2016
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168062
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Prey Selection of Scandinavian Wolves: Single Large or Several Small?

Abstract: Research on large predator-prey interactions are often limited to the predators’ primary prey, with the potential for prey switching in systems with multiple ungulate species rarely investigated. We evaluated wolf (Canis lupus) prey selection at two different spatial scales, i.e., inter- and intra-territorial, using data from 409 ungulate wolf-kills in an expanding wolf population in Scandinavia. This expansion includes a change from a one-prey into a two-prey system with variable densities of one large-sized … Show more

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“…Moose is the main prey species of the Scandinavian wolves, with roe deer as the second most important prey 51 . Moose occur at an average winter density of 1.3 moose/ km 2 within wolf territories 42 .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moose is the main prey species of the Scandinavian wolves, with roe deer as the second most important prey 51 . Moose occur at an average winter density of 1.3 moose/ km 2 within wolf territories 42 .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Two more members of the large carnivore guild were present in the study area, Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx ) and wolverine ( Gulo gulo ). Moose was the most abundant ungulate prey species, with average density estimates of 0.7–1.6/km 2 ; the only alternative ungulate was roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ), with a very low estimated density of 0.05–0.08/km 2 (Sand, Eklund, Zimmermann, Wikenros, & Wabakken, ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…a breeding pair and a pup) or for wolves foraging individually, because of the cost‐benefit of hunting beavers (Sand et al. ). Wolves in multi‐prey systems prey selectively on specific species (Mech , Potvin et al.…”
Section: Wolf Diets: the Seasonal Importance Of Beaversmentioning
confidence: 99%