Title
Inter-specific territoriality in a Canis hybrid zone - spatial segregation between wolves, coyotes, and hybrids
Author(s)
Benson JF
Published
2013
Publisher
Oecologia
Abstract
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) and coyotes (Canis latrans) generally exhibit intraspecific territoriality manifesting in spatial segregation between adjacent packs. However, previous studies have found a high degree of interspecific spatial overlap between nearby wolves and coyotes. Eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) are the most common wolf in and around Algonquin Provincial Park (APP), Ontario, Canada and hybridize with proximal gray wolves and coyotes. This study tests the hypothesis that all Canis types (wolves, coyotes, and hybrids) exhibit a high degree of spatial segregation due to greater genetic, morphologic, and ecological similarities between wolves and coyotes in this hybrid system compared with western North American ecosystems.
Full Citation
Benson JF, Patterson BR. 2013. Inter-specific territoriality in a Canis hybrid zone: spatial segregation between wolves, coyotes, and hybrids. Oecologia. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2730-8.

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