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Species distribution models revealed that cat distribution in the region was limited by its main prey, the European rabbit, and to mid-elevation (~ 1600 m) areas.

The reason for the population decrease goes back to 2005, with the collapse of the puffin's main prey, the sand eel.

Habitat destruction and the decline of its main prey, the European rabbit, have caused the population of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) to plummet below 300 individuals in two isolated areas in Spain.

Diving patterns are suggested to be linked to the horizontal and vertical distribution of their main prey, the Baltic herring.

Acoustic telemetry was used to study the fine-scale movement patterns of the Broadnose Sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus and its main prey, the Gummy shark Mustelus antarcticus, in a coastal bay of southeast Tasmania.

Its main threats are mortality caused by electrocution, poisoning, habitat fragmentation, shooting and the decline of its main prey, the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) due to viral haemorrhagic disease [18], [19].

We could further discard the inefficient foraging hypothesis because the activity peaks of the rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus [17], the main prey of the eagle owl in Mediterranean regions [18], [19], partially overlaps with the eagle owls' dawn and dusk choruses.

Diet diversification positively correlates to a decline in numbers of the bobcat's principal prey; the abundance of its main prey species is the main determinant of overall diet.

Density fluctuated with seasonal migrations of the main prey species, the blue wildebeest.

The main prey of the big predators – wild boar, chital, and sambar are sympatric in tropical south-Asia.

Other studies, for instance, have shown that the re-introduction of wolves into Yellowstone Park in Wyoming has led to the re-growth of young saplings resulting from decreased browsing by elk, the main prey of the wolf.