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- Title
Estimating the Age of Male Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) Using Baculum Measurements.
- Authors
WALLESER, LIZA R.; CRIMMINS, SHAWN M.; ROBERTS, NATHAN M.
- Abstract
Morphological characteristics of the bacula of 62 Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) harvested in Wisconsin were related to age estimates generated from cementum annuli analyses. Baculum analysis suggested that 47 of 62 wolves (75.8%) were correctly classified as the appropriate age category (pup, yearling, adult) assessed by cementum analyses; however, this success was limited for yearlings (53.5%) and adults (38.5%). Results could not corroborate future use of this approach for rapid aging of dead wolves. There remains a need for a wolf-aging technique that can be broadly implemented in a timely and cost-effective manner, while also preserving the inherent trophy value of an intact skull.
- Subjects
WOLVES; AGE determination of animals; BACULUM (Anatomy)
- Publication
Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2016, Vol 130, Issue 3, p212
- ISSN
0008-3550
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22621/cfn.v130i3.1882