Muskrat life history: a comparison of a northern and southern population

• Published in: Ecography
• Main Authors: Simpson, Mark R., Boutin, Stan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1993
• Subjects: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Old Crow Flats; Yukon; Old Crow
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1993.tb00052.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0587.1993.tb00052.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1993.tb00052.x

Muskrats Ondatra zibethicus were studied at Old Crow flats Yukon Territory (68°05′N, 140°05W) and Tiny Marsh, Ontario (44°35′N, 79°52′W) during the summers of 1985 and 1986 Life–history traits of these two populations were compared Litter size was not significantly different between the two sites Ho...