How hot is too hot? Live‐trapped gray wolf rectal temperatures and 1‐year survival

ABSTRACT The ability of physically restrained and anesthetized wolves to thermoregulate is lessened and could lead to reduced survival, yet no information is available about this subject. Therefore, we analyzed rectal temperatures related to survival 1 year post‐capture from 173 adult (non‐pup) gray...

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Main Authors: Shannon M. Barber‐Meyer, L. David Mech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-12-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.470
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