Comparative demography of Clethrionomys rutilus in taiga and tundra in the low Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Martell, A. M., Fuller, W. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1979
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Midwinter; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z79-278; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z79-278

Our working hypothesis was that winter mortality of Clethrionomys rutilus would be more severe in tundra than in taiga, and in winters with "unfavorable" rather than "favorable" conditions during establishment or ablation of the snow cover or in the subnivean environment during m...