A hypothesis for breeding synchrony in Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 853-858

  Sillero Zubiri, Claudio ^a   Johnson, Paul J ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding seasonality; Breeding synchrony; Canis simensis; Ethiopian wolf; Extra pair copulation; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000228189     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383093     Document Type: Article

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