A new record size wolf, Canis lupus, group for Ontario

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 367-369

  Vors, Liv S ^a,b   Wilson, Philip L ^a,c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Frost Campus ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Canis lupus; Gray wolf; Moose; Ontario; Pack size; Social organization

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEER; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; RANGE SIZE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPECIES INVENTORY; TAXONOMY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 38349078589     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i3.330     Document Type: Article

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