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/62782026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
title Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
spellingShingle Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
Alfaya Herbello, Pedro
599.742.75(460.27)
Diet
Lagomorphs
Niche breadth
Niche overlap
Single nucleotde polymorphism
Mamíferos
2401.18 Mamíferos
title_short Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
title_full Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
title_fullStr Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
title_full_unstemmed Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
title_sort Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus Temminck, 1827 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae)in central Spain: trophic niche of an isolated populaton
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alfaya Herbello, Pedro
Invernón, Ariadna
Alonso Campos, Germán
author Alfaya Herbello, Pedro
author_facet Alfaya Herbello, Pedro
Invernón, Ariadna
Alonso Campos, Germán
author_role author
author2 Invernón, Ariadna
Alonso Campos, Germán
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 599.742.75(460.27)
Diet
Lagomorphs
Niche breadth
Niche overlap
Single nucleotde polymorphism
Mamíferos
2401.18 Mamíferos
topic 599.742.75(460.27)
Diet
Lagomorphs
Niche breadth
Niche overlap
Single nucleotde polymorphism
Mamíferos
2401.18 Mamíferos
description Understanding predator-prey relatonships is fundamental to develop efectve conservaton plans. Between 2015 and 2018, we combed 21 transects, each 7km long, searching for Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus scat within the province of Madrid in central Spain. In order to minimise inherent subjectvity of visual identfcaton as much as possible, we performed a double specifc nested polymerase chain reacton (PCR) followed by a primer extension assay addressed to two Iberian Lynx diagnostc single nucleotde polymorphisms. Forty-six scat samples were positvely identfed as belonging to Iberian Lynx through genetc analysis. From these, we extracted remains of consumed prey, which we determined to the lowest possible taxonomic level, mainly through hair identfcaton. Identfed prey was divided into four types: lagomorphs, small mammals, birds, and ungulates. The species’ diet compositon was described based on the frequency of occurrence (FO) of each prey and niche breadth, and also compared with prior knowledge of the species using four prior studies as a comparatve reference through the calculaton of the niche overlap value. The FO of lagomorphs (39%) was the lowest, while the FO of small mammals (54%) was the highest recorded to date. The niche breath (0.36) was higher than recorded in prior studies, but stll showing the specialist character of the Iberian Lynx. Niche overlap was low (C = 0.49), showing diferences in trophic niche between the populaton in our study area and the one studied in southern Spain. This indicates that the Iberian Lynx is adept at switching its main prey, an ability that has previously been frmly rejected. It is, however, capable of adaptng to alternatve prey more ofen than recorded to date, which could be a behavioural response to the patchy distributon of European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus in the study area.
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2020-02-17
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2020-02-17
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