Double-litters in Coywolf, Canis latrans × lycaon, Packs Following the Death or Disappearance of a Resident Territorial Male

Authors

  • Jonathan G. Way Eastern Coyote Research, 89 Ebenezer Road, Osterville, Massachusetts, 02655

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i3.1082

Keywords:

Coywolf, Eastern Coyote, Canis latrans × lycaon, breeding male, double litter, multiple litters, reproduction

Abstract

Previous research on my Cape Cod, Massachusetts study site documented the killing of a breeding male Coywolf (Canis latrans x lycaon; also called Eastern Coyote) and a subsequent increase in local pack density one year later. This study documents double-litters produced in two packs following the death or disappearance of the original breeding male.

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Vol. 124 No. 3 (2010)

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