Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos, in Summer
2006
Mech, L David
Urine-marking and ground-scratching were observed in an Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus) pack on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, during 16 summers between 1986 and 2005. All previously known urination postures and ground-scratching by breeding males and females were seen, and incidence of marking and scratching was greatest when non-pack wolves were present. Observations of urine-marking of food remains supported the conclusion from a captive Wolf study that such marking signals lack of edible food.
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书目信息
Canadian field-naturalist
卷
120
期
4
页码
466
- 470
ISSN
0008-3550
出版者
Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
其它主题
Marking behavior
语言
英语
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-27
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