Dispersal of juvenile collared lemmings ( Dicrostonyx groenlandicus ) in a high-density population

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Blackburn, Gwylim S, Wilson, Deborah J, Krebs, Charles J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1998
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Northwest Territories; Kent Peninsula; Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z98-191; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z98-191

We tested whether dispersal of juvenile lemmings occurs at high population densities and whether predation risk affects movements of juveniles. The study was conducted in July and August 1996 on the Kent Peninsula, Northwest Territories, during a peak in the lemming cycle. We fitted 43 juvenile coll...