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The third wheel: How red squirrels affect the dynamics of the lynx-snowshoe hare relationship

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Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Chan, Kevin Wai, Thesis advisor (ths): Murray, Dennis L, Degree committee member (dgc): Feng, Wenying, Degree committee member (dgc): Row, Jeff, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Population cycles are regular fluctuations in population densities, however, in recent years many cycles have begun to disappear. With Canada lynx this dampening has also been seen with decreasing latitude corresponding to an increase in prey diversity. My study investigates the role of alternate prey on the stability of the lynx-hare cycle by first comparing the functional responses of… more
Full Text: The third wheel: How red squirrels affect the dynamics of the lynx-snowshoe hare relationship A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of a Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts …