Patterns of predation on noncyclic lemmings

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-108

  Reid, Donald G ^a,b   Krebs, Charles J ^a   Kenney, Alice J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic ground squirrel; Collared lemming; Dicrostonyx kilangmiutak; Generalist predator; Predator diets; Prey refuge; Red fox; Rough legged Hawk; Semigeneralist predator; Specialist predator

Indexed keywords

DICROSTONYX KILANGMIUTAK; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; BUTEO LAGOPUS; FALCO PEREGRINUS; FALCO RUSTICOLUS; SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII; URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS; VULPES VULPES;

COLLARED LEMMING; DENSITY; GENERALIST PREDATOR HYPOTHESIS; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, PEARCE POINT;

EID: 0031284515     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1997)067[0089:POPONL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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