Weight Changes in Wild Wolves, Canis lupus, from Ages 2 to 24 Months
Weights of 118 female and 141 male Minnesota Wolves (Canis lupus) aged 2-24 months increased almost linearly from about 8 kg for females and 10 kg for males at 3 months to 30 kg for females and 32 kg for males at 10-12 months and then tended to increase much more slowly in an overall curvilinear tre...
| Published in: | The Canadian Field-Naturalist |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
2008
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| Online Access: | https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/580 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v122i2.580 |
| Summary: | Weights of 118 female and 141 male Minnesota Wolves (Canis lupus) aged 2-24 months increased almost linearly from about 8 kg for females and 10 kg for males at 3 months to 30 kg for females and 32 kg for males at 10-12 months and then tended to increase much more slowly in an overall curvilinear trend. Considerable variation was apparent for both sexes during their first year. |
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