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. 2015 Mar 19;10(3):e0120975. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120975

Table 2. Niche overlap (Pianka’s index; O jk) and breadth (Levins’ standardised measure; B A) of wild dog and fox diet in nine Victorian regions and all regions pooled, based on analysis of scats collected during 1983–2014.

Taxa Niche parameter All regions Mallee Wimmera Northern Country North East East Gippsland West/South Gippsland Central North Central South West
Wild dog/Fox Overlap: O jk 0.73 0.87 0.93 0.97 0.71 0.74 0.94 0.90 0.40 0.84
Wild dog Breadth: B A 0.35 0.60 0.52 0.38 0.27 0.25 0.28 0.30 0.31 0.25
Fox Breadth: B A 0.63 0.53 0.46 0.50 0.36 0.31 0.40 0.36 0.09 0.58

Niche overlap and breadth used data on frequency occurrence of eight diet categories: large mammal, medium mammal, small mammal, bird, reptile/amphibian, insect, other invertebrate and plant material). Sample sizes are provided in Table 1.