Influence of body mass and environmental conditions on winter mortality risk of a northern ungulate: Evidence for a late‐winter survival bottleneck

Abstract A relationship between winter weather and survival of northern ungulates has long been established, yet the possible roles of biological (e.g., nutritional status) and environmental (e.g., weather) conditions make it important to determine which potential limiting factors are most influenti...

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Main Authors: Todd M. Kautz, Jerrold L. Belant, Dean E. Beyer Jr., Bronson K. Strickland, Jared F. Duquette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6026