Trends in abundance of collared lemmings near Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 138-144

  Reiter, Matthew E ^a   Andersen, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collared lemming; Dicrostonyx richardsoni; Manitoba; Population cycles; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD LIMITATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MIGRATION; POPULATION CYCLE; RODENT;

CANADA; CAPE CHURCHILL; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

DICROSTONYX; DICROSTONYX RICHARDSONI; MAMMALIA; SALIX;

EID: 39749191889     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-046.1     Document Type: Article

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