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Mogollon mountain wolf

Mogollon mountain wolf is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mogollon mountain wolf rather than just read about it. In short: The Mogollon mountain wolf (Canis lupus mogollonensis) is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf whose range once included Arizona and New Mexico. It is darker than its more northern cousins, and has a highly arched frontal bone.

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Reference excerpt

The Mogollon mountain wolf (Canis lupus mogollonensis) is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf whose range once included Arizona and New Mexico. It is darker than its more northern cousins, and has a highly arched frontal bone.

Taxonomy This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005). Because of its overlapping range with the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi), along with the Texas wolf (C. l. monstrabilis), it was proposed by biologists Bogan and Mehlhop for the Mogollon mountain wolf and the Texas wolf to be considered subspecies as the Mexican wolf. This was because the Mogollon mountain wolf was seen as merely a possible middle subspecies between the Mexican wolf and the Southern Rocky Mountains wolf, thus making it unnecessary to distinguish taxonomically. This was accepted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1982 and a "zone of subspecies intergradation" was recognized soon thereafter, extending from the southern Rocky Mountains to the northern tip of the Mexican wolf's range. The NCBI/Genbank has an entry for Canis lupus mogollonensis and a separate entry for Canis lupus baileyi.

Extinction By 1927, native wolves were extirpated from New Mexico, the only concern for wolfers were vagrant wolves from Mexico. The final wolf kill in Arizona occurred in March 1960, in the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.

References

External links

Barry Lopez (2004). Of Wolves and Men. Simon and Schuster. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-7432-4936-2.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mogollon mountain wolf

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mogollon mountain wolf ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mogollon mountain wolf

In research: Mogollon mountain wolf appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mogollon mountain wolf in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mogollon mountain wolf is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Endemic mammals of the United States, Extinct mammals of North America, Extinct subspecies of Canis lupus, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mogollon mountain wolf outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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