Synchronicity of movement paths of barren-ground caribou and tundra wolves

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1363-1371

  Hansen, Ingebjorg Jean ^a   Johnson, Chris J ^a   Cluff, H Dean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bearing analysis; Canis lupus; Correlated random walk; Movement path; Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus

Indexed keywords

CANID; CLASS; LIFE HISTORY; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; SEASON; TUNDRA; WINTER;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; NUNAVUT;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS GROENLANDICUS;

EID: 84883801519     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1356-y     Document Type: Article

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