Sentences with phrase «actual predation rate»

Barratt has shown that the actual predation rate, at this level, is less than half the rate predicted by cat owners.

Not exact matches

At a larger scale, this method would more accurately assess the seasonal variation in predation rates, individual hunting behavior throughout the year and the actual impact of cat predation on prey populations (Tschanz et al., 2011).

In other words, no difference between predation rates predicted by actual hunting observation and those predicted by way of prey returned home.

This greatly overestimates potential predation, and leads them to conclude — erroneously — that the actual number of prey killed by cats was «3.3 times greater than the rate estimated from prey brought home,» [9] as was discussed previously.