Foraging ecology of African wolves (Canis lupaster) and its implications for the conservation of Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis)

Foraging ecology of African wolves (Canis lupaster) and its implications for the conservation of Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis)

African wolves (AWs) are sympatric with endangered Ethiopian wolves (EWs) in parts of their range. Scat analyses have suggested a dietary overlap between AWs and EWs, raising the potential for exploitative competition, and a possible conservation threat to EWs. However, in contrast to that of the we...

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Main Authors: Tariku Mekonnen Gutema, Anagaw Atickem, Diress Tsegaye, Afework Bekele, Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, Jorgelina Marino, Mohammed Kasso, Vivek V. Venkataraman, Peter J. Fashing, Nils C. Stenseth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-09-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
african wolf
ecosystem services
ethiopian highlands
ethiopian wolf
feeding ecology
pest rodents
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.190772

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