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| Rogers, P.M. | |
| Predator-prey relationship between rabbit and lynx in southern Spain | |
| 1978 La Terre et la Vie (32): 83-87 | |
A collection of 351 Lynx (_Lynx pardina_) faeces made from December 1972 to October 1973 in the Reserva Biolągica de Do€ana (Spain) was analysed for food remains. Rabbit (_Oryctolagus cuniculus_) remains were found in 84%, duck (_Anas_ spp.) remians in 11% and small mammal remains in 3% of the faeces. Distribution of faeces showed a similar pattern to that of rabbits as determined by sight counts along transects. It is suggested that Lynx and Rabbit in Europe may have evolved an ecological relationship similar to that between _L. canadensis_ and Snowshoe hare _Lepus americanus_ in North America. |
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