At what distance do wolves move away from an approaching human?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1193-1197

  Karlsson, J ^a   Eriksson, M ^a   Liberg, O ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; WIND EFFECTS;

FLIGHT INITIATION DISTANCE (FID);

ECOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; CARNIVORE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TRACKING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 39649125206     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-099     Document Type: Article

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