Early-winter diet of woodland caribou in relation to snow accumulation, Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the southern Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia shift from a diet of primarily vascular taxa during snow-free months to an arboreal lichen – conifer diet during late winter. We present evidence that caribou diets, during the early-winter transition...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1990
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z90-372 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z90-372 |