Predicting prey population dynamics from kill rate, predation rate and predator-prey ratios in three wolf-ungulate systems

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1236-1245

  Vucetich, John A ^a   Hebblewhite, Mark ^b   Smith, Douglas W ^c   Peterson, Rolf O ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional response; Numerical response; Predation rate; Predator prey; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CANID; DISPERSAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; REGULATORY APPROACH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVIDS; CANADA; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; UNITED STATES; WOLF;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD CHAIN; MICHIGAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RUMINANTS; WOLVES; WYOMING;

ISLE ROYALE; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 80053648576     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01855.x     Document Type: Article

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