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We would like to thank P. R. Krausman and M. S. Lenarz for their critical reviews of an early draft of this chapter and their constructive comments. We also appreciate the technical assistance of B. A. Sampson in developing the prey distribution figure. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the many researchers and managers whose efforts over the decades in the Great Lakes region contributed to our current understanding of wolves and their prey and their increasingly sound management.

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DelGiudice, G.D., McCaffery, K.R., Beyer, D.E., Nelson, M.E. (2009). Prey of Wolves in the Great Lakes Region. In: Wydeven, A.P., Van Deelen, T.R., Heske, E.J. (eds) Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85952-1_10

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