Foraging Patterns of Arctic Foxes at a Large Arctic Goose Colony

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Samelius, Gustaf, Alisauskas, Ray T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2000
• Subjects: arctic fox; Alopex lagopus; Banks Island; food caching; foraging behaviours; lesser snow goose; Chen caerulescens caerulescens; renard arctique; île Banks; dissimulation de nourriture; comportements de recherche de nourriture; petite oie des neiges; Arctic; Canada; Renard; Arctic Fox; Arctique*; Île Banks
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63915

Arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) are the main predators of many arctic-nesting birds, and such predation can have a large impact on the nesting performance of geese in some years and in some parts of the Arctic. We examined foraging patterns of arctic foxes at a large lesser snow goose (Chen caerulesce...