Linking behavior and predation data improves inference on interspecific risk perception in carnivores

These datasets contain data used to fit three models describing predation and behavior of mountain lions in Utah. CougarBehavior_proportionaltime describes the proportion of time that individual mountain lions (Puma concolor) spend displaying categorized behaviors when foraging at their kill sites. For each independent foraging bout (independent visit to the kill site on camera), behaviors were coded as vigilance, feeding, caching, resting, unknown, and other. We calculated the proportion of time in each independent observation that the cougar spent engaging in the four focal behaviors as a response variable. Covariates that vary at the level of the kill-site or the observation are included. CougarPredation_durationData contains records from 2325 visited prey items in Utah to evaluate what influences cougar handling time at their prey. CougarPredation_searchData contains records from 2254 search intervals (the time between subsequent prey handling events) to evaluate what influences cougar search time between foraging events at their prey. Both datasets use GPS collar data to determine duration in hours and contain data from 37 female cougars.