Wolf (Canis lupus) Generation Time and Proportion of Current Breeding Females by Age

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 6; p. e0156682
• Main Authors: Mech, L. David, Barber-Meyer, Shannon M., Erb, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.06.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Age; Alces alces; Analysis; Animal behavior; Animal breeding; Animal populations; Animals; Biology and Life Sciences; Breeding status; Canidae; Canis lupus; Computer and Information Sciences; Conservation of Natural Resources; Dogs; Domestication; Ecosystem; Female; Females; Geology; Gray wolf; Lupus; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Minnesota; Models, Statistical; National forests; National parks; Natural resources; People and places; Population Dynamics; Protection and preservation; Reproduction; Wolves; Wolves - genetics

Information is sparse about aspects of female wolf (Canis lupus) breeding in the wild, including age of first reproduction, mean age of primiparity, generation time, and proportion of each age that breeds in any given year. We studied these subjects in 86 wolves (113 captures) in the Superior Nation...