The interactive effects of food and predators on reproduction and overwinter survival of arctic ground squirrels

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-247

  Karels, Tim J ^a   Byrom, Andrea E ^b   Boonstra, Rudy ^a   Krebs, Charles J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Overwinter survival; Population limitation; Reproduction; Spermophilus parryii; Sublethal effects of predators

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FOOD AVAILABILITY; OVERWINTERING; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

CANADA;

SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

EID: 0034016025     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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