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Coping with strong variations in winter severity: plastic habitat selection of deer at high density

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  • Nicolas Courbin
  • Christian Dussault
  • Alexandre Veillette
  • Marie-Andrée Giroux
  • Steeve D. Côté

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Lay SummaryThe capacity of animals to alter their foraging strategy is essential to cope with changing environmental conditions and survive at high population densities. White-tailed deer used different foraging tactics between mild and harsh winters. As winter severity increased, deer decreased their exposure to cold temperature, and traded-off the costs associated with locomotion in deep snow cover with the benefits of forage acquisition. Ultimately, they selected different foraging areas between harsh and mild winters.

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  • Nicolas Courbin & Christian Dussault & Alexandre Veillette & Marie-Andrée Giroux & Steeve D. Côté, 2017. "Coping with strong variations in winter severity: plastic habitat selection of deer at high density," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 28(4), pages 1037-1046.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:28:y:2017:i:4:p:1037-1046.
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