Fluctuations in lemming populations in North Yukon, Canada, 2007-2010

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-306

  Krebs, Charles J ^a   Reid, Donald ^b   Kenney, Alice J ^a   Gilbert, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Canada   (Canada)

^c YUKON COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY SIZE; COASTAL PLAIN; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; TRAPPING;

ARCTIC; CANADA; GREENLAND; HERSCHEL ISLAND; YUKON TERRITORY;

DICROSTONYX; DICROSTONYX GROENLANDICUS; LEMMUS; LEMMUS SIBIRICUS; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 79953892845     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-004     Document Type: Article

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