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Foraging patterns of Arctic foxes at a large Arctic goose colony.
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Arctic
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September 1, 2000| Author:
Alisauskas, Ray T.; Samelius, Gustaf
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(Received 27 October 1999; accepted in revised form 7 March 2000) ABSTRACT. 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 caerulescens caerulescens) colony on Banks Island, Canada, from 1996 to 1998 and were especially interested in the propor...
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