Face-off: Novel depredation and nest defense behaviors between an invasive and a native predator in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Florida, USA
Ecology and Evolution
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Abstract
We describe several photo-documented novel interactions between intraguild predators in southern Florida—the native bobcat (Lynx rufus) and the invasive Burmese python (Python bivittatus). Over several days we documented a bobcat's depredation of an unguarded python nest and subsequent python nest defense behavior following the return of both animals to the nest. This is the first documentation of any animal in Florida preying on python eggs, and the first evidence or description of such antagonistic interactions at a python nest.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Face-off: Novel depredation and nest defense behaviors between an invasive and a native predator in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Florida, USA |
| Series title | Ecology and Evolution |
| DOI | 10.1002/ece3.8639 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center |
| Description | e8639, 6 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Greater Everglades Ecosystem |
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