Forage selection by collared pikas, Ochotona collaris, under varying degress of predation risk

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-540

  Morrison, Shawn ^a   Barton, Luc ^a   Caputa, Peter ^b   Hik, Dawid S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COLLARED PIKAS; HERBIVORES;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; RUMINANT;

BOVIDAE; CAFETERIA; OCHOTONA; OCHOTONA COLLARIS; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; OCHOTONIDAE;

EID: 4043062928     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-024     Document Type: Article

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