An uneasy alliance: Unequal distribution of affiliative interactions among members of a captive wolf pack

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1763-1766

  Cipponeri, Traci ^a   Verrell, Paul ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

BREEDING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

FITNESS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346463001     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-159     Document Type: Article

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