Summer predation rates on ungulate prey by a large keystone predator: How many ungulates does a large predator kill?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-348

  Laundre J W ^a,b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto de Ecologia AC Durango   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ecological role; Energetics; Large predators; Top down

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FELID; JUVENILE; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PREDATION; PREGNANCY; SUMMER;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; UNGULATA;

EID: 48249146635     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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