Posts Tagged: Alexander Archipelago
Metabarcoding of fecal DNA shows dietary diversification in wolves substitutes for ungulates in an island archipelago
November 2, 2022
Although ungulates are the main prey of wolves (Canis lupus) throughout their range, substantial dietary diversity may allow wolves to persist even when ungulates are declining or rare. Alexander Archipelago wolves (Canis lupus ligoni) inhabit distinct mainland and island biogeographic … read more
Posted in Biology, Resources | Tagged Alexander Archipelago, Canis lupus, dietary niche breadth, Enhydra lutris, foraging ecology, non-invasive sampling, predator–prey ecology, scat
Metabarcoding of fecal DNA shows dietary diversification in wolves substitutes for ungulates in an island archipelago
November 29, 2021
Although ungulates are the main prey of wolves (Canis lupus) throughout their range, substantial dietary diversity may allow wolves to persist even when ungulates are declining or rare. Alexander Archipelago wolves (Canis lupus ligoni) inhabit distinct mainland and island biogeographic … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged Alexander Archipelago, Canis lupus, dietary niche breadth, Enhydra lutris, foraging ecology, non-invasive sampling, predator–prey ecology, scat