Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Arctic Fox Diets at a Large Goose Colony

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Bantle, Jason L., Alisauskas, Ray T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: arctic fox; Alopex lagopus; diet; food caching; Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary; Ross’s goose; Chen rossii; lesser snow goose; Chen caerulescens; renard arctique; régime alimentaire; mise en réserve de nourriture; refuge d’oiseaux du golfe Reine-Maud; oie de Ross; petite oie des neiges; Arctic; Blanche; Karrak Lake; Queen Maud Gulf; Reine; Renard; Arctic Fox; Arctique*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64120

We studied diets of arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) associated with a large nesting colony of lesser snow and Ross's geese in the central Canadian Arctic. From 15 May to 5 August 1994 and from 18 May to 7 August 1995, we examined arctic fox diets using frequency of occurrence of prey remains in f...