Habitat use by female caribou: Tradeoffs associated with parturition

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-92

  Barten, N L ^a   Bowyer, R T ^a   Jenkins, K J ^a  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Caribou; Diet; Forage abundance; Forage quality; Group size; Habitat use; Parturition; Predation risk; Rangifer tarandus; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT USE; PARTURITION; TRADE-OFF; UNGULATE;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0035110393     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803279     Document Type: Article

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