First confirmed occurrence of a wolf, Canis lupus, south of the St. Lawrence River in over 100 years

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 608-610

  Villemure, Mario ^a,b   Jolicoeur, Hélène ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Box 92 ^*  (Canada)

^c Direction de la Recherche sur la Faune Societe de la Faune et des Parcs du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Dispersal; Qu bec; Range; St. Lawrence River; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEW RECORD; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 33644985357     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v118i4.66     Document Type: Article

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