Metabolic adaptation of the beaver (Castor canadensis Kuhl) to the Arctic energy regime

• Main Author: Aleksiuk, Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 1968
• Subjects: Beavers; Metabolism; Arctic; Mackenzie Delta; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35779

The beaver (Castor canadensis Kuhl) is subjected to a widely fluctuating energy regime in the northern portion of its distribution. During the summer the animal has free access to an abundant food supply in the form of growing plant material, while during the winter the food supply is limited to a s...