Early ontogenetic diet in Gray Wolves, Canis lupus, of coastal British Columbia

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-66

  Bryan, Heather M ^a   Darimont, Chris T ^a,b   Reimchen, Thomas E ^a   Paquet, Paul C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Raincoast Conservation Foundation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canis lupus; Diet; Gray Wolf; Odocoileus hemionus; Provisioning; Pups; Sitka Black tailed Deer

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CANID; DIET;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 34547740174     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i1.247     Document Type: Article

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