Winter diet of marten during a snowshoe hare decline

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 456-466

  Poole, Kim G ^a   Graf, Ron P ^a  

^a Wildlife Management Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN MARTEN; DIET; MARTEN; POPULATION CYCLE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; WINTER;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

LEPUS AMERICANUS; MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 0029753718     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-053     Document Type: Article

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