Author Archives: Nathan Lyle
Wolves Lead and Dogs Follow, But They Both Cooperate With Humans
June 15, 2019
Due to their convergent evolution, dogs have been suggested as a good model for the evolution of human social skills, such as tolerance and cooperativeness. However, recent studies have revealed that wolves (dogs’ closest undomesticated relatives) are more tolerant and … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged cooperate, follow, humans, wolves
Carrion – It’s What’s for Dinner: Wolves Reduce the Impact of Climate Change
June 15, 2019
Humans have viewed wolves as competitors, threats to personal safety, and symbols of evil throughout history. By the early part of the 20th century, gray wolves (Canis lupus) had been eradicated from 42% of their historic range in North America … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged carrion, climate, dinner, impact, reduce, wolves
Carnivoran Hunting Style and Phylogeny Reflected in Bony Labyrinth Morphometry
June 15, 2019
Information is sparse about aspects of female wolf (Canis lupus) breeding in the wild, including age of first reproduction, mean age of primiparity, generation time, and proportion of each age that breeds in any given year. We studied these subjects … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged carnivoran, hunting, labyrinth, phylogeny, reflected, style
Wolf (Canis lupus) Generation Time and Proportion of Current Breeding Females by Age
June 15, 2019
Information is sparse about aspects of female wolf (Canis lupus) breeding in the wild, including age of first reproduction, mean age of primiparity, generation time, and proportion of each age that breeds in any given year. We studied these subjects … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged breeding, canis, current, generation, lupus, proportion
Do Wolves Hunt Freshwater Fish in Spring as a Food Source?
June 15, 2019
In April–May 2017 we documented GPS-collared wolves (V034 and V046)from the same pack in northern Minnesota responding to a spring fish (northern pike and presumably white suckers) run, which to our knowledge is the first description of wolves outside of … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged freshwater, source, spring, wolves
