What drives wolf preference towards wild ungulates? Insights from a multi-prey system in the Slovak Carpathians
N. F. Guimaraes, F. Alvares, J. Durova, P. Urban, J. Bucko, T. Ilko, J. Brndiar, J. Stofik, T. Pataky, M. Barancekova, R. Kropil, P. Smolko
This study examines wolf prey selection in the Slovak Carpathians, finding that wolves prefer wild boar in high-altitude areas and red deer in low-altitude areas due to prey vulnerability and spatial predictability.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2022Zoology