Urine-marking and ground-scratching by free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos, in summer

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 466-470

  Mech, L David ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Wolf; Canada; Canis lupus arctos; Ellesmere Island; Ground scratching; Nunavut; Odor; Scent marking; Territoriality; Urine marking

Indexed keywords

CANID; CAPTIVE POPULATION; SCENT MARKING; TERRITORIALITY; URINE;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LUPUS ARCTOS;

EID: 41349088420     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i4.356     Document Type: Article

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