Dental evidence for variation in diet over time and space in the Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Ungar, Peter S., Van Valkenburgh, Blaire, Peterson, Alexandria S., Sokolov, Aleksandr A., Sokolova, Natalya A., Ehrich, Dorothee, Fufachev, Ivan A., Gilg, Olivier, Terekhina, Alexandra, Volkovitskiy, Alexander, Shtro, Victor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Yamal Peninsula; Arctic Fox; Polar Biology; Vulpes lagopus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24465; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02821-8

Studies of the effects of variation in resource availability are important for understanding the ecology of high-latitude mammals. This paper examines the potential of dental evidence (tooth wear and breakage) as a proxy for diet and food choice in Vulpes lagopus, the Arctic fox. It presents a preli...