The effect of prey and predator densities on wolf predation

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3003-3013

  Vucetich, John A ^a   Peterson, Rolf O ^a   Schaefer, Carrie C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Canis lupus; Functional response; Isle Royale National Park (Michigan, USA); Kill ratio, per capita; Moose wolf system; Predation, prey dependent vs. ratio dependent; Predator kill rates; Predator prey dynamics

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MAMMAL; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038138025     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[3003:TEOPAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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