Variation in stimulus, seasonal context, and response to urine marks by captive Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus)

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 51-57

  Núñez, Isabel Barja ^a   De Miguel, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Captivity; Selection; Substrates; Urine marking; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 11844278338     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-004-0101-5     Document Type: Article

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