Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword by L. David Mech
Acknowledgments
Part 1. Cougar Studies Before and During Wolf Restoration
1. Introduction and Background
2. The Northern Yellowstone Landscape
3. Quantifying How Species Compete or Coexist
Part 2. Food Resources: Cougar-Wolf-Prey Relationships
4. Predation on the Greater Yellowstone Northern Range
5. Prey Selection by Cougars and Wolves
6. Rates of Predation
7. Direct Interactions at Kills
8. Combined Influences: Cougars, Wolves, and Humans
Part 3. Landscape Use: Do Cougars Avoid Wolves?
9. How Might Cougars Respond to Wolves?
10. Spatial Responses of Cougars to Wolf Presence
11. Patterns of Resource Use Prior to and during Wolf Restoration
12. Synthesis: Competition Refuges and Managing Risks in a Wolf-Dominated System
Part 4. Before and After Wolf Restoration: Cougar Population Characteristics
13. How Might Wolf Restoration Affect the Cougar Population?
14. Cougar Population Structure
15. Reproduction and Survival Rates of Cougars
16. Dispersal and Population Change
Part 5. Carnivores and Humans: Competition and Coexistence
17. Synthesis: The Niches of Cougars and Wolves
18. Management and Conservation of Cougars: Considering Interspecific Competition
Appendixes
A. Kill Evaluation and Categorization Chart
B. Modeling Factors Influencing Kill Rates
C. Fixed Kernel Home Range Estimation and Smoothing
D. Population-Level Estimates of Selection Coefficients
E. Synoptic Habitat Variables Description and Details
F. Odds Ratios and Probability Ratios
Notes
References
Index