Habitat and diet selection by muskoxen and reindeer in western Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 964-972

  Ihl, C ^a   Klein, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat; Habitat selection; Muskox; Northwest Alaska; Overlap; Ovibos moschatus; Rangifer tarandus; Reindeer

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; UNGULATE;

ALASKA; SEWARD PENINSULA; UNITED STATES;

OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0034782591     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803045     Document Type: Article

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