The relationship between foot size of wild canids and regional snow conditions: Evidence for selection against a high footload?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-299

  Muray, D L ^a   Lariviere S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Delta Waterfowl Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canidae; Foot size; Morphology; Snow

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; CANID; ECOMORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; SNOW;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; LAGOPUS; MAMMALIA; UROCYON; UROCYON CINEREOARGENTEUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0036125555     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283690200033X     Document Type: Article

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