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Photo-documented sequences from 01 Jun 2021-30 Aug 2021 showing novel interactions between intraguild predators in southern Florida, USA, bobcat and Burmese python

Dates

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Start Date
2021-06-01
End Date
2021-09-09

Citation

Currylow, A.F., Anderson, G.E., and Yackel Adams, A.A., 2022, Photo-documented sequences from 01 Jun 2021-30 Aug 2021 showing novel interactions between intraguild predators in southern Florida, USA, bobcat and Burmese python: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97ZDQHY.

Summary

Entire photo-documented sequence from 01 June 2021–09 September 2021, including novel interactions between intraguild predators in southern Florida – the native bobcat (Lynx rufus) and the invasive Burmese python (Python bivittatus). A bobcat depredated an unguarded Burmese python nest and subsequently the python exhibited nest defense behavior following the return of both animals to the nest. First, a bobcat discovers an unguarded nest then proceeds to depredate, cache, and uncover the eggs over several days. The bobcat returns to find the female python back on the nest and later proceeds to swipe at the snake. After biologists attempted to the nest but leave the camera, the bobcat returns to scavenge discarded, inviable eggs over [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Andrea F Currylow, Fort Collins Science Center
Originator :
Andrea F Currylow, Gretchen E Anderson, Amy A Yackel Adams
Metadata Contact :
FORT Metadata Specialist
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Fort Collins Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Bobcat-PyMo Nest Site Media.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		14.97 KB application/fgdc+xml
MP4PhotoTimelineActivity.csv 2.76 KB text/csv
PhotoPanelDescription.csv 1.94 KB text/csv
PhotoPanelPhotos.zip 8.9 MB application/zip
PhotoPanel.jpg thumbnail 2.18 MB image/jpeg
PreviewImage.JPG thumbnail 686.94 KB image/jpeg
BobcatPython.mp4 163.74 MB video/mp4

Purpose

These data were collected as part of another study on telemetered Burmese pythons. Appropriate use would be to visually supplement the published account.
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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P97ZDQHY

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