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Corrigendum—Comparing body condition of moose (Alces alces) selected by wolves (Canis lupus) and human hunters: consequences for the extent of compensatory mortality

Authors :
AhlqvistP.
WikenrosC.
SandH.
WabakkenP.
StrømsethT.H.
Source :
Canadian Journal of Zoology. 90:682-682
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Canadian Science Publishing, 2012.

Abstract

Predators commonly select prey of inferior quality compared with the average animals found in the population. Consequently, predation may often be compensatory to other sources of mortality. We tested whether wolves (Canis lupus L., 1758) in Scandinavia selected moose in poor body condition by comparing mandibular marrow fat (MMF) of wolf-killed moose (Alces alces (L., 1758)) with harvested moose. Model selection analyses indicated that MMF levels were lower for wolf-killed moose compared with harvested moose, but an unbalanced sample design between years for the two causes of death (wolves and harvest) may have confounded a clear interpretation of the results. Nevertheless, corrected MMF levels (to 1 April) showed that a significantly (p = 0.006) higher proportion of the wolf-killed calves (18.5%) were below the level often assumed to reflect acute malnutrition (

Details

ISSN :
14803283 and 00084301
Volume :
90
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Accession number :
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