Relationships between Indigenous American Peoples and Wolves 1: Wolves as Teachers and Guides

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 262-285

  Fogg, Brandy R ^a   Howe, Nimachia ^b   Pierotti, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Independent Scholar   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Canis lupus; cooperative hunting; dogs; Indigenous peoples; Native Americans; wolves

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 84937114654     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/etbi-35-02-262-285.1     Document Type: Article

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