• Judy B.

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    October 8, 2016 at 10:26 pm
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    Hi Caroline! A lot of this depends on relationships. There are some really great studies from Dr. Mech. If you ever get the time to really read them, they are very, very interesting….really awesome actually! You can probably copy and paste these into your browser. I hope you enjoy and come back and let us know what your thoughts are!

    These in particular are very informative when read in their entirety.

    Mech, L. D., and H. D. Cluff. 2010. Prolonged intensive dominance behavior between gray wolves, Canis lupus. Canadian Field Naturalist. 124(3):215-218.

    Peterson, R. O., Jacobs, A., Drummer, T. D., and Mech, L. David. 2002. Leadership Behavior in Relation to Dominance and Reproductive Status in Gray Wolves,Canis lupus. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 80:1405-1412.

    Mech,L.David. 2000. Leadership in Wolf, Canis lupus, packs. Canadian Field-Naturalist 114(2): 259-263.

    Mech, L. David. 1999. Alpha Status, Dominance, and Division of Labor in Wolf Packs. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77(8):1196-1203. (En Español – Posicion Alfa, Dominancia y Division del Trabajo en las Manadas de Lobos – Translation by Marcos Randulfe.)