Buffer zones of territories of gray wolves as regions of intraspecific strife
Journal of Mammalogy
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Abstract
The locations of 22 territorial gray wolves (Canis lupus) killed by conspecifics in northeastern Minnesota were analyzed in a study involving radio-telemetry from 1968 through 1992. Twenty-three percent of the wolves were killed precisely on the borders of their estimated territories; 41%, within 1.0 km (16% of the radius of their mean-estimated territory) inside or outside the estimated edge; 91%, within 3.2 km inside or outside (50% of the radius of their mean-estimated territory) of the estimated edge. This appears to be the first report of intraspecific mortality of mammals along territorial boundaries.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Buffer zones of territories of gray wolves as regions of intraspecific strife |
| Series title | Journal of Mammalogy |
| DOI | 10.2307/1382251 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 199 |
| Last page | 202 |
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