The morphological relationship of gray wolves ( Canis lupus ) in national parks of central Canada

Multivariate analysis of 15 morphometric cranial characters elucidates the relationship of eight groups of wolves (Canis lupus) from central North America. The relationship of Prince Albert National Park wolves to the now (probably) extinct Great Plains wolf (C. l. nubilus) is of particular interest...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Skeel, Margaret A., Carbyn, Ludwig N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Canada
Canis lupus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z77-096
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z77-096
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Summary:Multivariate analysis of 15 morphometric cranial characters elucidates the relationship of eight groups of wolves (Canis lupus) from central North America. The relationship of Prince Albert National Park wolves to the now (probably) extinct Great Plains wolf (C. l. nubilus) is of particular interest. Although the eight groups are not distinct, with considerable overlap occurring, there are meaningful geographic trends. Five basic groups emerge, with wolves in the boreal–subalpine forest regions being the largest in size.

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