Fig. 1: Data collected while monitoring cougar predation and hypothesized effects of covariates on cougar predation and competition dynamics.
From: Prey size mediates interference competition and predation dynamics in a large carnivore community
a Illustration of a predation sequence with estimated parameters for a GPS-collared cougar in Yellowstone, USA and b tables showing each model with the hypothesized effects of included covariates on response variables. Table headings represent the response variable of interest. Bear and wolf-specific presence/displacement models were also evaluated and included in Fig. S3, in which case “Wolf + Bear Density” was replaced with “Wolf Use” in wolf models and “Black Bear Density” and “Grizzly Bear Density” in bear models. For “Season,” the reference category is Spring-Summer. “Field Metabolic Rate” refers to the monitored cougar. Cougar PhyloPic by @fblpalmeira (link to license), mule deer and bighorn sheep PhyloPics by Gabriela Palomo-Munoz (link to license).
