The influence of social and endocrine factors on urine-marking by captive wolves (Canis lupus)
Hormones and Behavior
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Abstract
Although serum hormones varied seasonally in all adult animals, only dominant male and female wolves urine-marked. Serum testosterone and urine-marking rates, which increased during the fall/winter breeding season, were positively correlated in both male and female dominant wolves. Estradiol, which increased in conjunction with proestrus and estrus, was not correlated with female urine-marking. These findings suggest that hormonal influence on urine-marking in the wolf is modulated by social factors and contrast with those for both domestic dogs and coyotes, two other members of the genus Canis.
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Asa, C., Mech, L., Seal, U., Plotka, E., 1990, The influence of social and endocrine factors on urine-marking by captive wolves (Canis lupus): Hormones and Behavior, v. 24, no. 4, p. 497-509, https://doi.org/10.1016/0018-506X(90)90038-Y.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The influence of social and endocrine factors on urine-marking by captive wolves (Canis lupus) |
| Series title | Hormones and Behavior |
| DOI | 10.1016/0018-506X(90)90038-Y |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 497-509 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Hormones and Behavior |
| First page | 497 |
| Last page | 509 |