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Abstract
Carnivore guilds are structured by antagonistic competitive interactions. Intraguild killing is a common phenomenon, and is widespread across systems. To avoid these potentially costly interactions, subordinate carnivores may shift their dietary niche, or make use of spatial or temporal refuges. The temperate forests of southern Chile are home to a diverse carnivore community, including the diminutive endangered Darwin’s fox. Through the use of camera traps, I will explore the heterogeneity in the interactions and avoidance behaviors in this carnivore community, and how those interactions are impacted by the domestic dog, a global wildlife threat.