Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaAnimalsWolvesPredatory BehaviorDietSocial Dominance
Diets, dominance hierarchies, and kleptoparasitism drive asymmetrical interactions between wolves and cougars.
Wesley Binder, Joel S Ruprecht, Jack Rabe, Matthew C Metz, Rebecca Hutchinson, Daniel R Stahler, Taal Levi
Published: 202610.1073/pnas.2511397123
Abstract
After widespread extirpation, conservation efforts have restored large carnivores to portions of their former range. Substantial research has since focused on their ability to alter ecological communities through effects on herbivores and mesocarnivo…
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