Nonlinear effects of group size on the success of wolves hunting elk
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Nonlinear effects of group size on the success of wolves hunting elk
Daniel R. MacNulty, Douglas W. Smith, L. David Mech, John A. Vucetich, and Craig Packer Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA, Yellowstone Center for Resources, PO Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 82190, USA, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711 37th Street SE, Jamesto...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Ecology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1465-7279,1045-2249
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr159