Individual dispersion and productivity of ptarmigan in relation to their selection of food and cover

Dispersion and productivity of individual ptarmigan <I>Lagopus mutus </I>in North-east Scotland was compared with the food and cover available. Diet was studied by measuring the proportions of foods in faeces. Adults ate mostly shoots of crowberry <I>Empetrum nigrum</I> and h...

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Main Author: Rae, Stuart
Published: University of Aberdeen 1994
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261978