Seasonal differences in habitat selection by muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in a high subarctic environment: Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada ...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/prism/21051 2023-11-05T03:39:42+01:00 Seasonal differences in habitat selection by muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in a high subarctic environment: Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada ... Jelinski, Dennis E. Dennis Edward, 1956- 1984 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/21051 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/23042 en eng University of Calgary University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. QL 737 R6 J44 1986 Muskrats - Northwest Territories - Ecology Muskrats - Habitat Habitat Ecology article master thesis CreativeWork Other 1984 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/prism/21051 2023-10-09T10:52:02Z Bibliography: p. 140-158. ... : Differences in summer and winter habitat selection by muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus spatulata) in the Mackenzie Delta, a heterogeneous high subarctic-low arctic environment, were studied. Quantitative data consisting of 11 biotic and abiotic habitat variables were obtained from 72 winter burrow sites and 119 summer burrow sites. On the basis of burrow site locations, multivariate analysis of variance revealed that habitats used by muskrats in the two seasons differed significantly. The single discriminant function generated by a discriminant function analysis was strongly correlated with variables describing food, cover, and overwinter survival of muskrats. Muskrats in summer preferred to burrow in closer proximity to shallow water, on gentler slopes, with cover and nearer to Equisetum fluviatile than muskrats in winter. I suggest that the alteration of habitat selection behavior in relation to changes in the seasonal quality of the habitat is a condition whereby habitat breadth narrows in winter. The ... Master Thesis Arctic Mackenzie Delta Northwest Territories Subarctic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Bibliography: p. 140-158. ... : Differences in summer and winter habitat selection by muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus spatulata) in the Mackenzie Delta, a heterogeneous high subarctic-low arctic environment, were studied. Quantitative data consisting of 11 biotic and abiotic habitat variables were obtained from 72 winter burrow sites and 119 summer burrow sites. On the basis of burrow site locations, multivariate analysis of variance revealed that habitats used by muskrats in the two seasons differed significantly. The single discriminant function generated by a discriminant function analysis was strongly correlated with variables describing food, cover, and overwinter survival of muskrats. Muskrats in summer preferred to burrow in closer proximity to shallow water, on gentler slopes, with cover and nearer to Equisetum fluviatile than muskrats in winter. I suggest that the alteration of habitat selection behavior in relation to changes in the seasonal quality of the habitat is a condition whereby habitat breadth narrows in winter. The ... |
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Seasonal differences in habitat selection by muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in a high subarctic environment: Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada ... |
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Seasonal differences in habitat selection by muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in a high subarctic environment: Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada ... |
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Seasonal differences in habitat selection by muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in a high subarctic environment: Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada ... |
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