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ArticleEcology letters2026

Climate Change Challenges Grey Wolf Resilience: Insights From Dental Microwear.

Amanda A Burtt, Neil F Adams, Sabina Nowak, Robert W Mysłajek, Michal Figura, Mark A Purnell, Angela L Lamb, Danielle C Schreve

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Article in Ecology letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Amanda A BurttSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6928-9987
Neil F AdamsNatural History Museum, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2539-5531
Sabina NowakFaculty of Biology, Institute of Ecology, Department of Animal Ecology and Evolution, University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland.
Robert W MysłajekFaculty of Biology, Institute of Ecology, Department of Animal Ecology and Evolution, University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland.
Michal FiguraFaculty of Biology, Institute of Ecology, Department of Animal Ecology and Evolution, University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland.
Mark A PurnellCentre for Palaeobiology and Biosphere Evolution, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Angela L LambBritish Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK.
Danielle C SchreveSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Funding

Ministry of Education and Science, Poland DWD/5/0413/2021National Science Centre, Poland 2024/55/B/NZ9/0269Natural Environment Research Council NE/W006103/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The grey wolf exemplifies ecological resilience, having survived major climatic fluctuations since the Middle Pleistocene. Once the world's most widely distributed mammal, its range has been drastically reduced by human-driven habitat loss, persecution and competition for resources. Although listed as of Least Concern globally by the IUCN, the omission of climate change as a threat raises critical questions about its future persistence. This study examines dietary flexibility in European grey wolves (Canis lupus) using dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA). We compare British Pleistocene wolves from the Last Interglacial (MIS 5e) and the penultimate interglacial (MIS 7a-c) and contemporary wolves from Poland. Results suggest that during periods of elevated global temperatures, wolves exhibit evidence of increased durophagy. These data demonstrate deep-time dietary plasticity and recurrent behavioural shifts, indicating that while the grey wolf is resilient, future warming winters may significantly reshape wolf diets in the mid-latitude ecosystems.

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Climate ChangeDietToothWolvesAnimalsFossilsPolandUnited Kingdomadaptive strategiesclimate changedental microwear texture analysis (DMTA)dietary flexibilityEurope: BritainGrey wolf (Canis lupus)interglacialpalaeodietary reconstructionpalaeoenvironmental changePoland

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PMCPMC12893404

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