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Predation primarily occurs at the nest site and eggs and nestlings are frequently eaten by snakes, raccoons, ravens and domestic cats.
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Predation primarily occurs with lambs which are hunted by coyotes, bobcats, lynxes and golden eagles.
Predation of insects occurs primarily on the ground.
Predation and occurs
Predation from higher animals also occurs ; for example, amphibians such as the Rough-skinned Newt prey upon certain ostracods.
Predation and at
Predation is occasional at colonies and predators of eggs, young and the rare adult pelicans can include gulls, raptors ( especially bald eagles ), foxes, skunks and feral cats.
Photographic Records of Predation at Lapland Longspur and Snow Bunting Nests.
Predation by introduced rats meant that breeding success in the small population was low, and no young at all fledged in 1985.
Predation by the native wolf ( Canis lupus ) and cougar ( Puma concolor ) kept deer populations at naturally-regulated low levels, estimated at ten deer per square mile.
Predation by domestic cats is an issue due to encroachment of the limited habitat by humans at the perimeter of the San Francisco Bay.
Predation and eggs
Predation of eggs and nestlings is quite common.
Predation by ferrets, cats and dogs are a threat to adult Weka ; stoats and ferrets are a threat to chicks ; stoats and rats are a threat to eggs.
Predation of eggs is mainly by crows and while very young chicks were sometimes attacked by crows, the older chicks were attacked by Black Kites.
Predation by introduced species remains a threat, particularly stoats, the Common Myna ( which compete with tui for food and sometimes takes eggs ), and rats.
Predation and are
Predation from the introduced red fox is a factor, but the critical issues are changed fire regimes and the ongoing destruction and fragmentation of habitat.
Predation by killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) is poorly documented, though all ages are hunted.
Predation is central to strips and jokes are made about it being commonplace.
Predation of adults when they are not nesting is rare, although they may possibly be hunted by Golden and Bald Eagles.
Predation on adult frogs has been recorded for the Red-bellied Black Snake, Tiger snake, laughing kookaburra, Sacred kingfisher and it is believed that wading birds and other snakes such as the Green tree snake and the Copperhead snake are predators of the frog.
Predation and by
Predation experiments, particularly by Bernard Kettlewell, established that the agent of selection was birds who preyed on the carbonaria morph.
Predation by wolves was a more severe problem in this town than neighboring communities.
Predation by adults on young can account for a mortality rate of up to fifty percent in the first year.
Predation of adult soras by American minks, coyotes and peregrine falcons ( Falco peregrinus ) has been reported.
Predation of Lark Sparrow Chondestes-Grammacus Eggs by a Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus-Catenatus.
Predation by crawfish has also been responsible for the decline of the narrow head garter snake.
In " Predation on jellyfish by the cephalopod Argonauta argo ", Heeger et al.
Predation by and competition from Black Drongos have been suggested as factors in the decline of endemic bird species such as the Rota Bridled White-eye and the Guam Flycatcher.
Predation pressure is higher for this species than among any other primate species, with one out of four individuals taken by a predator each year.
Predation by Harp Seals in Atlantic Canada: Preliminary Consumption Estimates for Arctic Cod, Capelin and Atlantic Cod.
Predation by rats and cats reduced the seabird colonies on the main islands from millions of birds to tens of thousands.
Predation by the alien sea lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus ), in combination with commercial overfishing, has contributed to the fish's drastic reduction in numbers and possible extirpation.
Predation by Mysis shifted zooplankton and phytoplankton community size structure.
Predation by the red fox and cats as well as variable seasonal patterns and overhunting by indigenous australians were blamed for the extinction of this species.
Predation and .
Predation is a win / lose situation with one species winning.
Effects of Menhaden Predation on Plankton Populations in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Author.
A. Estes, M. T. Tinker, T. M. Williams, D. F. Doak " Killer Whale Predation on Sea Otters Linking Oceanic and Nearshore Ecosystems ", Science, October 16, 1998: Vol.
Predation would have kept populations in check, meaning that some nutrients were left unused, and new niches were available for new species to occupy.
* Timm, Robert M. & Losilla, Mauricio ( 2007 ): Orb-weaving Spider, Argiope savignyi ( Araneidae ), Predation on the Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso ( Emballonuridae ).
Predation of nests of other pairs of Black Kites has also been noted.
Predation can be heightened during migration: the Eleonora's Falcon, which breeds on Mediterranean islands, has a very late breeding season, coordinated with the autumn passage of southbound passerine migrants, which it feeds to its young.
Predation is likely reduced if the colony is on an island.
Predation is an interaction between organisms in which one organism captures biomass from another.
Predation of the Mandarin Duck varies due to its geological ranges.
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