Diet flexibility of wolves and black bears in the range of migratory caribou

• Published in: Journal of Mammalogy
• Main Authors: Bonin, Michaël, Dussault, Christian, Taillon, Joëlle, Pisapio, John, Lecomte, Nicolas, Côté, Steeve D
• Other Authors: Goheen, Jacob, Ministère des Forêts de la Faune et des Parcs, Newfoundland and Labrador, Fonds de Recherche Québécois pour la Nature et les Technologies
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2023
• Subjects: Alces alces; Canis lupus; caribou; Dicrostonyx hudsonius; ovibos moschatus; Rangifer tarandus; Rivière aux Feuilles; Ungava Collared Lemming
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyad002; https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article-pdf/104/2/252/49769011/gyad002.pdf

Abstract The diet of predators can be highly variable, which is exemplified by their ability to acclimate to a wide range of ecological conditions. Such flexibility in foraging may be a key aspect of their performance in unpredictable environments such as at the edge of the range of a species or whe...