U.S.-Chile Cooperative Research on the Dynamics of Guild    Structure in an Assemblage of Predatory Vertebrates
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This award supports cooperative research on predatory                           vertebrates to be performed by Peter Feinsinger of the                          University of Florida and F. M. Jaksic of the Catholic                          University of Chile in Santiago.  They will study the                           interaction of mammalian carnivores based on hunting                            habitats, times and prey.  Counts of predators and                              prey and information on the predator diets will be                              used to investigate avoidance or tolerance of                                   predators for each other.  These interactions affect                            the use of the habitat landscape by each predator                               species.  Such information will help predator species                           conservation through habitat protection.                                                                                                                        This project is a particularly good example of                                  increased research productivity through                                         collaboration.  Feinsinger has developed statistical                            analysis techniques for large data sets which will                              broaden Jaksic's capabilities in research and in the                            teaching of ecology.  Feinsinger's research on                                  mechanisms of competition closely parallels Jaksic's                            work on guilds of carnivorous vertebrates.  This                                research on vertebrate predators consuming vertebrate                           prey will broaden Feinsinger's perspective on guild                             structure and dynamics.  The collaboration will aid                             the new program in ecology at the Catholic University                           which will train graduate students from Chile and                               other South American countries.  On the other hand,                             Jaksic's presence at Florida will enhance the                                   ecological content of the program there.
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