Behaviour and Social Organization of the Wild Bison of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada
Reports observations made incidentally to a biological study of the herd in this preserve south of Great Slave Lake during 1950-1956. Senses, locomotion (including swimming), vocalization, as well as anatomical peculiarities influencing behavior are dealt with. Care-giving (grooming, nursing), agoni...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1960
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66735 |
Summary: | Reports observations made incidentally to a biological study of the herd in this preserve south of Great Slave Lake during 1950-1956. Senses, locomotion (including swimming), vocalization, as well as anatomical peculiarities influencing behavior are dealt with. Care-giving (grooming, nursing), agonistic and sexual behaviors are outlined. Social organization is illustrated by accounts of herd composition, intermingling of herds, interspecific relations (wolves), and reactions to man. |
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