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David Mech Wolf Studies
5 ArticlesResearch publications by L. David Mech. Related reference: Mech’s explanation of “alpha” terminology.
Rudolph Schenkel Canine Studies
2 ArticlesDominance Relationships in a Family Pack of Captive Arctic Wolves (Canis lupus arctos): The Influence of Competition for Food, Age and Sex
Publication Simona Cafazzo, Martina Lazzaroni and Sarah Marshall-Pescini (2016). Dominance Relationships in a Family Pack of Captive Arctic Wolves (Canis lupus arctos): The Influence of Competition for Food, Age and Sex. PeerJ 4: e2707. Original source…
In Wolves, Play Behaviour Reflects the Partners’ Affiliative and Dominance Relationship
Publication Simona Cafazzo, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Jennifer L. Essler, Zsófia Virányi, Kurt Kotrschal and Friederike Range (2018). In Wolves, Play Behaviour Reflects the Partners' Affiliative and Dominance Relationship. Animal Behaviour 141: 137–150. Original source (DOI) · Download…
Territoriality and Inter-Pack Aggression in Gray Wolves: Shaping a Social Carnivore’s Life History
Publication Kira A. Cassidy, Douglas W. Smith, L. David Mech, Daniel R. MacNulty, Daniel R. Stahler and Matthew C. Metz (2016). Territoriality and Inter-Pack Aggression in Gray Wolves: Shaping a Social Carnivore's Life History. Yellowstone Science…
Play Behavior in Wolves: Using the ‘50:50’ Rule to Test for Egalitarian Play Styles
Source Jennifer L. Essler, Simona Cafazzo, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Zsófia Virányi, Kurt Kotrschal, and Friederike Range (2016). Play Behavior in Wolves: Using the ‘50:50’ Rule to Test for Egalitarian Play Styles. PLOS ONE. 11(5), e0154150. Research article.…
The Power of Discourse: Associations between Trainers’ Speech and the Responses of Socialized Wolves and Dogs to Training
Publication Melissa Gabriela Bravo Fonseca et al. The Power of Discourse: Associations between Trainers’ Speech and the Responses of Socialized Wolves and Dogs to Training. Animals 13:1071 (2023). [11] DOI: 10.3390/ani13061071 Melissa Gabriela Bravo Fonseca,Heron Oliveira…
Differences in post-conflict behaviour in wolves and dog-admixed wolves
Authors: Federica Amici, Katja Liebal, Linda S. Oña, Arne Gretschzel, Tina Altdörfer, Mattia Iacuzzi, George Kamanga, Manon Delaunay, Paolo Ciucci. Publication: Royal Society Open Science, 13, 260767 (2026). Published online 21 October 2026. Original study: DOI:…