Temporal activity patterns of predators and prey across broad geographic scales

Stephen D J Lang, Richard P Mann and Damien R Farine

Behavioral Ecology, 2019, vol. 30, issue 1, 172-180

Abstract: Predators align their hunting effort with the daily activity patterns of prey. Using large citizen-science datasets, we show that bird-eating raptors hunt more at times when songbirds are active rather than when they are vulnerable. This behavior is consistent over broader scales, with the same patterns observed for closely-related predators across 2 continents. Our finding provides insight into the ongoing arms race between predators and their prey.

Keywords: activity patterns; foraging behavior; hunting strategies; predator–prey interactions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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