The relation between urinary cortisol levels and social behaviour in captive timber wolves

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-216

  McLeod, Peter J ^a   Moger, William H ^b   Ryon, Jenny ^b   Gadbois, Simon ^b   Fentress, J C ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS LUPUS;

AGGRESSION; CREATININE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; TIMBER WOLF; URINARY CORTISOL; WOLF;

EID: 0029668518     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-026     Document Type: Article

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