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The wolves of Isle Royale / by L. David Mech.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Mech, L. David
- Series:
- Fauna of the national parks of the United States. Fauna series ; no. 7.
- Fauna of the national parks of the United States. Fauna series ; no. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gray wolf--Michigan--Isle Royale National Park.
- Gray wolf.
- Moose--Michigan--Isle Royale National Park.
- Moose.
- Predation (Biology)--Michigan--Isle Royale National Park.
- Predation (Biology).
- Isle Royale National Park (Mich.).
- Mammals.
- Animal behavior.
- Wolves.
- Carnivores.
- Appetitive Behavior.
- Behavior, Animal.
- Michigan.
- Mammalia (class).
- Michigan--Isle Royale National Park.
- Wolves--Ecology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Carnivores.
- Mammals.
- Appetitive Behavior.
- Behavior, Animal.
- Michigan.
- Wolves.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 210 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington [D.C.] : U.S. G.P.O., [1966]
- Summary:
- This field study took place in Isle Royale National Park, Canada began in June 1958. There, Meech met Donald E. Murray of Mountain Iron, Minnesota, who served as one of the aircraft pilots for the project. During the 3-year project, the team achieved great things in the aerial observation of wolves and their hunting with a grant from the National Science Foundation.
- Contents:
- Study area (Physiography
- Climate
- Flora)
- History of Isle Royale mammals (Moose interruption
- Advent of the timber wolf)
- Methods and extent of present research
- Results
- the timber wolf and its ecology (Wolf numbers
- Packs
- Home ranges and territoriality
- Movements
- Social behavior
- Reproduction
- Food habits
- Parasites and disease
- Possible causes of population stability
- Moose herd
- Wolf-moose relationships
- Species of lesser significance)
- Dynamics of wolf-moose coaction (Control of the moose population
- Maintenance of a healthy herd
- Future of the wolves and moose).
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 19, 2004).
- At head of title: United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service.
- Distributed to depository libraries in paper.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
- Other Format:
- Mech, L. David. Wolves of Isle Royale
- OCLC:
- 55015510
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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