Social Rejection Following Mating of a Subordinate Wolf
Peterson RO. 1979. Social Rejection Following Mating of a Subordinate Wolf. Journal of Mammalogy. 60(1):219-221
Studies of captive wolves have indicated that social rank within a wolf pack has a tremendous influence on courtship and mating. Through agressive behavior, alpha wolves usually discourage breeding by subordinate wolves. In this account a subordinate female mated with the alpha male and was subsequently chased from Isle Royale twice. She was injured the second time, but in both cases returned, at least temporarily to the pack.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Peterson, Rolf
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies