Wolf, Canis lupus, predation and maternal defensive behavior in Mountain Goats, Oreamnos americanus

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 389-392

  Coté, Steeve D ^a   Peracino, Alberto ^a   Simard, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Canis lupus; Maternal defensive behavior; Mountain goat; Oreamnos americanus; Predation; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIS LUPUS; OREAMNOS AMERICANUS;

DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR; MATERNAL BEHAVIOUR; MOUNTAIN GOAT; PREDATION; WOLF;

CANADA, ALBERTA, CAW RIDGE;

EID: 0030609678     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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