Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity

Jorge Lozano Mendoza; M. Moleón; E. Virgós

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01474.x

Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity

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Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity. / Lozano Mendoza, Jorge; Moleón, M.; Virgós, E.
in: Journal of Biogeography, Jahrgang 33, Nr. 6, 01.06.2006, S. 1076-1085.

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title = "Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity",

abstract = "Aim: To analyse the biogeographical patterns in the feeding habits and trophic diversity of prey of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber. Location: The Eurasian distribution range from the Caucasian mountains to the Iberian Peninsula and Scotland. Methods: We reviewed 15 studies to collate data on feeding behaviour across the current wildcat distribution range. We considered nine prey groups and recorded the latitude, whether the location was within a Mediterranean bioclimate area, and rabbit presence. Prey groups were reduced into four PCA factors. Regression analyses were performed to examine the relationships of latitude with PCA factors and trophic diversity. anova was used to test if trophic diversity was higher at locations with Mediterranean climates. We also analysed the relationship between small rodent consumption and both Mediterranean climates and rabbit presence using anova. Finally, we confirmed the relationship between the frequency of Murinae and Microtinae in the diets and the presence of rabbits and with respect to Mediterranean climates controlling for latitude (mancova). Results: Diet diversity was greatest in Mediterranean climates. Trophic diversity decreased when rodents formed the bulk of the diet, but increased with the inclusion of alternative prey such as rabbits and invertebrates. Small rodent consumption was also negatively related to rabbit consumption or presence. The inclusion of Murinae and Microtinae in the diet varied with latitude, with higher ingestion of the former in the southern locations and of the latter in northern areas. Main conclusions: The trophic diversity of the wildcat diet was associated with Mediterranean climatic conditions, being broader at more southern latitudes. At the continental scale, the wildcat cannot be considered a rodent specialist because rabbits were preferred when they were present. Thus, we consider the wildcat to be a facultative specialist. In addition, our results indicate that general trophic patterns in the diet of a species may not be accurately determined if the availability of alternative prey is not taken into account.",

keywords = "Biogeographical patterns, Diet, Feeding habits, Felis silvestris, Latitudinal gradient, Mediterranean area, Rabbit, Rodents, Trophic diversity, Wildcat, diet, feeding behavior, felid, latitudinal gradient, Mediterranean environment, prey preference, rodent, trophic level, zoogeography, Caucasus, Eurasia, Europe, Iberian Peninsula, Scotland, Southern Europe, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Arvicolinae, Invertebrata, Muridae, Murinae, Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rodentia, Sustainability Science, Biology, Gender and Diversity",

author = "{Lozano Mendoza}, Jorge and M. Mole{\'o}n and E. Virg{\'o}s",

note = "Cited By :50 Export Date: 27 January 2017 CODEN: JBIOD Correspondence Address: Lozano, J.; Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales Y Tecnolog{\'i}a, Depto. Matem{\'a}ticas, F{\'i}sica Aplicada Y Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulip{\'a}n s/n, E-28933 Madrid, Spain; email: j.lozano.m@wanadooadsl.net References: Arroyo, B.E., Diet of Montagu harrier Circus pigargus in Central Spain. Analysis of temporal and geographic variation (1997) Ibis, 139, pp. 664-672; Aymerich, M., {\'E}tude comparative des r{\'e}gimes alimentaires du lynx pardelle (Lynx pardina Temminck, 1824) et du chat sauvage (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) au centre de la p{\'e}ninsule Ib{\'e}rique (1982) Mammalia, 46, pp. 515-521; Blondel, J., Aronson, J., (1999) Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region, , Oxford University Press, Oxford; Brunet-Lecomte, P., Delibes, M., Alimentaci{\'o}n de la Lechuza Com{\'u}n Tyto alba en la cuenca del Duero, Espa{\~n}a (1984) Do{\~n}ana Acta Vertebrata, 11, pp. 213-229; Clavero, M., Prenda, J., Delibes, M., Trophic diversity of the otter (Lutra lutra L.) in temperate and Mediterranean freshwater habitats (2003) Journal of Biogeography, 30, pp. 761-769; Cond{\'e}, B., Nguyen-Thi-Thu-Cuc, Vaillant, F., Schauenberg, P., Le r{\'e}gime alimentaire du Chat forestier (Felis silvestris, Schreber) en France (1972) Mammalia, 36, pp. 112-119; Corbett, L.K., (1979) Feeding Ecology and Social Organization of Wildcats (Felis Silvestris) and Domestic Cats (Felis Catus) in Scotland, , PhD Thesis, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen; Cox, C.B., Moore, P.D., (2005) Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach, , Blackwell Publishing, Oxford; Dayan, T., Simberloff, D., Patterns of size separation in carnivore communities (1996) Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution 2, pp. 243-266. , ed. by. J.L.*Gittleman. pp. Cornell University Press, New York; Fedriani, J.M., Ferreras, P., Delibes, M., Dietary response of the Eurasian badger, Meles meles, to a decline of its main prey in the Do{\~n}ana National Park (1998) Journal of Zoology, London, 245, pp. 214-218; Fernandes, M.L., Some aspects of the ecology and systematics of the wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Portugal (1993) Seminar on the Biology and Conservation of the Wildcat (Felis Silvestris), pp. 94-97. , pp. 23-25 September 1992, Nancy, France. Council of Europe Press, Strasbourg; Futuyma, D.G., Moreno, G., The evolution of ecological specialisation (1988) Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 19, pp. 207-233; Geffen, E., Gompper, M.E., Gittleman, J.L., Luh, H.K., MacDonald, D.W., Wayne, R.K., Size, life-history traits, and social organization in the canidae: A reevaluation (1996) American Naturalist, 147, pp. 140-160; Gil-S{\'a}nchez, J.M., Dieta comparada del gato mont{\'e}s (Felis silvestris) y la jineta (Genetta genetta) en un {\'a}rea de simpatr{\'i}a de las Sierras Subb{\'e}ticas (SE Espa{\~n}a) (1998) Miscell{\`a}nia Zool{\`o}gica, 21, pp. 57-64; Gil-S{\'a}nchez, J.M., Valenzuela, G., S{\'a}nchez, J.F., Iberian wild cat Felis silvestris tartessia predation on rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus: Functional response and age selection (1999) Acta Theriologica, 44, pp. 421-428; Gittleman, J.L., Carnivore life-history patterns: Allometric, phylogenetic, and ecological associations (1986) American Naturalist, 127, pp. 744-771; Glasser, J.W., A theory of trophic strategies: The evolution of facultative specialists (1982) Ecology, 63, pp. 250-262; Gompper, M.E., Gittleman, J.L., Home range scaling: Intraspecific and comparative trends (1991) Oecologia, 87, pp. 343-348; Goszczynski, J., Jedrzejewska, B., Jedrzejewski, W., Diet composition of badgers (Meles meles) in a pristine forest and rural habitats of Poland compared to other European populations (2000) Journal of Zoology, London, 250, pp. 495-505; Herrera, C.M., Trophic diversity of the Barn Owl Tyto alba in continental Western Europe (1974) Ornis Scandinavica, 5, pp. 181-191; Hewson, R., The food of Wild cats (Felis silvestris) and Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in west and north-east Scotland (1983) Journal of Zoology, London, 200, pp. 283-289; Iriarte, A., Franklin, W.L., Johnson, W.E., Redford, K.H., Biogeographic variation of food habits and body size of the American puma (1990) Oecologia, 85, pp. 185-190; Korpimaki, E., Marti, C.D., Geographical trends in trophic characteristics of mammal-eating and bird-eating raptors in Europe and North America (1995) The Auk, 112, pp. 1004-1023; Kozen{\'a}, I., Contribution to the food of wild cats (Felis silvestris) (1990) Folia Zoologica, 39, pp. 207-212; Lod{\'e}, T., Trophic status and feeding habits of the European Polecat Mustela putorius L. 1758 (1997) Mammal Review, 27, pp. 177-184; Malo, A.F., Lozano, J., Huertas, D.L., Virg{\'o}s, E., A change of diet from rodents to rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Is the wildcat (Felis silvestris) a specialist predator (2004) Journal of Zoology, London, 263, pp. 401-407; Mole{\'o}n, M., Gil-S{\'a}nchez, J.M., Food habits of the Wildcat (Felis silvestris) in a peculiar habitat: The Mediterranean high mountain (2003) Journal of Zoology, London, 260, pp. 17-22; Moreno, E., Barbosa, A., Distribution patterns of small mammal fauna along gradients of latitude and altitude in Northen Spain (1992) Zeitschrift f{\"u}r S{\"a}ugetierkunde, 57, pp. 169-175; Nasilov, S.B., Feeding of wildcat in Azerbaijan (1972) Soviet Journal of Ecology, 3, pp. 179-180; Ozenda, P., (1982) Les V{\'e}getaux Dans Le Biosph{\`e}re, , Doin {\'E}diteurs, Paris; Palomo, L.J., Gisbert, J., (2002) Atlas de Los Mam{\'i}feros Terrestres de Espa{\~n}a, , Direcci{\'o}n General de Conservaci{\'o}n de la Naturaleza-SECEM-SECEMU, Madrid; Partridge, L., Green, P., Intraspecific feeding specialization and population dynamics (1985) Behavioural Ecology: Ecological Consequences of Adaptative Behaviour, pp. 207-226. , ed. by. R.M.*Sibly. R.H.*Smith. pp. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford; Pierpaoli, M., Bir{\`o}, Z.S., Herrmann, M., Hupe, K., Fernandes, M., Ragni, B., Szemethy, L., Randi, E., Genetic distinction of wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations in Europe, and hybridization with domestic cats in Hungary (2003) Molecular Ecology, 12, pp. 2585-2598; Putman, R.J., Facts from faeces (1984) Mammal Review, 14, pp. 79-97; Ragni, B., Gatto selvatico Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 (1981) Distribuzione e Biologia di 22 Specie di Mamiferi in Italia, pp. 105-113. , ed. by. M.*Pavan. pp. Consiglio nazionale delle Ricerche, Roma; Reynolds, J.C., Aebischer, N.J., Comparison and quantification of carnivore diet by faecal analysis: A critique, with recommendations, based on a study of the Fox Vulpes vulpes (1991) Mammal Review, 21, pp. 97-122; Riols, C., {\'E}tude du r{\'e}gime alimentaire du Chat forestier (Felis silvestris) dans l'est de la France (1988) Bulletin Mensuel Office National de la Chasse, 121, pp. 22-27; Roper, T.J., The European badger Meles meles: Food specialist or generalist (1994) Journal of Zoology, London, 234, pp. 437-452; Roper, T.J., Mickevicius, E., Badger Meles meles diet: A review of literature from the former Soviet Union (1995) Mammal Review, 25, pp. 117-129; Rosenzweig, M.L., (1995) Species Diversity in Space and Time, , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; Roughgarden, J., Evolution of niche width (1972) American Naturalist, 106, pp. 683-718; Saint-Girons, M.C., Vesco, J.P., Notes sur les mammif{\`e}res de France. XIII: R{\'e}partition et densit{\'e} de micromammif{\`e}res dans le couloir Sequano-Rodhanien (1974) Mammalia, 38, pp. 244-264; Sarmento, P., Feeding ecology of the European wildcat Felis silvestris in Portugal (1996) Acta Theriologica, 41, pp. 409-414; Schall, J.J., Pianka, E.R., Geographical trends in numbers of species (1978) American Naturalist, 137, pp. 791-815; Schoener, T.W., Theory of feeding strategies (1971) Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 2, pp. 369-404; Sl{\'a}dek, J., The quantitative composition of the food of the wildcats (Felis silvestris) living in the West Carpathians (1973) Biologia Bratislava, 28, pp. 127-137; Stahl, P., (1986), Th{\`e}se, Universit{\'e} Nancy, NancyStahl, P., Leger, F., Le chat sauvage (Felis silvestris, Schreber, 1777) (1992) Encyclop{\'e}die des Carnivores de France, pp. 1-50. , ed. by. M.*Artois. 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T1 - Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity

AU - Lozano Mendoza, Jorge

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N1 - Cited By :50 Export Date: 27 January 2017 CODEN: JBIOD Correspondence Address: Lozano, J.; Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales Y Tecnología, Depto. Matemáticas, Física Aplicada Y Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n, E-28933 Madrid, Spain; email: j.lozano.m@wanadooadsl.net References: Arroyo, B.E., Diet of Montagu harrier Circus pigargus in Central Spain. Analysis of temporal and geographic variation (1997) Ibis, 139, pp. 664-672; Aymerich, M., Étude comparative des régimes alimentaires du lynx pardelle (Lynx pardina Temminck, 1824) et du chat sauvage (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) au centre de la péninsule Ibérique (1982) Mammalia, 46, pp. 515-521; Blondel, J., Aronson, J., (1999) Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region, , Oxford University Press, Oxford; Brunet-Lecomte, P., Delibes, M., Alimentación de la Lechuza Común Tyto alba en la cuenca del Duero, España (1984) Doñana Acta Vertebrata, 11, pp. 213-229; Clavero, M., Prenda, J., Delibes, M., Trophic diversity of the otter (Lutra lutra L.) in temperate and Mediterranean freshwater habitats (2003) Journal of Biogeography, 30, pp. 761-769; Condé, B., Nguyen-Thi-Thu-Cuc, Vaillant, F., Schauenberg, P., Le régime alimentaire du Chat forestier (Felis silvestris, Schreber) en France (1972) Mammalia, 36, pp. 112-119; Corbett, L.K., (1979) Feeding Ecology and Social Organization of Wildcats (Felis Silvestris) and Domestic Cats (Felis Catus) in Scotland, , PhD Thesis, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen; Cox, C.B., Moore, P.D., (2005) Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach, , Blackwell Publishing, Oxford; Dayan, T., Simberloff, D., Patterns of size separation in carnivore communities (1996) Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution 2, pp. 243-266. , ed. by. J.L.*Gittleman. pp. Cornell University Press, New York; Fedriani, J.M., Ferreras, P., Delibes, M., Dietary response of the Eurasian badger, Meles meles, to a decline of its main prey in the Doñana National Park (1998) Journal of Zoology, London, 245, pp. 214-218; Fernandes, M.L., Some aspects of the ecology and systematics of the wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Portugal (1993) Seminar on the Biology and Conservation of the Wildcat (Felis Silvestris), pp. 94-97. , pp. 23-25 September 1992, Nancy, France. Council of Europe Press, Strasbourg; Futuyma, D.G., Moreno, G., The evolution of ecological specialisation (1988) Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 19, pp. 207-233; Geffen, E., Gompper, M.E., Gittleman, J.L., Luh, H.K., MacDonald, D.W., Wayne, R.K., Size, life-history traits, and social organization in the canidae: A reevaluation (1996) American Naturalist, 147, pp. 140-160; Gil-Sánchez, J.M., Dieta comparada del gato montés (Felis silvestris) y la jineta (Genetta genetta) en un área de simpatría de las Sierras Subbéticas (SE España) (1998) Miscellània Zoològica, 21, pp. 57-64; Gil-Sánchez, J.M., Valenzuela, G., Sánchez, J.F., Iberian wild cat Felis silvestris tartessia predation on rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus: Functional response and age selection (1999) Acta Theriologica, 44, pp. 421-428; Gittleman, J.L., Carnivore life-history patterns: Allometric, phylogenetic, and ecological associations (1986) American Naturalist, 127, pp. 744-771; Glasser, J.W., A theory of trophic strategies: The evolution of facultative specialists (1982) Ecology, 63, pp. 250-262; Gompper, M.E., Gittleman, J.L., Home range scaling: Intraspecific and comparative trends (1991) Oecologia, 87, pp. 343-348; Goszczynski, J., Jedrzejewska, B., Jedrzejewski, W., Diet composition of badgers (Meles meles) in a pristine forest and rural habitats of Poland compared to other European populations (2000) Journal of Zoology, London, 250, pp. 495-505; Herrera, C.M., Trophic diversity of the Barn Owl Tyto alba in continental Western Europe (1974) Ornis Scandinavica, 5, pp. 181-191; Hewson, R., The food of Wild cats (Felis silvestris) and Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in west and north-east Scotland (1983) Journal of Zoology, London, 200, pp. 283-289; Iriarte, A., Franklin, W.L., Johnson, W.E., Redford, K.H., Biogeographic variation of food habits and body size of the American puma (1990) Oecologia, 85, pp. 185-190; Korpimaki, E., Marti, C.D., Geographical trends in trophic characteristics of mammal-eating and bird-eating raptors in Europe and North America (1995) The Auk, 112, pp. 1004-1023; Kozená, I., Contribution to the food of wild cats (Felis silvestris) (1990) Folia Zoologica, 39, pp. 207-212; Lodé, T., Trophic status and feeding habits of the European Polecat Mustela putorius L. 1758 (1997) Mammal Review, 27, pp. 177-184; Malo, A.F., Lozano, J., Huertas, D.L., Virgós, E., A change of diet from rodents to rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Is the wildcat (Felis silvestris) a specialist predator (2004) Journal of Zoology, London, 263, pp. 401-407; Moleón, M., Gil-Sánchez, J.M., Food habits of the Wildcat (Felis silvestris) in a peculiar habitat: The Mediterranean high mountain (2003) Journal of Zoology, London, 260, pp. 17-22; Moreno, E., Barbosa, A., Distribution patterns of small mammal fauna along gradients of latitude and altitude in Northen Spain (1992) Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 57, pp. 169-175; Nasilov, S.B., Feeding of wildcat in Azerbaijan (1972) Soviet Journal of Ecology, 3, pp. 179-180; Ozenda, P., (1982) Les Végetaux Dans Le Biosphère, , Doin Éditeurs, Paris; Palomo, L.J., Gisbert, J., (2002) Atlas de Los Mamíferos Terrestres de España, , Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza-SECEM-SECEMU, Madrid; Partridge, L., Green, P., Intraspecific feeding specialization and population dynamics (1985) Behavioural Ecology: Ecological Consequences of Adaptative Behaviour, pp. 207-226. , ed. by. R.M.*Sibly. R.H.*Smith. pp. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford; Pierpaoli, M., Birò, Z.S., Herrmann, M., Hupe, K., Fernandes, M., Ragni, B., Szemethy, L., Randi, E., Genetic distinction of wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations in Europe, and hybridization with domestic cats in Hungary (2003) Molecular Ecology, 12, pp. 2585-2598; Putman, R.J., Facts from faeces (1984) Mammal Review, 14, pp. 79-97; Ragni, B., Gatto selvatico Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 (1981) Distribuzione e Biologia di 22 Specie di Mamiferi in Italia, pp. 105-113. , ed. by. M.*Pavan. pp. Consiglio nazionale delle Ricerche, Roma; Reynolds, J.C., Aebischer, N.J., Comparison and quantification of carnivore diet by faecal analysis: A critique, with recommendations, based on a study of the Fox Vulpes vulpes (1991) Mammal Review, 21, pp. 97-122; Riols, C., Étude du régime alimentaire du Chat forestier (Felis silvestris) dans l'est de la France (1988) Bulletin Mensuel Office National de la Chasse, 121, pp. 22-27; Roper, T.J., The European badger Meles meles: Food specialist or generalist (1994) Journal of Zoology, London, 234, pp. 437-452; Roper, T.J., Mickevicius, E., Badger Meles meles diet: A review of literature from the former Soviet Union (1995) Mammal Review, 25, pp. 117-129; Rosenzweig, M.L., (1995) Species Diversity in Space and Time, , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; Roughgarden, J., Evolution of niche width (1972) American Naturalist, 106, pp. 683-718; Saint-Girons, M.C., Vesco, J.P., Notes sur les mammifères de France. XIII: Répartition et densité de micromammifères dans le couloir Sequano-Rodhanien (1974) Mammalia, 38, pp. 244-264; Sarmento, P., Feeding ecology of the European wildcat Felis silvestris in Portugal (1996) Acta Theriologica, 41, pp. 409-414; Schall, J.J., Pianka, E.R., Geographical trends in numbers of species (1978) American Naturalist, 137, pp. 791-815; Schoener, T.W., Theory of feeding strategies (1971) Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 2, pp. 369-404; Sládek, J., The quantitative composition of the food of the wildcats (Felis silvestris) living in the West Carpathians (1973) Biologia Bratislava, 28, pp. 127-137; Stahl, P., (1986), Thèse, Université Nancy, NancyStahl, P., Leger, F., Le chat sauvage (Felis silvestris, Schreber, 1777) (1992) Encyclopédie des Carnivores de France, pp. 1-50. , ed. by. M.*Artois. H.*Maurin. pp. Société Française pour l'Etude et la Protection des Mammifères (SFEPM), Bohallard, Puceul; (2001) Statistica® for Windows, , StatSoft., Ver. 6.0. StatSoft Inc., Tulsa, OK; Stephens, D.W., Krebs, J.R., (1986) Foraging Theory, , Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ; Sunquist, M., Sunquist, F., (2002) Wild Cats of the World, , The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL; Underwood, A.J., (1996) Experiments in Ecology, , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; Vezina, A.F., Empirical relationships between predator and prey size among terrestrial vertebrate predators (1985) Oecologia, 67, pp. 555-565; Virgós, E., Llorente, M., Cortés, Y., Geographical variation in genet (Genetta genetta L.) diet: A literature review (1999) Mammal Review, 29, pp. 119-128; Watson, J., (1997) The Golden Eagle, , T. & A.D. Poyser, London; Weaver, W., Shannon, C.E., (1949) The Mathematical Theory of Communication, , Illinois University Press, Urbana, IL; Zar, J.H., (1984) Biostatistical Analysis

PY - 2006/6/1

Y1 - 2006/6/1

N2 - Aim: To analyse the biogeographical patterns in the feeding habits and trophic diversity of prey of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber. Location: The Eurasian distribution range from the Caucasian mountains to the Iberian Peninsula and Scotland. Methods: We reviewed 15 studies to collate data on feeding behaviour across the current wildcat distribution range. We considered nine prey groups and recorded the latitude, whether the location was within a Mediterranean bioclimate area, and rabbit presence. Prey groups were reduced into four PCA factors. Regression analyses were performed to examine the relationships of latitude with PCA factors and trophic diversity. anova was used to test if trophic diversity was higher at locations with Mediterranean climates. We also analysed the relationship between small rodent consumption and both Mediterranean climates and rabbit presence using anova. Finally, we confirmed the relationship between the frequency of Murinae and Microtinae in the diets and the presence of rabbits and with respect to Mediterranean climates controlling for latitude (mancova). Results: Diet diversity was greatest in Mediterranean climates. Trophic diversity decreased when rodents formed the bulk of the diet, but increased with the inclusion of alternative prey such as rabbits and invertebrates. Small rodent consumption was also negatively related to rabbit consumption or presence. The inclusion of Murinae and Microtinae in the diet varied with latitude, with higher ingestion of the former in the southern locations and of the latter in northern areas. Main conclusions: The trophic diversity of the wildcat diet was associated with Mediterranean climatic conditions, being broader at more southern latitudes. At the continental scale, the wildcat cannot be considered a rodent specialist because rabbits were preferred when they were present. Thus, we consider the wildcat to be a facultative specialist. In addition, our results indicate that general trophic patterns in the diet of a species may not be accurately determined if the availability of alternative prey is not taken into account.

AB - Aim: To analyse the biogeographical patterns in the feeding habits and trophic diversity of prey of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber. Location: The Eurasian distribution range from the Caucasian mountains to the Iberian Peninsula and Scotland. Methods: We reviewed 15 studies to collate data on feeding behaviour across the current wildcat distribution range. We considered nine prey groups and recorded the latitude, whether the location was within a Mediterranean bioclimate area, and rabbit presence. Prey groups were reduced into four PCA factors. Regression analyses were performed to examine the relationships of latitude with PCA factors and trophic diversity. anova was used to test if trophic diversity was higher at locations with Mediterranean climates. We also analysed the relationship between small rodent consumption and both Mediterranean climates and rabbit presence using anova. Finally, we confirmed the relationship between the frequency of Murinae and Microtinae in the diets and the presence of rabbits and with respect to Mediterranean climates controlling for latitude (mancova). Results: Diet diversity was greatest in Mediterranean climates. Trophic diversity decreased when rodents formed the bulk of the diet, but increased with the inclusion of alternative prey such as rabbits and invertebrates. Small rodent consumption was also negatively related to rabbit consumption or presence. The inclusion of Murinae and Microtinae in the diet varied with latitude, with higher ingestion of the former in the southern locations and of the latter in northern areas. Main conclusions: The trophic diversity of the wildcat diet was associated with Mediterranean climatic conditions, being broader at more southern latitudes. At the continental scale, the wildcat cannot be considered a rodent specialist because rabbits were preferred when they were present. Thus, we consider the wildcat to be a facultative specialist. In addition, our results indicate that general trophic patterns in the diet of a species may not be accurately determined if the availability of alternative prey is not taken into account.

KW - Biogeographical patterns

KW - Diet

KW - Feeding habits

KW - Felis silvestris

KW - Latitudinal gradient

KW - Mediterranean area

KW - Rabbit

KW - Rodents

KW - Trophic diversity

KW - Wildcat

KW - diet

KW - feeding behavior

KW - felid

KW - latitudinal gradient

KW - Mediterranean environment

KW - prey preference

KW - rodent

KW - trophic level

KW - zoogeography

KW - Caucasus

KW - Eurasia

KW - Europe

KW - Iberian Peninsula

KW - Scotland

KW - Southern Europe

KW - United Kingdom

KW - Western Europe

KW - Arvicolinae

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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01474.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01474.x

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VL - 33

SP - 1076

EP - 1085

JO - Journal of Biogeography

JF - Journal of Biogeography

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Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity

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Global fern and lycophyte richness explained: How regional and local factors shape plot richness

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Allele elimination recalculated: nested subset analyses for molecular biogeographical data

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Importance of scrub-pastureland mosaics for wild-living cats occurrence in a Mediterranean area: Implications for the conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris)

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