Hierarchical habitat selection by tundra wolves

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 576-580

  McLoughlin, Philip D ^a,b   Walton, Lyle R ^b,e   Cluff, H Dean ^c   Paquet, Paul C ^d   Ramsay, Malcolm A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c North Slave Region ^*  (Canada)

^d Box 150   (Canada)

^e ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Canis lupus; Habitat selection; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Radiotelemetry; Tundra; Wolves

Indexed keywords

CANID; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; TELEMETRY; TUNDRA;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2642523029     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BJK-119     Document Type: Article

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