Selection of Northern Yellowstone Elk by Gray Wolves and Hunters

By G. J. Wright, R. Peterson, Douglas W. Smith, T. O. Lemke. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology

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Relative influence of human harvest, carnivores, and weather on adult female elk survival across western North America (2013, background): “…carnivores could have an impact on elk survival equal to or greater than hunters (Evans et al. 2006), although they typically kill proportionally more individuals with lower reproductive value than adult females (Wright et al. 2006; Eberhardt et al. 2007; Barber-Meyer, Mech & White 2008).”
Trophic cascades in a multicausal world: Isle Royale and Yellowstone (2014, background): “…predation rate during this period was 3.7%, and some portion of that predation is likely to have been compensatory, given that wolves tend to prey on elk with low reproductive value (Wright et al. 2006) and given that many elk were in poor condition due to a multiyear drought (Cook et al. 2004).”
Female mate choice based upon male motor performance (2010, background): “It is also well known that predators efficiently identify weak, injured or sick prey (Mills 1990; Quinn & Cresswell 2004; Martin et al. 2006; Wright et al. 2006).”
Still walking on the wild side? Management actions as steps towards 'semi-domestication' of hunted ungulates (2010, result): “In contrast, wolves Canis lupus L. in Yellowstone, USA, killed mainly young and senescent elk Cervus elaphus canadensis Erxleben, while hunters shot mainly adult females (Wright et al. 2006).”