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The cascading effects of risk in the wild: how snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) respond to the threat of predation

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Boudreau, Melanie R., Thesis advisor (ths): Murray, Dennis L, Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Predation risk can elicit a range of responses in prey, but to date little is known about breadth of potential responses that may arise under realistic field conditions and how such responses are linked, leaving a fragmented picture of risk-related consequences on individuals. We increased predation risk in free-ranging snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) during two consecutive summers by… more
Full Text: The cascading effects of risk in the wild: how snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) respond to the threat of predation A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy …