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Koehler, G.M.; Hornocker, M.G.
Seasonal resource use among mountain lions, bobcats, and coyotes
1991 Journal of Mammalogy (72): 391-396
Use of prey, and topographic and habitat features by mountain lions (_Felis concolor_), bobcats (_Lynx rufus_), and coyotes (_Canis latrans_) in central Idaho was investigated to determine how syntopic carnivores coexist where resource use may overlap. There was significant differences in use of elevation, forest types, terrain, overstory density, and exposure by these predators during summer. Despite morphological and behavioral differences permitting these prdators to partition resources, resource use overlapped during winter when snow confined prey and predators to lower elevations. Overlap in their diets was significant during winter resulting in mountain lions killing bobcats and coyotes while defending or usurping food caches.
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