A nutritionally mediated risk effect of wolves on elk

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1184-1191

  Christianson, David ^b   Creel, Scott ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; Energy; Foraging behavior; Intake; Metabolism; Montana; Nitrogen; Predatorprey interactions; Risk effects; Starvation; Upper gallatin; USA; Wolves

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CANID; DEER; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASS; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; OVERWINTERING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; URINE; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DEER; DIET; DIGESTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREDATION; SEASON; WOLF;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DEER; DIET; DIGESTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; POACEAE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; WOLVES;

GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; POACEAE;

EID: 77951202176     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0221.1     Document Type: Article

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