The numerical response of great horned owls to the snowshoe hare cycle in the boreal forest
Great homed owls (Bubo virginianus) are among the most opportunistic avian predators. In the subarctic boreal forest, their diet consists mainly of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), which show extreme population cycles with a 8-11 year period. The aim of this thesis was to study the population ecol...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7140 |