Gyrfalcon predation on ptarmigan: Numerical and functional responses

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1034-1050

  Nielsen, Ólafur K ^a  

^a ICELANDIC INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

10 year cycles; Falco rusticolus; Lagopus mutus; Predator prey relationships; Resident specialist predator; Time lags

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR;

ICELAND;

FALCO RUSTICOLUS; LAGOPUS MUTUS;

EID: 0032878729     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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