Prey and Prey‐Age Preference by the Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus in a Multiple‐Prey Ecosystem
In many regions of the Iberian Peninsula, wild ungulates have disappeared and wolves Canis lupus often depend on garbage dumps and domestic animals. This paper represents an example of wild ungulate preferences of the Iberian wolf Canis lupus signatus in an environment with no human‐wildlife conflic...
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crwiley:10.2981/07-096 2024-09-30T14:33:27+00:00 Prey and Prey‐Age Preference by the Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus in a Multiple‐Prey Ecosystem Barja, Isabel 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.2981/07-096 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2981/07-096 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.2981/07-096 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Wildlife Biology volume 15, issue 2, page 147-154 ISSN 1903-220X 1903-220X journal-article 2009 crwiley https://doi.org/10.2981/07-096 2024-09-17T04:47:11Z In many regions of the Iberian Peninsula, wild ungulates have disappeared and wolves Canis lupus often depend on garbage dumps and domestic animals. This paper represents an example of wild ungulate preferences of the Iberian wolf Canis lupus signatus in an environment with no human‐wildlife conflicts, because wolves rarely predate on livestock. I studied the patterns of prey selection by the Iberian wolf during May 1998‐October 2002 in northwestern Spain, in an area which supports a diverse community of wild ungulates and in which also domestic ungulates are present. My analysis of 593 wolf scats showed that wild ungulates were consumed preferentially over other prey (i.e. domestic ungulates, carnivores and lagomorphs). Roe deer Capreolus capreolus was the most important prey species followed by red deer Cervus elaphus and wild boar Sus scrofa . Domestic ungulates were poorly represented in the wolf diet. Predation frequencies of domestic and wild ungulates varied seasonally and between years. The consumption of roe deer and wild boar increased during the birthing season, probably because of the higher vulnerability of newly born animals; wolves predate mainly on juvenile roe deer and wild boar. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Wiley Online Library Wildlife Biology 15 2 147 154 |
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In many regions of the Iberian Peninsula, wild ungulates have disappeared and wolves Canis lupus often depend on garbage dumps and domestic animals. This paper represents an example of wild ungulate preferences of the Iberian wolf Canis lupus signatus in an environment with no human‐wildlife conflicts, because wolves rarely predate on livestock. I studied the patterns of prey selection by the Iberian wolf during May 1998‐October 2002 in northwestern Spain, in an area which supports a diverse community of wild ungulates and in which also domestic ungulates are present. My analysis of 593 wolf scats showed that wild ungulates were consumed preferentially over other prey (i.e. domestic ungulates, carnivores and lagomorphs). Roe deer Capreolus capreolus was the most important prey species followed by red deer Cervus elaphus and wild boar Sus scrofa . Domestic ungulates were poorly represented in the wolf diet. Predation frequencies of domestic and wild ungulates varied seasonally and between years. The consumption of roe deer and wild boar increased during the birthing season, probably because of the higher vulnerability of newly born animals; wolves predate mainly on juvenile roe deer and wild boar. |
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Prey and Prey‐Age Preference by the Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus in a Multiple‐Prey Ecosystem |
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Prey and Prey‐Age Preference by the Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus in a Multiple‐Prey Ecosystem |
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Prey and Prey‐Age Preference by the Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus in a Multiple‐Prey Ecosystem |
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Prey and Prey‐Age Preference by the Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus in a Multiple‐Prey Ecosystem |
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Prey and Prey‐Age Preference by the Iberian Wolf Canis Lupus Signatus in a Multiple‐Prey Ecosystem |
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prey and prey‐age preference by the iberian wolf canis lupus signatus in a multiple‐prey ecosystem |
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