Prey size selection by snow leopard in the whole study area.

Table includes proportions of different kinds of available prey by size (Πi). Bonferroni’s confidence intervals and standardized preference index (Bi) are shown following Manly et al. (2002). Among prey categories, Large includes species weighing above 40 kg (blue sheep, Himalayan tahr, yak/nak, cow, ox, horse), Medium includes prey between 10–40 kg (musk deer, goat and dog) and Small refers to prey weighing below 10 kg (woolly hare, vole, rat spp., pika, weasel spp., stone marten and birds). In the column “Selection”, (+) means preference, (-) avoidance, and null random choice.