Wolf Predations. This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates.

Title: Wolf Predations. This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates.
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Wolf Predations. This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates.

Hypotheses of the Effects of Wolf Predation John Feldersnatch December 1st, 1995 Abstract: This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates. The four proposed hypotheses examined are the predation limiting hypothesis, the predation regulating hypothesis, the predator pit hypothesis, and the stable limit cycle hypothesis. There is much research literature that discusses how these hypotheses can be used to interpret various data sets obtained from field …showed first 75 words of 1867 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1867 total…population models with predation: a case study with the North American moose. Ecology. 75(2): 478-488. Seip, D.. 1992. Factors limiting woodland caribou populations and their interrelationships with wolves and moose in southeastern British Colombia. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 70: 1494-1503. Thompson, I. D., and R. O. Peterson. 1988. Does wolf predation alone limit the moose population in Pukaskwa Park?: a comment. Journal of Wildlife Management. 52(3): 556-559. Van Ballenberghe, V.. 1985. Wolf predation on caribou: the Nelchina herd case history. Journal of Wildlife Management. 49(3): 711-720.

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