Breeding den selection by Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) in southern Yamal Peninsula, Russia

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Hofhuis, Stijn P., Ehrich, Dorothee, Sokolova, Natalia A., van Hooft, Pim, Sokolov, Aleksandr A.
• Other Authors: Project “Yamal EcoSystem” from the Terrestrial Flagship of the High North Research centre for Climate and the Environment, Russian Fund for Basic Research, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Arctic; Yamal Peninsula; Arctic Fox; Polar Biology; Tundra; Vulpes lagopus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02962-w; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00300-021-02962-w.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02962-w/fulltext.html

Abstract Selecting the right location for a den during the breeding season is a type of habitat selection in the Arctic fox ( Vulpes lagopus ) that is likely to affect its reproductive success. A den’s suitability likely depends on its ability to provide shelter, as well as its proximity to prey res...