Foraging ecology of coyotes in the Alaska range

Predation strongly affects the dynamics of northern vertebrate communities through direct and indirect pathways. Coyotes are one of the main predators of snowshoe hares, and hare populations are characterized by cyclic fluctuations with peaks every 8-11 years. Northern coyotes rely on hares as their...

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Main Author: Prugh, Laura
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17130