Group Size and Home Range of the Arabian Wolf (Canis lupus) in Southern Israel

Autor:	Eli Geffen, Reuven Hefner
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Middle East Ecology biology Home range Foraging Arabian wolf biology.organism_classification Arid Geography Canis Habitat Genetics Biological dispersal Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation
Zdroj:	Journal of Mammalogy. 80:611-619
ISSN:	0022-2372 1545-1542
DOI:	10.2307/1383305
Popis:	The Arabian wolf ( Canis lupus arabs ) is a desert-adapted canid that occurs throughout arid regions in the Middle East. We examined group size, home range, habitat selection, and dispersal of Arabian wolves in the southern Negev Desert. We investigated the degree of association between wolves and human habitats. Arabian wolves had extensive dispersal distances (50–200 km). Annual survival rate of adults was 81%, but mortality caused by humans was considerable. Size of foraging group and home range were smaller than generally reported for wolves elsewhere. Arabian wolves in the Negev Desert foraged more than expected in the vicinity of human agricultural settlements.
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