Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska
White foxes occur on the tundra of northern and western Alaska and predominate on St. Lawrence, St. Matthew, Hall, and Diomede Islands in the Bering Sea. Few white foxes are found on the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands where blue foxes dominate the local fox population. On the Alaskan Arctic Slope, tw...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z68-121 2023-12-17T10:25:01+01:00 Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska Chesemore, David L. 1968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z68-121 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z68-121 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 46, issue 5, page 849-854 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1968 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z68-121 2023-11-19T13:39:01Z White foxes occur on the tundra of northern and western Alaska and predominate on St. Lawrence, St. Matthew, Hall, and Diomede Islands in the Bering Sea. Few white foxes are found on the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands where blue foxes dominate the local fox population. On the Alaskan Arctic Slope, two seasonal movements, the first in the fall when foxes move seaward towards the coast and sea ice, and the second in late winter and early spring when they return inland to occupy summer den sites, occur. Although reported in other arctic areas, no definite records of fox migrations in northern Alaska exist. Distribution records for white foxes in Alaska are summarized. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bering Sea Diomede Islands Sea ice Tundra Alaska Aleutian Islands Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Arctic Bering Sea Diomede Islands ENVELOPE(-168.988,-168.988,65.766,65.766) Canadian Journal of Zoology 46 5 849 854 |
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Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Chesemore, David L. Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska |
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White foxes occur on the tundra of northern and western Alaska and predominate on St. Lawrence, St. Matthew, Hall, and Diomede Islands in the Bering Sea. Few white foxes are found on the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands where blue foxes dominate the local fox population. On the Alaskan Arctic Slope, two seasonal movements, the first in the fall when foxes move seaward towards the coast and sea ice, and the second in late winter and early spring when they return inland to occupy summer den sites, occur. Although reported in other arctic areas, no definite records of fox migrations in northern Alaska exist. Distribution records for white foxes in Alaska are summarized. |
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Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska |
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Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska |
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Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska |
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Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska |
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Distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western Alaska |
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distribution and movements of white foxes in northern and western alaska |
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Arctic Bering Sea Diomede Islands Sea ice Tundra Alaska Aleutian Islands |
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