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.
| 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 |