The return of caribou to Ungava / A.T. Bergerud, Stuart N. Luttich, and Lodewijk Camps.
| Author/creator | Bergerud, A. T. |
| Other author | Luttich, Stuart N. |
| Other author | Camps, Lodewijk. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, |
| Description | xxxvii, 586 p., [31] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 50 |
| Contents | Setting and background -- Taxonomy, ecotypes, herds, and morphology -- Return of caribou to Ungava after the last ice age -- Abundance and distribution of sedentary caribou -- Past population fluctuations -- Causal factors in historical fluctuations -- Forage and range -- Body and antler growth -- Physical condition -- Recruitment, mortality, and population growth -- Limiting factors -- Use of space -- Environmental factors in distribution and movement -- Optimal foraging and predation risk in the winter and growing season -- Spacing theory of calving and migration -- Population regulation -- Appendix: summer energy budgets for lactating females. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-575) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010497010 |
| ISBN | 9780773532335 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |