Early Ontogenetic Diet in Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, of Coastal British Columbia

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Bryan, Heather M., Darimont, Chris T., Reimchen, Thomas E., Paquet, Paul C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2006
• Subjects: Gray Wolf; Canis lupus; Sitka Black-tailed Deer; Odocoileus hemionus; provisioning; pups; diet; British Columbia; gray wolf
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/247; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i1.247

Within populations, different age classes often consume dissimilar resources, and provisioning of juveniles by adults is one mechanism by which this can occur. Although the diet of Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) has been studied extensively, the diet of pups is largely unknown. We examined faeces deposit...