WOLF, CANIS-LUPUS, PREDATION AND MATERNAL DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR IN MOUNTAIN GOATS, OREAMNOS-AMERICANUS

Authors
COTE SD PERACINO A SIMARD G
Citation
Sd. Cote et al., WOLF, CANIS-LUPUS, PREDATION AND MATERNAL DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR IN MOUNTAIN GOATS, OREAMNOS-AMERICANUS, Canadian field-naturalist, 111(3), 1997, pp. 389-392
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology
Journal title
Canadian field-naturalist → ACNP
ISSN journal
00083550
Volume
111
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
389 - 392
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-3550(1997)111:3<389:WCPAMD>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Four attacks by single Wolves on Mountain Goals were observed at Caw R idge, Alberta, during July and August 1995. One Wolf killed a yearling female and an adult female successfully defended her kid against an a dult Wolf. In 206 agonistic encounters between kids and older Goats, m others defended their kids only five times. These results do not suppo rt the hypothesis that maternal defense against conspecifics is common in Mountain Goats but demonstrate that females can defend kids agains t predators.