What drives wolf preference towards wild ungulates? Insights from a multi-prey system in the Slovak Carpathians
The wolf is a generalist-opportunistic predator that displays diverse and remarkably adaptable feeding strategies across its range with local adaptations to certain prey species depending on their availability and vulnerability. The multi-prey system of the Slovak Carpathians supports important port...
Main Authors: | Nuno F. Guimarães, Francisco Álvares, Jana Ďurová, Peter Urban, Jozef Bučko, Tomáš Iľko, Jaro Brndiar, Jozef Štofik, Tibor Pataky, Miroslava Barančeková, Rudolf Kropil, Peter Smolko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9236239/?tool=EBI |
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