Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Letter
  • Published:

The Prairie Wolf and Antarctic Dog

Nature volume 89, page 632 (1912)Cite this article

Abstract

IN my book on the distribution and origin of life in America, I stated that an intimate relationship existed between the prairie wolf of North America and the Falkland Island wolf. The reviewer of my book, however, remarks (NATURE, July 25) that this is a complete fallacy. Might I ask whether your reviewer would be good enough to mention the grounds on which he bases his assertion?

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to the full article PDF.

USD 39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin

    R. F. SCHARFF

Authors
  1. R. F. SCHARFF
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

SCHARFF, R. The Prairie Wolf and Antarctic Dog. Nature 89, 632 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089632e0

Download citation

  • Issue date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/089632e0

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing