Effects of predation risk on elk ( Cervus elaphus ) landscape use in a wolf ( Canis lupus ) dominated system

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Eisenberg, Cristina, Hibbs, David E., Ripple, William J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2015
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; North Fork; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2014-0138; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2014-0138; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2014-0138

Food acquisition and predation avoidance are key drivers of herbivore behaviour. We investigated the interaction of top-down (predator) and bottom-up (food, fire, thermal) effects by measuring the relationship between wolf (Canis lupus L., 1758) predation risk perceived by elk (Cervus elaphus L., 17...