Snowshoe hare demography and behaviour during a cyclic population low phase
Snowshoe hares, Lepus americanus, undergo a ten-year population cycle. I examined whether hares respond behaviourally to predators, and whether hare behaviour influenced population dynamics. If behaviour reduces hares' condition and fecundity, that could explain why the low phase lasts two t...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8620 |