Temporal variation in translocated Isle Royale wolf diet reflects optimal foraging.

• Main Authors: Sovie, Adia, Romanski, Mark, Orning, Elizabeth, Mareweck, David, Nichols, Rachel, Moore, Seth, Belant, Jerrold
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Authorea, Inc. 2022
• Subjects: Lone; Alces alces; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.166132813.36591670/v1

Wolves (Canis lupus) can exert top-down pressure and shape ecological communities through selective predation of ungulates and beavers (Castor Canadensis). Considering their ability to shape communities through predation, understanding wolf foraging decisions is critical to predicting their ecosyste...