Factors influencing variation in site fidelity of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in southeastern British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 537-545

  Wittmer, Heiko U ^a,c   McLellan, Bruce N ^b   Hovey, Frederick W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; LAND USE;

BEHAVIOURAL PLASTICITY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; WOODLAND; WOODLAND CARIBOU;

WOOD;

DEER; LIMITING FACTOR; PREDATION RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; WOODLAND;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND; METEOROLOGY; WOOD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 33745895291     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-026     Document Type: Article

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