Quantifying the effect of hiking disturbance on American pika (Ochotona princeps) foraging behaviour
An animal's need to balance energy intake with predator avoidance results in trade-offs predicted by optimum foraging theory. These trade-offs may include reducing foraging activity if 1) perception of predation risk is high or 2) abiotic conditions are suboptimal for foraging. Human disturban...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44462 |
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