Regurgitative food transfer among wild wolves

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1192-1195

  Mech, L David ^a,d   Wolf, Paul C ^b   Packard, Jane M ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; CANID; FOOD PROVISIONING; PARENTAL CARE;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT;

CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0033305239     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-097     Document Type: Article

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