Predation or scavenging? Prey body condition influences decision-making in a facultative predator, the wolverine

• Main Authors: Mattisson, Jenny, Rauset, Geir Rune, Odden, John, Andren, Henrik, Linnell, John D.C., Persson, Jens
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Ecology; Zoology; Slaughter; Gulo gulo; Rangifer tarandus; Lynx; Lynx lynx lynx
• Online Access: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14075/; https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14075/1/mattisson_et_al_170223.pdf

The interaction between predators and their prey is a key factor driving population dynamics and shaping wildlife communities. Most predators will scavenge in addition to killing their own prey, which alters predation effects and implies that one cannot treat these as independent processes. However,...