Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer
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 sc...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:usgsnpwrc-1330 2023-11-12T04:11:09+01:00 Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer Mech, L. David 2006-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/366 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1330/viewcontent/Mech_CFN_2006_Urine_marking_and_Ground_scratching.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/366 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1330/viewcontent/Mech_CFN_2006_Urine_marking_and_Ground_scratching.pdf USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Arctic Wolf Canis lupus arctos ground-scratching odor scent-marking territoriality urine-marking Ellesmere Island Nunavut Canada Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology text 2006 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T09:54:55Z 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. Text Arctic Canis lupus Ellesmere Island Nunavut University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Arctic Nunavut Ellesmere Island Canada |
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Arctic Wolf Canis lupus arctos ground-scratching odor scent-marking territoriality urine-marking Ellesmere Island Nunavut Canada Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Mech, L. David Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer |
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Arctic Wolf Canis lupus arctos ground-scratching odor scent-marking territoriality urine-marking Ellesmere Island Nunavut Canada Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology |
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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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Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer |
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Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer |
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Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer |
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Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer |
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Urine-marking and Ground-scratching by Free-ranging Arctic Wolves, Canis lupus arctos , in Summer |
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urine-marking and ground-scratching by free-ranging arctic wolves, canis lupus arctos , in summer |
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