Possible use of foresight, understanding, and planning by wolves hunting muskoxen

Arctic

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Mech, L David ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Cooperative hunting; Foresight in wolves; Muskoxen; Ovibos moschatus; Planning in wolves; Strategy; Understanding in wolves; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; HUNTING; PLANNING METHOD;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LUPUS ARCTOS; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 34347374126     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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