Comparison of Red Fox Vulpes Vulpes and Pine Marten Martes Martes Food Habits in a Deciduous Forest in Hungary

摘要: Abstract Feeding habits and interspecific trophic niche overlap of two sympatric predators, the pine marten Martes martes red fox Vulpes vulpes, were studied in a deciduous forest habitat Hungary with conditions differing abundance dominance rodent community. The main food source predators consisted small mammals, mainly rodents. Consumption mammals was higher during bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus dominated years than Apodemus mice years. Both preferred voles as prey consumed less shrews (Soricidae) expected by availability. opportunistic utilised different, seasonally-dependent resources. Martens more plants, reptiles, amphibians fish, whereas foxes ungulate carcasses. In summer autumn, percent biomass diet positively correlated number rodents available food...