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Spawning salmon disrupt trophic coupling between wolves and ungulate prey in coastal British Columbia

Chris T Darimont1,2,4*, Paul C Paquet2,3 and Thomas E Reimchen1

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1 Department of Biology, Box 3020, Stn CSC, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3N5, Canada,

2 Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Box 77, Denny Island, British Columbia, V0T 1B0, Canada,

3 Faculty of Environmental Design, Professional Faculties Building, Room 2182 University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada

4 Department of Environmental Studies, 405 ISB, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95060, USA

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BMC Ecology 2008, 8:14 doi:10.1186/1472-6785-8-14

Published: 2 September 2008

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Prey items identified in the faeces of wolves of coastal British Columbia.

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Additional file 2:

Top model sets to predict the use of salmon by wolves.

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