Foraging and feeding ecology of the gray wolf (Canis lupus): Lessons from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Stahler, Daniel R ^a   Smith, Douglas W ^a   Guernsey, Debra S ^a  

^a YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Elk; Foraging; Predation; Wolves; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; FEEDING; FORAGING; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PREDATION; SEASON; WEATHER; WOLF;

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; RODENTIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33745637713     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.7.1923s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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