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Carrillo, E.; Fuller, T.K.; Saenz, J.C.
Jaguar (_Panthera onca_) hunting activity: effects of prey distribution and availability
2009 Journal of Tropical Ecology (25): 563-567
Geographic variation in behaviour of individuals within a species is well known (Foster & Endler 1999), both across ranges (Iriarte _et al_. 1990) and locally (Hertz & Huey 1981). For predators, variation in prey use within a given site is often seasonal (Brillhart & Kaufman 1995), and related to changes in relative abundance and/or vulnerability of various prey (Kunkel _et al_. 2004). Behavioural diversity also occurs because prey behaviours vary and predators change foraging tactics, even on a daily basis (Ropert-Coudert _et al_. 2002).
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