Browse site selection by snowshoe hares: Effects of food supply and predation risk

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 280-292

  Hodges, K E ^a,b   Sinclair, A R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEBSITES;

HARES; PREDATION PRESSURE CHANGE; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTION;

FOOD SUPPLY;

BROWSING; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION CYCLE; PREDATION RISK;

LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 21344443055     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-015     Document Type: Article

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