Body size and predatory performance in wolves: is bigger better?

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Published in J Anim Ecol on January 13, 2009

Authors

Daniel R MacNulty1, Douglas W Smith, L David Mech, Lynn E Eberly

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. macn0007@umn.edu

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