Wolf (Canis lupus) feeding habits during the first eight years of its occurrence in Germany

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 196-203

  Wagner, Carina ^a,b   Holzapfel, Maika ^a   Kluth, Gesa ^c   Reinhardt, Ilka ^c   Ansorge, Hermann ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GÖRLITZ   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c LUPUS Wildlife Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Canis lupus; Diet; Germany; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CANID; CARNIVORE; CULTIVATION; DEER; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; LAGOMORPH; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK; PIG; PREY CAPTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WILD POPULATION;

GERMANY;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; LEPORIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84858754007     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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