Seasonality of intraspecific mortality by gray wolves
Of 41 adult wolf-killed gray wolves (Canis lupus) and 10 probably or possibly killed by wolves from 1968 through 2014 in the Superior National Forest (SNF) in northeastern Minnesota, most were killed in months leading up to and immediately following the breeding season, which was primarily February....
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ftbioone:10.1093/jmammal/gyx113 2024-06-02T08:05:01+00:00 Seasonality of intraspecific mortality by gray wolves L. David Mech Shannon M. Barber-Meyer L. David Mech Shannon M. Barber-Meyer world 2017-09-18 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx113 en eng American Society of Mammalogists doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx113 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx113 Text 2017 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyx113 2024-05-07T00:55:29Z Of 41 adult wolf-killed gray wolves (Canis lupus) and 10 probably or possibly killed by wolves from 1968 through 2014 in the Superior National Forest (SNF) in northeastern Minnesota, most were killed in months leading up to and immediately following the breeding season, which was primarily February. This finding is similar to a published sample from Denali National Park, and the seasonality of intraspecific mortality generally parallels the known seasonality of testosterone levels, scent-marking, howling frequency, and general interpack aggression. Males and females were killed in the same proportion as in the population of radiocollared wolves. The annual rate of wolf-killed wolves was not related to the annual wolf density. Our findings tend to support intraspecific mortality of adult wolves as a means to reduce breeding competition and to maintain territories. Text Canis lupus BioOne Online Journals Journal of Mammalogy 98 6 1538 1546 |
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Of 41 adult wolf-killed gray wolves (Canis lupus) and 10 probably or possibly killed by wolves from 1968 through 2014 in the Superior National Forest (SNF) in northeastern Minnesota, most were killed in months leading up to and immediately following the breeding season, which was primarily February. This finding is similar to a published sample from Denali National Park, and the seasonality of intraspecific mortality generally parallels the known seasonality of testosterone levels, scent-marking, howling frequency, and general interpack aggression. Males and females were killed in the same proportion as in the population of radiocollared wolves. The annual rate of wolf-killed wolves was not related to the annual wolf density. Our findings tend to support intraspecific mortality of adult wolves as a means to reduce breeding competition and to maintain territories. |
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