Seasonal diet partition among top predators of a small island, Iriomote Island in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

Abstract Small islands tend to lack predators because species at higher trophic levels often cannot survive. However, two exceptional top predators—the Iriomote cat Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis, and the Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela perplexus—live on the small Iriomote Island in th...

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Main Authors: Alisa Tobe, Yukuto Sato, Nakatada Wachi, Nozomi Nakanishi, Masako Izawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58204-6