Geographical variation in wolves (Canis lupis L.) of northwestern North America ...
Five hundred wolf specimens were studied. They represent populations from Alaska to Keewatin and from Vancouver Island to Manitoba. Pelage color varies nearly from black to white. There are no discrete color phases. Pale wolves are more numerous and dark wolves less numerous toward the tundra (north...
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ftdatacite:10.14288/1.0106083 2024-04-28T08:20:24+00:00 Geographical variation in wolves (Canis lupis L.) of northwestern North America ... Jolicoeur, Pierre 2012 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0106083 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0106083 en eng University of British Columbia article-journal Text ScholarlyArticle 2012 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.14288/1.0106083 2024-04-02T09:33:48Z Five hundred wolf specimens were studied. They represent populations from Alaska to Keewatin and from Vancouver Island to Manitoba. Pelage color varies nearly from black to white. There are no discrete color phases. Pale wolves are more numerous and dark wolves less numerous toward the tundra (northeastward) between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake. Judging from color variation, wolf populations intermingle by associating with caribou at migration. Male wolves are larger than females (approximately 4% in linear skull dimensions). Northeastern individuals have a shorter and relatively broader skull than southwestern ones. Multivariate divergence in twelve skull dimensions is approximately proportional to geographical separation. This may express genetic differentiation "by incomplete isolation. But the pronounced northeastward zonation of the environment may have direct influences upon growth processes. Interpretations in terms of genetic affinities are hypothetical and taxonomic conclusions are ... Text Great Bear Lake Great Slave Lake Keewatin Tundra Alaska DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Five hundred wolf specimens were studied. They represent populations from Alaska to Keewatin and from Vancouver Island to Manitoba. Pelage color varies nearly from black to white. There are no discrete color phases. Pale wolves are more numerous and dark wolves less numerous toward the tundra (northeastward) between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake. Judging from color variation, wolf populations intermingle by associating with caribou at migration. Male wolves are larger than females (approximately 4% in linear skull dimensions). Northeastern individuals have a shorter and relatively broader skull than southwestern ones. Multivariate divergence in twelve skull dimensions is approximately proportional to geographical separation. This may express genetic differentiation "by incomplete isolation. But the pronounced northeastward zonation of the environment may have direct influences upon growth processes. Interpretations in terms of genetic affinities are hypothetical and taxonomic conclusions are ... |
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Geographical variation in wolves (Canis lupis L.) of northwestern North America ... |
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Geographical variation in wolves (Canis lupis L.) of northwestern North America ... |
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Geographical variation in wolves (Canis lupis L.) of northwestern North America ... |
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