Polygyny in a wild wolf pack
Journal of Mammalogy
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Abstract
This is the first recorded case of a single free-ranging male wolf breeding two females. The male settled with one at a den. Both females produced pups, and there is some evidence that the pups survived their first winter despite the male's being killed in summer.
Suggested Citation
Mech, L., and Nelson, M., 1989, Polygyny in a wild wolf pack: Journal of Mammalogy, v. 70, no. 3, p. 675-676, https://doi.org/10.2307/1381450.
ISSN: 1545-1542 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Polygyny in a wild wolf pack |
| Series title | Journal of Mammalogy |
| DOI | 10.2307/1381450 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 675 |
| Last page | 676 |