Winter prey selection by wolves and cougars in and near Glacier National Park, Montana

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 901-910

  Kunkel, Kyran E ^a,b   Ruth, Toni K ^c   Pletscher, Daniel H ^b   Hornocker, Maurice G ^c  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canis lupus; Cervus elaphus; Cougar; Diet; Elk; Montana; Odocoileus virginianus; Predator prey; PuMa concolor; White tailed deer; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; CARNIVORE; FELID; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREY SELECTION;

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CARNIVORA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DIASTEMA; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 0032805384     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802804     Document Type: Article

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