Annual Arctic Wolf Pack Size Related to Arctic Hare Numbers
During the summers of 2000 through 2006, I counted arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) pups and adults in a pack, arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) along a 9 km index route in the area, and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in a 250 km2 part of the area near Eureka (80° N, 86° W), Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Cana...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:usgsnpwrc-1386 2023-11-12T04:10:29+01:00 Annual Arctic Wolf Pack Size Related to Arctic Hare Numbers Mech, L. David 2007-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/386 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1386/viewcontent/Mech_ARCTIC_2007_Annual_Arctic_Wolf_Pack.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/386 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1386/viewcontent/Mech_ARCTIC_2007_Annual_Arctic_Wolf_Pack.pdf USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center arctic hare Lepus arcticus wolf Canis lupus arctos Ellesmere Island muskoxen Ovibos moschatus population dynamics predator-prey relations predation. lièvre arctique loup île d’Ellesmere boeufs musqués dynamique de la population relations prédateur-proie prédation Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology text 2007 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T09:55:18Z During the summers of 2000 through 2006, I counted arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) pups and adults in a pack, arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) along a 9 km index route in the area, and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in a 250 km2 part of the area near Eureka (80° N, 86° W), Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Adult wolf numbers did not correlate with muskox numbers, but they were positively related (r2 = 0.89; p < 0.01) to an arctic hare index. This is the first report relating wolf numbers to non-ungulate prey. Pendant les étés 2000 à 2006, j’ai compté les jeunes loups arctiques et les adultes (Canis lupus arctos) d’une bande, les lièvres arctiques (Lepus arcticus) le long d’une route indexée de 9 km dans la région, et les boeufs musqués (Ovibos moschatus) dans une zone de 250 km2 près d’Eureka (80° N, 86° O), sur l’île d’Ellesmere, au Nunavut, Canada. Le nombre de loups adultes ne corrélait pas avec le nombre de boeufs musqués, mais il était relié de manière positive (r2 = 0,89; p < 0,01) à un index de lièvres arctiques. Il s’agit du premier rapport établissant un lien entre le nombre de loups et des proies non ongulées. Text Arctic hare Arctic Arctique* Canis lupus Ellesmere Island Eureka Lepus arcticus Lièvre arctique muskox Nunavut ovibos moschatus University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Arctic Nunavut Ellesmere Island Canada Eureka ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) |
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arctic hare Lepus arcticus wolf Canis lupus arctos Ellesmere Island muskoxen Ovibos moschatus population dynamics predator-prey relations predation. lièvre arctique loup île d’Ellesmere boeufs musqués dynamique de la population relations prédateur-proie prédation Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology |
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arctic hare Lepus arcticus wolf Canis lupus arctos Ellesmere Island muskoxen Ovibos moschatus population dynamics predator-prey relations predation. lièvre arctique loup île d’Ellesmere boeufs musqués dynamique de la population relations prédateur-proie prédation Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Mech, L. David Annual Arctic Wolf Pack Size Related to Arctic Hare Numbers |
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arctic hare Lepus arcticus wolf Canis lupus arctos Ellesmere Island muskoxen Ovibos moschatus population dynamics predator-prey relations predation. lièvre arctique loup île d’Ellesmere boeufs musqués dynamique de la population relations prédateur-proie prédation Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology |
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During the summers of 2000 through 2006, I counted arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) pups and adults in a pack, arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) along a 9 km index route in the area, and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in a 250 km2 part of the area near Eureka (80° N, 86° W), Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Adult wolf numbers did not correlate with muskox numbers, but they were positively related (r2 = 0.89; p < 0.01) to an arctic hare index. This is the first report relating wolf numbers to non-ungulate prey. Pendant les étés 2000 à 2006, j’ai compté les jeunes loups arctiques et les adultes (Canis lupus arctos) d’une bande, les lièvres arctiques (Lepus arcticus) le long d’une route indexée de 9 km dans la région, et les boeufs musqués (Ovibos moschatus) dans une zone de 250 km2 près d’Eureka (80° N, 86° O), sur l’île d’Ellesmere, au Nunavut, Canada. Le nombre de loups adultes ne corrélait pas avec le nombre de boeufs musqués, mais il était relié de manière positive (r2 = 0,89; p < 0,01) à un index de lièvres arctiques. Il s’agit du premier rapport établissant un lien entre le nombre de loups et des proies non ongulées. |
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Annual Arctic Wolf Pack Size Related to Arctic Hare Numbers |
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Annual Arctic Wolf Pack Size Related to Arctic Hare Numbers |
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Arctic hare Arctic Arctique* Canis lupus Ellesmere Island Eureka Lepus arcticus Lièvre arctique muskox Nunavut ovibos moschatus |
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USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
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