Synchrony between caribou calving and plant phenology in depredated and non-depredated populations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1709-1714

  Post, Eric ^a   Bøving, Pernille Sporon ^a   Pedersen, Christian ^a   MacArthur, Megan A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PREDATORS;

BIODIVERSITY;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONALITY;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0346463023     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-172     Document Type: Article

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