Molecular dietary analysis of two sympatric felids in the Mountains of   Southwest China biodiversity hotspot and conservation implications

doi:10.1038/srep41909

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	Molecular dietary analysis of two sympatric felids in the Mountains of Southwest China biodiversity hotspot and conservation implications
	Xiong, Mengyin ; Wang, Dajun ; Bu, Hongliang ; Shao, Xinning ; Zhang, Dan ; Li, Sheng ; Wang, Rongjiang ; Yao, Meng
刊名	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
	2017
关键词	CAT PRIONAILURUS-BENGALENSIS LEOPARD CAT TIBETAN PLATEAU FOOD-HABITS DNA DIVERSITY PREDATION PREY EUPTILURUS TRACKING
DOI	10.1038/srep41909
英文摘要	Dietary information is lacking in most of small to mid-sized carnivores due to their elusive predatory behaviour and versatile feeding habits. The leopard cat (LPC; Prionailurus bengalensis) and the Asiatic golden cat (AGC; Catopuma temminckii) are two important yet increasingly endangered carnivore species in the temperate mountain forest ecosystem in Southwest China, a global biodiversity hotspot and a significant reservoir of China's endemic species. We investigated the vertebrate prey of the two sympatric felids using faecal DNA and a next-generation sequencing (NGS)/metabarcoding approach. Forty vertebrate prey taxa were identified from 93 LPC and 10 AGC faecal samples; 37 taxa were found in the LPC diet, and 20 were detected in the AGC diet. Prey included 27 mammalian taxa, 11 birds, one lizard and one fish, with 73% (29/40) of the taxa assigned to the species level. Rodents and pikas were the most dominant LPC prey categories, whereas rodents, pheasant, fowl and ungulates were the main AGC prey. We also analysed the seasonal and altitudinal variations in the LPC diet. Our results provide the most comprehensive dietary data for these felids and valuable information for their conservation planning.; Nature Conservancy China; Sichuan Nature Conservation Foundation; National Project 985 Research Fund of Peking University; SCI(E); ARTICLE; 7
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.pku.edu.cn/handle/20.500.11897/475156]
专题	生命科学学院
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xiong, Mengyin,Wang, Dajun,Bu, Hongliang,et al. Molecular dietary analysis of two sympatric felids in the Mountains of Southwest China biodiversity hotspot and conservation implications[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2017.
APA	Xiong, Mengyin.,Wang, Dajun.,Bu, Hongliang.,Shao, Xinning.,Zhang, Dan.,...&Yao, Meng.(2017).Molecular dietary analysis of two sympatric felids in the Mountains of Southwest China biodiversity hotspot and conservation implications.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS.
MLA	Xiong, Mengyin,et al."Molecular dietary analysis of two sympatric felids in the Mountains of Southwest China biodiversity hotspot and conservation implications".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2017).