Prey preferences of the lion (Panthera leo)

By M. Hayward, G. Kerley. 2005

451 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Genetics, Small Animals

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In Ecology

1. M. Hayward
2. G. Kerley
3. J. O’Brien
4. H. Bocherens
5. M. Germonpré
6. B. Kissui
7. A. Bridault
8. D. Drucker

In Genetics

1. M. Hayward
2. G. Kerley
3. J. O’Brien
4. B. Kissui

In Small Animals

1. M. Hayward
2. G. Kerley
3. J. O’Brien
4. B. Kissui

Citations in the corpus

• Prey preferences of the spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) and degree of dietary overlap with the lion (Panthera leo) (2006, methodology): “Conversely, lions P. leo significantly prefer five prey species (gemsbok, buffalo, blue wildebeest, giraffe and plains zebra; Hayward & Kerley, 2005), leopard Panthera pardus prefer three species (impala, bushbuck and common duiker; Hayward et al., 2006a), cheetah Acinonyx jubatus prefer five…”
• Lion hunting behaviour and vegetation structure in an African savanna (2013, unknown): “Funston et al. (2001) found that differing prey choice explains much of the differences in male and female hunting behaviour, and other studies have emphasized the role of prey choice in shaping lion hunting success (Hayward & Kerley 2005; Owen-Smith & Mills 2006, 2008).”
• Livestock predation by lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and their vulnerability to retaliatory killing in the Maasai steppe, Tanzania (2008, background): “Lions can survive on a broad range of prey species that vary between habitats (Hayward & Kerley, 2005).”
• Isotopic evidence for dietary ecology of cave lion (Panthera spelaea) in North-Western Europe: Prey choice, competition and implications for extinction (2011, background): “However, such a prey choice would be very different from the feeding habits of modern lions, as they tend to prefer prey species at least as heavy as themselves, or even heavier when they hunt collectively (Hayward and Kerley, 2005).”
• Practical Considerations for the Reintroduction of Large, Terrestrial, Mammalian Predators Based on Reintroductions to South Africa's Eastern Cape Province (2007, background): “Hence, if there is suitable prey available [23, 55-58], adequate refuges for competitively-inferior predators to escape persecution and kleptoparasitism from larger predators [59] and measures to alleviate human – wildlife conflict [15], then all large predator reintroductions are likely to be succe”
• Prey preferences and dietary overlap amongst Africa's large predators (2008, background): “Lions have the least dietary overlap as they fill a largely vacant niche at the upper end of Africa’s predator guild (Hayward & Kerley 2005).”