Lack of reproduction in muskoxen and arctic hares caused by early winter?

Arctic

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-71

  Mech, L David ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic hare; Ellesmere Island; Lepus arcticus; Malnutrition; Muskox; Ovibos moschatus; Population; Reproduction; Snow; Weather; Winter severity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; LAGOMORPH; REPRODUCTION; UNGULATE;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT;

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS ARCTICUS; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS MOSCHATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0034054134     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic836     Document Type: Article

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