Elk alter habitat selection as an antipredator response to wolves

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3387-3397

  Creel, Scott ^a   Winnie Jr , John ^a   Maxwell, Bruce ^a   Hamlin, Ken ^b   Creel, Michael ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Behaviorally mediated effects; Canis lupus; Cervus elaphus; Elk; GPS radio collars; Greater yellowstone ecosystem; Habitat selection; Predation risk; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CANID; HABITAT SELECTION; UNGULATE;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 30644460392     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0032     Document Type: Article

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