Wolf population regulation revisited: again
Journal of Wildlife Management
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Abstract
The long-accepted conclusion that wolf density is regulated by nutrition was recently challenged, and the conclusion was reached that, at greater levels of prey biomass, social factors such as intraspecific strife and territoriality tend to regulate wolf density. We reanalyzed the data used in that study for 2 reasons: 1) we disputed the use of 2 data points, and 2) because of recognized heteroscedasticity, we used weighted-regression analysis instead of the unweighted regressions used in the original study. We concluded that the data do not support the hypothesis that wolf densities are regulated by social factors.
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McRoberts, R.E., and Mech, L.D., 2014, Wolf population regulation revisited: again: Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 78, no. 6, p. 963-967, https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.744.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Wolf population regulation revisited: again |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.1002/jwmg.744 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Publication Date | July 07, 2014 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| First page | 963 |
| Last page | 967 |