Effects of small mammal cycles on productivity of boreal ducks

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  Brook, Rodney W ^a,d   Duncan, David C ^b   Hines, James E ^b   Carrière, Suzanne ^c   Clark, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Lesser scaup; Mallard; Predator prey cycles; Rodents; Snowshoe hare; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344392988     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2005)11[3:EOSMCO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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