Weights, Growth, and Survival of Timber Wolf Pups in Minnesota
Van Ballenberghe V and Mech LD. 1975. Weights, Growth, and Survival of Timber Wolf Pups in Minnesota. Journal of Mammalogy. 56(1):44-63
Weights, growth rates, canine tooth lengths, and survival data were obtained from 73 wild wolf (Canis lupus ) pups that were 8 to 28 weeks old when live -trapped in three areas of northern Minnesota from 1969 to 1972. Relative weights of wild pups are expressed as percentages of a standard weight curve based on data from captive pups of similar age. These relative weights varied greatly within litters, between litters, and between years; extremes of 31 to 144 percent of the standard were observed.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Van Ballenberghe, Victor; Mech, L
- Units
- VOYA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Growth, Juveniles, Mortality, Weight