Fig. 6: Effects of predictors on log cougar kill interval of ungulates.
From: Prey size mediates interference competition and predation dynamics in a large carnivore community
a Fitted model coefficient estimates (points) with 95% confidence intervals (lines) of covariate effects on log-cougar kill interval (orange, n = 303), log-search time (light blue, n = 304), and log-handling time (dark blue, n = 350) of ungulate prey. b Effect of prey size, and 1 SD marginal effects of field metabolic rate (energetic needs of study cougar and dependent young, if present) and displacement on the cougar kill interval of ungulates. Models use cougar predation data collected from 2016 to 2022 in Yellowstone National Park, USA.
