The Status of Wild Canis in Louisiana

Skulls of 155 wild Canis taken since 1963 in Louisiana are compared to those of 35 C. rufus, 95 C. latrans and 120 Canis taken recently in eastern Texas. The Louisiana material closely resembles that of eastern Texas, and both series apparently represent an essentially coyotelike population that has...

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Published in:The American midland naturalist 1975-01, Vol.93 (1), p.215-218
Main Authors: Goertz, John W., Fitzgerald, Larry V., Nowak, Ronald M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dogs
Notes and Discussion
Predators
Skull
Wolves
Zoology
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Summary:Skulls of 155 wild Canis taken since 1963 in Louisiana are compared to those of 35 C. rufus, 95 C. latrans and 120 Canis taken recently in eastern Texas. The Louisiana material closely resembles that of eastern Texas, and both series apparently represent an essentially coyotelike population that has been slightly modified through introduction of genes from C. rufus. The latter species may still survive in southwestern Louisiana, but no recently collected skulls from this area are available. The population of wild Canis in Louisiana has not been influenced significantly by hybridization with C. familiaris.
ISSN:0003-0031
1938-4238
DOI:10.2307/2424120