Selection of northern Yellowstone elk by gray wolves and hunters

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1070-1078

  Wright, Gregory J ^a   Peterson, Rolf O ^a   Smith, Douglas W ^b   Lemke, Thomas O ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structure; Canis lupus; Cervus elaphus; Elk; Gardiner Late Hunt; Gray wolf; Predation; Recruitment; Reproductive value

Indexed keywords

AGE AT RECRUITMENT; AGE STRUCTURE; CANID; DEER; HUNTING; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SELECTION;

GARDINER LATE HUNT; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 33749018215     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1070:SONYEB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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