Survival rate of experimental food caches: Implications for arctic foxes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-403

  Samelius, Gustaf ^a,d   Alisauskas, Ray T ^a,b   Lariviere, Serge ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Delta Waterfowl Foundation   (Canada)

^d Grimsö Wildlife Research Station   (Sweden)

^e Bureau 1100   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; SOILS;

ARCTIC FOXES; FOOD CACHES; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS;

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CACHING; CANID; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NATURAL SELECTION; NESTEDNESS; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; ANIMALIA; ANSER;

EID: 34249938987     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-017     Document Type: Article

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