Territory selection and site fidelity in willow ptarmigan: the importance of quality and familiarity with territory and partner

• Author / Creator

  Schieck, Jim.

• Doctoral thesis. An evaluation of some factors that may influence settlement and site fidelity to breeding territories of willow ptarmigan at Chilkat Pass, northwestern British Columbia.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Willow ptarmigan--Behavior
  • Willow ptarmigan--Breeding
  • Territoriality (Zoology)

• Graduation date

  1988

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R32Z12Z3B

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.