Fecal Findings: Exploring Environmental Drivers of Mesopredators' Diet
Abstract
We evaluated the prey preferences of bobcats and coyotes in two areas of Ohio. Sites differed significantly in land cover and human density. The impact of these variations in prey selection is tested through a metagenomic study with 646 fecal samples.
Keywords:
biological sciences, bioinformatics, metagenomics, spatial variation, diet diversity
Status
Graduate
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Diego, Alvarado-Serrano
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Fecal Findings: Exploring Environmental Drivers of Mesopredators' Diet
We evaluated the prey preferences of bobcats and coyotes in two areas of Ohio. Sites differed significantly in land cover and human density. The impact of these variations in prey selection is tested through a metagenomic study with 646 fecal samples.