Mammal population cycles: Evidence for intrinsic differences during snowshoe hare cycles

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 216-220

  Sinclair, A R E ^a   Chitty, Dennis ^a   Stefan, Carol I ^a,b   Krebs, Charles J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POPULATION STATISTICS;

MAMMALS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

LAGOMORPH; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037718314     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-006     Document Type: Article

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