Canadian Journal of Zoology-revue Canadienne De Zoologie, 2002
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) recolonized the Bow Valley of Banff National Park in the mid-1980s afte... more Gray wolves (Canis lupus) recolonized the Bow Valley of Banff National Park in the mid-1980s after a 30-year absence. Wolves recolonized one zone of the Bow Valley in 1985 and another in 1991, but human activity ex- cluded wolves from a third zone throughout the study. Elk (Cervus elaphus) are the primary prey of wolves in Banff National Park. We
Estimating number of prey killed by carnivores such as wolves (Canis lupus) per unit time, or kil... more Estimating number of prey killed by carnivores such as wolves (Canis lupus) per unit time, or kill rate, is important for the conservation and management of carnivores and their prey. We reviewed published methods to estimate wolf kill rates and found them incon- sistent and lacking a basis in statistical sampling theory. We developed a general statis- tical estimator for
... JAROD D. RAITHEL,1 Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Science... more ... JAROD D. RAITHEL,1 Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA ... on population growth is a function of both its influence on k (elasticity) and its magnitude of change (variability; Wisdom ...
Abstract We examined prey selection, search distance (measured as km traveled/kill), and spatial ... more Abstract We examined prey selection, search distance (measured as km traveled/kill), and spatial use of recolonizing wolves (Canis lupus) in a multi-prey system in northwestern Montana, USA, and southeastern British Columbia, Canada, from 1986 to 1996. Our ...
Twenty-one serum samples from 18 wolves (Canis lupus) were collected from 1985 to 1990 from north... more Twenty-one serum samples from 18 wolves (Canis lupus) were collected from 1985 to 1990 from northwestern Montana (USA) and southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and evaluated for antibodies to canine parvovirus (CPV), canine distemper (CD), infectious canine hepatitis, and Lyme disease; we found prevalences of 13 (65%) of 19, five (29%) of 17, seven (36%) of 19, and 0 of 20 wolves for these diseases, respectively. Pups died or disappeared in three of the eight packs studied. In these three packs, adult pack members had CPV titers > or = 1,600 or CD titers > or = 1,250. In packs that successfully raised pups, CPV and CD titers were low. We propose that CPV or CD may have caused some pup mortalities.
... MOVEMENTS, CONNECTIVITY, AND RESOURCE SELECTION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP. Nicholas J. ... more ... MOVEMENTS, CONNECTIVITY, AND RESOURCE SELECTION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP. Nicholas J. DeCesare* a, b and Daniel H. Pletscher a, b ... 1999; Dunn 1996;McCarty 1993; Smith et al. 1991) and quantified distance (m) from escape terrain patches. ...
... Accepted: November 30, 2007. * Correspondent: francesca.marucco@centrograndicarnivori. it. As... more ... Accepted: November 30, 2007. * Correspondent: francesca.marucco@centrograndicarnivori. it. Associate Editor was Roger A. Powell. ... Measuring preference in selective predation. Ecology 59:211–215.. Ciucci, P. , L. Boitani , ER Pelliccioni , M. Rocco , and I. Guj . 1996. ...
... These animals are generally not tolerated and are often killed. Finding nonlethal ways to mit... more ... These animals are generally not tolerated and are often killed. Finding nonlethal ways to mitigate livestock damage is a common goal of those that seek to conserve carnivores (Mishra et al. 2003; Ogada et al. 2003; Shivik et al. 2003). ...
Abstract: Wolf-prey research has focused on single-prey systems in North America dominated by moo... more Abstract: Wolf-prey research has focused on single-prey systems in North America dominated by moose (Alces alces) or white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Elk (Cervus elaphus) are social ungulates and the main prey item of wolves (Canis lupus) in Banff National Park ...
... Columbia Kyran E. Kunkel and Daniel H. Pletscher ... Evidence such as hair, tracks, scats, pr... more ... Columbia Kyran E. Kunkel and Daniel H. Pletscher ... Evidence such as hair, tracks, scats, presence of buried carcass, plucked hair, kill and feeding pattern, and percentage of carcass found was used to clas-sify the predator responsible for death (O'Gara 1978; Kunkel 1997). ...
Abstract: Recent recolonization of northwestern Montana by wolves (Canis lupus) provided an oppor... more Abstract: Recent recolonization of northwestern Montana by wolves (Canis lupus) provided an opportunity to examine behavioral responses of coyotes (Canis latrans) to a reestablished wolf population. Coyote and wolf annual home ranges overlapped extensively; however, ...
Canadian Journal of Zoology-revue Canadienne De Zoologie, 2002
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) recolonized the Bow Valley of Banff National Park in the mid-1980s afte... more Gray wolves (Canis lupus) recolonized the Bow Valley of Banff National Park in the mid-1980s after a 30-year absence. Wolves recolonized one zone of the Bow Valley in 1985 and another in 1991, but human activity ex- cluded wolves from a third zone throughout the study. Elk (Cervus elaphus) are the primary prey of wolves in Banff National Park. We
Estimating number of prey killed by carnivores such as wolves (Canis lupus) per unit time, or kil... more Estimating number of prey killed by carnivores such as wolves (Canis lupus) per unit time, or kill rate, is important for the conservation and management of carnivores and their prey. We reviewed published methods to estimate wolf kill rates and found them incon- sistent and lacking a basis in statistical sampling theory. We developed a general statis- tical estimator for
... JAROD D. RAITHEL,1 Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Science... more ... JAROD D. RAITHEL,1 Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA ... on population growth is a function of both its influence on k (elasticity) and its magnitude of change (variability; Wisdom ...
Abstract We examined prey selection, search distance (measured as km traveled/kill), and spatial ... more Abstract We examined prey selection, search distance (measured as km traveled/kill), and spatial use of recolonizing wolves (Canis lupus) in a multi-prey system in northwestern Montana, USA, and southeastern British Columbia, Canada, from 1986 to 1996. Our ...
Twenty-one serum samples from 18 wolves (Canis lupus) were collected from 1985 to 1990 from north... more Twenty-one serum samples from 18 wolves (Canis lupus) were collected from 1985 to 1990 from northwestern Montana (USA) and southeastern British Columbia, Canada, and evaluated for antibodies to canine parvovirus (CPV), canine distemper (CD), infectious canine hepatitis, and Lyme disease; we found prevalences of 13 (65%) of 19, five (29%) of 17, seven (36%) of 19, and 0 of 20 wolves for these diseases, respectively. Pups died or disappeared in three of the eight packs studied. In these three packs, adult pack members had CPV titers > or = 1,600 or CD titers > or = 1,250. In packs that successfully raised pups, CPV and CD titers were low. We propose that CPV or CD may have caused some pup mortalities.
... MOVEMENTS, CONNECTIVITY, AND RESOURCE SELECTION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP. Nicholas J. ... more ... MOVEMENTS, CONNECTIVITY, AND RESOURCE SELECTION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP. Nicholas J. DeCesare* a, b and Daniel H. Pletscher a, b ... 1999; Dunn 1996;McCarty 1993; Smith et al. 1991) and quantified distance (m) from escape terrain patches. ...
... Accepted: November 30, 2007. * Correspondent: francesca.marucco@centrograndicarnivori. it. As... more ... Accepted: November 30, 2007. * Correspondent: francesca.marucco@centrograndicarnivori. it. Associate Editor was Roger A. Powell. ... Measuring preference in selective predation. Ecology 59:211–215.. Ciucci, P. , L. Boitani , ER Pelliccioni , M. Rocco , and I. Guj . 1996. ...
... These animals are generally not tolerated and are often killed. Finding nonlethal ways to mit... more ... These animals are generally not tolerated and are often killed. Finding nonlethal ways to mitigate livestock damage is a common goal of those that seek to conserve carnivores (Mishra et al. 2003; Ogada et al. 2003; Shivik et al. 2003). ...
Abstract: Wolf-prey research has focused on single-prey systems in North America dominated by moo... more Abstract: Wolf-prey research has focused on single-prey systems in North America dominated by moose (Alces alces) or white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Elk (Cervus elaphus) are social ungulates and the main prey item of wolves (Canis lupus) in Banff National Park ...
... Columbia Kyran E. Kunkel and Daniel H. Pletscher ... Evidence such as hair, tracks, scats, pr... more ... Columbia Kyran E. Kunkel and Daniel H. Pletscher ... Evidence such as hair, tracks, scats, presence of buried carcass, plucked hair, kill and feeding pattern, and percentage of carcass found was used to clas-sify the predator responsible for death (O'Gara 1978; Kunkel 1997). ...
Abstract: Recent recolonization of northwestern Montana by wolves (Canis lupus) provided an oppor... more Abstract: Recent recolonization of northwestern Montana by wolves (Canis lupus) provided an opportunity to examine behavioral responses of coyotes (Canis latrans) to a reestablished wolf population. Coyote and wolf annual home ranges overlapped extensively; however, ...
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