Posts Tagged: Canis lupus
Group composition effects on aggressive interpack interactions of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park
November 30, 2022
Knowledge of characteristics that promote group success during intraspecific encounters is key to understanding the adaptive advantages of sociality for many group-living species. In addition, some individuals in a group may be more likely than others to influence intergroup conflicts, … read more
Posted in Biology, Resources | Tagged aggression, Canis lupus, conflict, fighting, sociality, territoriality
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
Extinguishing a Learned Response in a Free-ranging Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
April 2, 2022
A free-ranging Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), habituated to human presence (the author) on Ellesmere Island, Canada, learned to anticipate experimental feeding by a human, became impatient, persistent, and bold and exhibited stalking behaviour toward the food source. Only after the … read more
Posted in Conflicts, Resources | Tagged arctic, Behaviour, Canis lupus, Ellesmere Island, extinguishing learned behaviour, gray wolf, learned-response, learning
Of wolves and bears: Seasonal drivers of interference and exploitation competition between apex predators
March 4, 2022
Competition between apex predators can alter the strength of top-down forcing, yet we know little about the behavioral mechanisms that drive competition in multipredator ecosystems. Interactions between predators can be synergistic (facilitative) or antagonistic (inhibitive), both of which are widespread … read more
Posted in Bears, Predator/Prey Relationships, Resources | Tagged Canis lupus, exploitation competition, interference competition, interspecific interactions, Scandinavia, Ursus arctos, yellowstone
Influence of body mass and environmental conditions on winter mortality risk of a northern ungulate: Evidence for a late-winter survival bottleneck
December 30, 2021
A relationship between winter weather and survival of northern ungulates has long been established, yet the possible roles of biological (e.g., nutritional status) and environmental (e.g., weather) conditions make it important to determine which potential limiting factors are most influential. … read more
Posted in Deer, Predator/Prey Relationships | Tagged Canis latrans, Canis lupus, cause-specific mortality, Odocoileus virginianus, weather, winter severity index
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
