Wolves, Canis lupus , Carry and Cache the Collars of Radio-collared White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus , they Killed

Wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota cached six radio-collars (four in winter, two in spring-summer) of 202 radio-collared White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) they killed or consumed from 1975 to 2010. A Wolf bedded on top of one collar cached in snow. We found one collar each at a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nelson, Michael E., Mech, L. David
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2011
Subjects:
Wolf
Canis lupus
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
caching
radio-collars
den
homesite
Minnesota
Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Policy
Life Sciences
Recreation
Parks and Tourism Administration
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/357
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1339/viewcontent/Mech_CFN_2011_Wolves__Canis_lupus__Carry_and_Cache.pdf
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Summary:Wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota cached six radio-collars (four in winter, two in spring-summer) of 202 radio-collared White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) they killed or consumed from 1975 to 2010. A Wolf bedded on top of one collar cached in snow. We found one collar each at a Wolf den and Wolf rendezvous site, 2.5 km and 0.5 km respectively, from each deer’s previous locations.

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