Responses of coyotes and lynx to the snowshoe hare cycle
Coyotes and lynx are the two most important mammalian predators of snowshoe hares throughout much of the boreal forest. Populations of hares cycle in abundance, with peaks in density occurring every 8-11 years, and experimental results suggest that predation is a necessary factor causing these cy...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6619 |