Alpha status, dominance, and division of labor in wolf packs

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1196-1203

  Mech, L David ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; DOMINANCE; LABOR DIVISION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT;

CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0033305616     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-099     Document Type: Article

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