The cost of sympatry: spatio-temporal patterns in leopard dietary and physiological responses to tiger competition in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, India
S. K. Patel, S. Ruhela, S. Biswas, S. Bhatt, B. Pandav, S. Mondol
The paper examines how tiger competition affects leopard diet and physiology in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, finding that sympatry with tigers increases nutritional stress in leopards.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2022 · PreprintPhysiology