Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America

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de Oliveira, Tadeu G.; Pereira, Javier Adolfo
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2014
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Intraguild predation (IGP) and interspecific killing (IK) have been recently acknowledged as important ecological forces that could influence community structure. Not only can carnivores influence prey community composition, they might also impact the populations of other carnivores. The goal of the current study was to assess the role of IGP and IK as significant forces influencing carnivoran assemblages in South America. To this end, we compiled the available records on 35 species of terrestrial carnivorans in the subcontinent, to investigate the potential and actual extent of IGP/IK as widespread ecological forces. We considered potential intraguild predators those having >20 % range overlap and body mass 2–5.4 times greater than that of other guild members and likely-potential intraguild predators those that, in addition, were also hypercarnivorous. The potential number of intraguild predators for those species evaluated ranged from zero to 18 (mean=5.35±SE 0.74). IGP/IK events (n =116) included 52 pairs of Neotropical carnivorans, 13 of which were killers and 25 were victims. Confirmed intraguild predator species (n =13) accounted for 37.1 % of the assemblage, nearly the same value predicted to be likely potential predators (n =14). IGP and IK were highly associated with the hypercarnivorous felids, whereas victim species were most often the omnivorous procyonids and skunks. The results indicate jaguars, pumas, and ocelots as the species most likely to have significant impact on the guild. IGP and IK are not random and reflect widespread interactions that influence carnivoran community structure in South America.
Fil: de Oliveira, Tadeu G.. Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; Brasil
Fil: Pereira, Javier Adolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
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Intraguild Predation
Interspecific Killing
Carnivorans
South America
Community Structure
Felids
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spelling Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South Americade Oliveira, Tadeu G.Pereira, Javier AdolfoIntraguild PredationInterspecific KillingCarnivoransSouth AmericaCommunity StructureFelidshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Intraguild predation (IGP) and interspecific killing (IK) have been recently acknowledged as important ecological forces that could influence community structure. Not only can carnivores influence prey community composition, they might also impact the populations of other carnivores. The goal of the current study was to assess the role of IGP and IK as significant forces influencing carnivoran assemblages in South America. To this end, we compiled the available records on 35 species of terrestrial carnivorans in the subcontinent, to investigate the potential and actual extent of IGP/IK as widespread ecological forces. We considered potential intraguild predators those having >20 % range overlap and body mass 2–5.4 times greater than that of other guild members and likely-potential intraguild predators those that, in addition, were also hypercarnivorous. The potential number of intraguild predators for those species evaluated ranged from zero to 18 (mean=5.35±SE 0.74). IGP/IK events (n =116) included 52 pairs of Neotropical carnivorans, 13 of which were killers and 25 were victims. Confirmed intraguild predator species (n =13) accounted for 37.1 % of the assemblage, nearly the same value predicted to be likely potential predators (n =14). IGP and IK were highly associated with the hypercarnivorous felids, whereas victim species were most often the omnivorous procyonids and skunks. The results indicate jaguars, pumas, and ocelots as the species most likely to have significant impact on the guild. IGP and IK are not random and reflect widespread interactions that influence carnivoran community structure in South America.Fil: de Oliveira, Tadeu G.. Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; BrasilFil: Pereira, Javier Adolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaSpringer2014-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/19188de Oliveira, Tadeu G.; Pereira, Javier Adolfo; Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America; Springer; Journal of Mammalian Evolution; 21; 4; 12-2014; 427-4361064-75541573-7055CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10914-013-9251-4info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10914-013-9251-4info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:22:40Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/19188instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:22:40.939CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
title Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
spellingShingle Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
de Oliveira, Tadeu G.
Intraguild Predation
Interspecific Killing
Carnivorans
South America
Community Structure
Felids
title_short Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
title_full Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
title_fullStr Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
title_full_unstemmed Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
title_sort Intraguild Predation and Interspecific Killing as Structuring Forces of Carnivoran Communities in South America
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv de Oliveira, Tadeu G.
Pereira, Javier Adolfo
author de Oliveira, Tadeu G.
author_facet de Oliveira, Tadeu G.
Pereira, Javier Adolfo
author_role author
author2 Pereira, Javier Adolfo
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Intraguild Predation
Interspecific Killing
Carnivorans
South America
Community Structure
Felids
topic Intraguild Predation
Interspecific Killing
Carnivorans
South America
Community Structure
Felids
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Intraguild predation (IGP) and interspecific killing (IK) have been recently acknowledged as important ecological forces that could influence community structure. Not only can carnivores influence prey community composition, they might also impact the populations of other carnivores. The goal of the current study was to assess the role of IGP and IK as significant forces influencing carnivoran assemblages in South America. To this end, we compiled the available records on 35 species of terrestrial carnivorans in the subcontinent, to investigate the potential and actual extent of IGP/IK as widespread ecological forces. We considered potential intraguild predators those having >20 % range overlap and body mass 2–5.4 times greater than that of other guild members and likely-potential intraguild predators those that, in addition, were also hypercarnivorous. The potential number of intraguild predators for those species evaluated ranged from zero to 18 (mean=5.35±SE 0.74). IGP/IK events (n =116) included 52 pairs of Neotropical carnivorans, 13 of which were killers and 25 were victims. Confirmed intraguild predator species (n =13) accounted for 37.1 % of the assemblage, nearly the same value predicted to be likely potential predators (n =14). IGP and IK were highly associated with the hypercarnivorous felids, whereas victim species were most often the omnivorous procyonids and skunks. The results indicate jaguars, pumas, and ocelots as the species most likely to have significant impact on the guild. IGP and IK are not random and reflect widespread interactions that influence carnivoran community structure in South America.
Fil: de Oliveira, Tadeu G.. Universidade Estadual do Maranhão; Brasil
Fil: Pereira, Javier Adolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
description Intraguild predation (IGP) and interspecific killing (IK) have been recently acknowledged as important ecological forces that could influence community structure. Not only can carnivores influence prey community composition, they might also impact the populations of other carnivores. The goal of the current study was to assess the role of IGP and IK as significant forces influencing carnivoran assemblages in South America. To this end, we compiled the available records on 35 species of terrestrial carnivorans in the subcontinent, to investigate the potential and actual extent of IGP/IK as widespread ecological forces. We considered potential intraguild predators those having >20 % range overlap and body mass 2–5.4 times greater than that of other guild members and likely-potential intraguild predators those that, in addition, were also hypercarnivorous. The potential number of intraguild predators for those species evaluated ranged from zero to 18 (mean=5.35±SE 0.74). IGP/IK events (n =116) included 52 pairs of Neotropical carnivorans, 13 of which were killers and 25 were victims. Confirmed intraguild predator species (n =13) accounted for 37.1 % of the assemblage, nearly the same value predicted to be likely potential predators (n =14). IGP and IK were highly associated with the hypercarnivorous felids, whereas victim species were most often the omnivorous procyonids and skunks. The results indicate jaguars, pumas, and ocelots as the species most likely to have significant impact on the guild. IGP and IK are not random and reflect widespread interactions that influence carnivoran community structure in South America.
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