Assessing differential prey selection patterns between two sympatric large carnivores

Oikos

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 591-601

  Husseman, Jason S ^a   Murray, Dennis L ^a,b   Power, Gary ^c   Mack, Curt ^d   Wenger, C R ^e   Quigley, Howard ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Lemhi County Winter Predator Study   (United States)

^d Nez Perce Tribe   (United States)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^f Hornocker Wildlife Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SYMPATRY;

UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; UNGULATA;

EID: 0038518352     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12230.x     Document Type: Article

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