Effects of elk group size on predation by wolves

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 800-809

  Hebblewhite, Mark ^a   Pletscher, Daniel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS;

PREDATION RISKS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CANID; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GROUP SIZE; PREDATION; UNGULATE;

CANADA;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036309651     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-059     Document Type: Article

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