Spatial and temporal patterns in arctic fox diets at a large goose colony

Arctic

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-236

  Bantle, Jason L ^a   Alisauskas, Ray T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alopex lagopus; Arctic fox; Chen caerulescens; Chen rossii; Diet; Food caching; Lesser snow goose; Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary; Ross's goose

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CACHING; CARNIVORE; DIET; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATERFOWL;

ARCTIC; CANADA;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; ANSER ROSSII; CHEN CAERULESCENS;

EID: 0031714038     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic1064     Document Type: Article

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