Aspects of winter foraging in lynx and coyotes from southwestern Yukon during an increase in snowshoe hare abundance

• Author / Creator

  Murray, Dennis L.

• Master's thesis. Lynx (Lynx canadensis) and coyotes (Canis latrans) were studied during two winters in southwestern Yukon to examine how differences in morphology and behavior interacted with snow conditions and prey density to affect habitat use and foraging in each species.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Coyote--Habitat
  • Coyote--Behavior
  • Lynx--Habitat
  • Hares--Yukon Territory
  • Lynx--Yukon Territory
  • Hares--Habitat
  • Coyote--Yukon Territory
  • Lynx--Behavior
  • Predation (Biology)

• Graduation date

  1991

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3C53F56N

• 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.