Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes
Both red and arctic foxes cache food. The present and previous studies have documented scatter hoarding (hiding single or small numbers of prey at dispersed sites) and larder hoarding (hiding many prey at or near den sites) by both species. Red foxes resident on an island with a large seabird commun...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:435 2023-10-01T03:52:28+02:00 Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes Sklepovych, B.O Montevecchi, William A. 1996-09 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/435/ https://research.library.mun.ca/435/1/food_availability_hoarding.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/435/3/food_availability_hoarding.pdf http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/view/1199 en eng Arctic Institute of North America https://research.library.mun.ca/435/1/food_availability_hoarding.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/435/3/food_availability_hoarding.pdf Sklepovych, B.O <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Sklepovych=3AB=2EO=3A=3A.html> and Montevecchi, William A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Montevecchi=3AWilliam_A=2E_=3A=3A.html> (1996) Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes. Arctic, 49 (3). pp. 228-234. ISSN 1923-1245 cc_by_nc G Geography (General) Q Science (General) Article PeerReviewed 1996 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:43:53Z Both red and arctic foxes cache food. The present and previous studies have documented scatter hoarding (hiding single or small numbers of prey at dispersed sites) and larder hoarding (hiding many prey at or near den sites) by both species. Red foxes resident on an island with a large seabird community in Newfoundland, where food is superabundant in summer and scarce during winter, made large larder hoards over an eight-year period. Scat analyses revealed that hoarded prey were heavily utilized during winter. An arctic fox encountered on an offshore seabird island hoarded seabirds in larders. For both species, larder hoarding is associated with a superabundance of prey and appears to represent a flexible response to environmental conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Fox Arctic Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Arctic |
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Both red and arctic foxes cache food. The present and previous studies have documented scatter hoarding (hiding single or small numbers of prey at dispersed sites) and larder hoarding (hiding many prey at or near den sites) by both species. Red foxes resident on an island with a large seabird community in Newfoundland, where food is superabundant in summer and scarce during winter, made large larder hoards over an eight-year period. Scat analyses revealed that hoarded prey were heavily utilized during winter. An arctic fox encountered on an offshore seabird island hoarded seabirds in larders. For both species, larder hoarding is associated with a superabundance of prey and appears to represent a flexible response to environmental conditions. |
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Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes |
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Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes |
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Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes |
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Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes |
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Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes |
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food availability and food hoarding behaviour by red and arctic foxes |
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Arctic Institute of North America |
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1996 |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/435/ https://research.library.mun.ca/435/1/food_availability_hoarding.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/435/3/food_availability_hoarding.pdf http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/view/1199 |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/435/1/food_availability_hoarding.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/435/3/food_availability_hoarding.pdf Sklepovych, B.O <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Sklepovych=3AB=2EO=3A=3A.html> and Montevecchi, William A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Montevecchi=3AWilliam_A=2E_=3A=3A.html> (1996) Food Availability and Food Hoarding Behaviour by Red and Arctic Foxes. Arctic, 49 (3). pp. 228-234. ISSN 1923-1245 |
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