Iberian wolf howls: Acoustic structure, individual variation, and a comparison with North American populations

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 606-613

  Palacios, Vicente ^a   Font, Enrique ^a   Márquez, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Geographic variation; Howl; Iberian wolf; Individual recognition; Vocalizations; Wolves

Indexed keywords

CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOGNITION; VOCALIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 34347214496     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-151R1.1     Document Type: Article

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