Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack
Abstract Interactions between different species of predators are not uncommon, yet they are generally understudied in North America. Across their range, gray wolves ( Canis lupus ) and wolverines ( Gulo gulo ) occupy similar habitats and dietary niches. However, due to the elusiveness and relatively...
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crwiley:10.1002/ece3.10758 2024-06-23T07:51:58+00:00 Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack Young, Kiana B. Saalfeld, David T. Brandt, Colette Smith, Kyle R. Spivey, Timothy J. Stantorf, Cory J. Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10758 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.10758 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ecology and Evolution volume 13, issue 12 ISSN 2045-7758 2045-7758 journal-article 2023 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10758 2024-06-13T04:25:12Z Abstract Interactions between different species of predators are not uncommon, yet they are generally understudied in North America. Across their range, gray wolves ( Canis lupus ) and wolverines ( Gulo gulo ) occupy similar habitats and dietary niches. However, due to the elusiveness and relatively low density of these two species, interactions between them are not well documented. Here, we describe three instances of a single wolf pack killing a wolverine in the span of 13 months. None of the wolverines killed by wolves were consumed, suggesting that food was not the primary motivation behind the killings. Alternatively, defense of a food resource, territoriality, interspecific competitive killing, or some combination of those behaviors appear to be the cause of these actions. Documentation of these occurrences improves our understanding of wolf and wolverine ecology, interspecific predator interactions, and potential future changes to this aspect of community ecology. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Gulo gulo Wiley Online Library Ecology and Evolution 13 12 |
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Abstract Interactions between different species of predators are not uncommon, yet they are generally understudied in North America. Across their range, gray wolves ( Canis lupus ) and wolverines ( Gulo gulo ) occupy similar habitats and dietary niches. However, due to the elusiveness and relatively low density of these two species, interactions between them are not well documented. Here, we describe three instances of a single wolf pack killing a wolverine in the span of 13 months. None of the wolverines killed by wolves were consumed, suggesting that food was not the primary motivation behind the killings. Alternatively, defense of a food resource, territoriality, interspecific competitive killing, or some combination of those behaviors appear to be the cause of these actions. Documentation of these occurrences improves our understanding of wolf and wolverine ecology, interspecific predator interactions, and potential future changes to this aspect of community ecology. |
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Young, Kiana B. Saalfeld, David T. Brandt, Colette Smith, Kyle R. Spivey, Timothy J. Stantorf, Cory J. |
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Young, Kiana B. Saalfeld, David T. Brandt, Colette Smith, Kyle R. Spivey, Timothy J. Stantorf, Cory J. Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack |
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Young, Kiana B. Saalfeld, David T. Brandt, Colette Smith, Kyle R. Spivey, Timothy J. Stantorf, Cory J. |
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Young, Kiana B. |
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Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack |
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Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack |
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Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack |
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Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack |
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Interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack |
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interspecific killing of wolverines by one wolf pack |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10758 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.10758 |
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Canis lupus Gulo gulo |
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Canis lupus Gulo gulo |
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Ecology and Evolution volume 13, issue 12 ISSN 2045-7758 2045-7758 |
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