Large-scale climate variability and rodent abundance modulates recruitment rates in Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus);Großräumige klimatische Schwankungen und Abundanz von Nagetieren bestimmen die Rekrutierungsraten von Moorschneehühnern Lagopus lagopus

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 891-903

  Kvasnes, Mikkel A J ^a   Pedersen, Hans Chr ^b   Storaas, Torstein ^a   Nilsen, Erlend B ^b  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alternative prey hypothesis; Breeding season; Breeding success; Local weather; NAO; Onset of plant growth; Precipitation; Ptarmigan; Recruitment of juveniles; Spatial synchrony; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939897949     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-014-1072-6     Document Type: Article

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