Publications
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The following publications stem from work on arctic foxes at
- Norén K., Hersteinsson P., Samelius G., Eide N.E., Fuglei E., Elmhagen B., Dalén L., Meijer T. and Angerbjörn A. From monogamy to complexity: arctic fox social organization in contrasting ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Zoology: in press.
- Samelius G., Alisauskas R.T. and Larivière S. 2011. Seasonal pulses of migratory prey and annual variation in small mammal abundance affect abundance and reproduction by arctic foxes. Polar Biology 34: 1475-1484.
- Norén K., Carmichael L., Dalén L., Hersteinsson P., Samelius G., Fuglei E., Kapel C.M.O., Menyushina I., Strobeck C. and Angerbjörn A. 2011. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) population structure: circumpolar patterns and processes. Oikos 120: 873-885.
- Wiebe
N., Samelius G., Alisauskas R.T. , Bantle J.L., Bergman C., de Carle R.,
Hendrickson C.J., Lusignan A, Phipps K.J. and
Pitt J. 2009. Foraging behaviours and diets of
wolves in the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary,
- Samelius G. Alisauskas R.T., Hobson K.A. and Larivière S. 2007. Prolonging the arctic pulse: long-term exploitation of cached eggs by arctic foxes when lemmings are scarce. Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 873-880.
- Samelius G., Alisauskas R.T. and Larivière S. 2007. Survival rate of experimental food caches: implications for arctic foxes. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 397-403.
- Samelius G. 2006. Foraging behaviours and population dynamics of arctic foxes.
PhD thesis,
- Hendrickson C.J., Samelius
G., Alisauskas R.T. and Larivière S. 2005. Simultaneous den use by arctic foxes
and wolves at a den site in
- Dalén L., Fuglei E., Hersteinsson P., Kapel C.M.O., Roth J.D., Samelius G., Tannerfeldt M. and Angerbjörn A. 2005. Population history and genetic structure of a circumpolar species: the arctic fox. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84: 79-89.
- Samelius G., Larivière S. and Alisauskas R.T. 2003. Immobilization of arctic foxes with tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride (Zoletil®). Wildlife Society Bulletin: 31: 192-196.
- Samelius G., Alisauskas R.T., Larivière S., Bergman C., Hendrickson C.J., Phipps K., and Wood C. 2002. Foraging behaviours of wolverines at a large arctic goose colony. Arctic 55: 148-150.
- Bantle J.L. and Alisauskas R.T. 1998. Spatial and temporal patterns in arctic fox diets at a large goose colony. Arctic 51: 231-236.
- Bantle J.L. 1998. Arctic
fox predation on Ross's and lesser snow geese. MSc
thesis,
Other related publications.
- Lecomte
N., Gauthier G. and Giroux J.F. 2009. A link between water availability
and nesting success mediated by predator-prey interactions in the
- Pamperin
N.J., Follmann E.H. and Person B.T. 2008.
Sea-ice use by arctic foxes in northern
- Careau V., Lecomte N., Bêty J., Giroux J.F., Gauthier G. and Berteaux D. 2008. Hoarding of pulsed resouces: temporal variations in egg-caching by arctic foxes. Ecoscience 15: 268-276.
- Lecomte N., Careau V., Gauthier G. and Giroux J.F. 2008. Predator behaviour and predation risk in the heterogeneous Arctic environment. Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 439-447.
- Careau V., Giroux J.F. and Berteaux D. 2007. Cache and carry: hoarding behavior of arctic fox. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 87-96.
- Samelius G. and Alisauskas R.T. 2006. Sex-biased costs in nest defence by lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens): consequences of parental roles? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59: 805-810.
- Eide N.E., Jepsen J.U. and Prestrud P. 2004. Spatial organization of reproductive arctic foxes Alopex lagopus: responses to changes in spatial and temporal availability of prey. Journal of Animal Ecology 73: 1056-1068.
- Roth J.D. 2003. Variability in marine resources affects arctic fox population dynamics. Journal of Animal Ecology 72: 668-676.
- Roth J.D. 2002. Temporal variability in arctic fox diets as reflected in stable-carbon isotopes; the importance of sea ice. Oecologia 133: 70-77.
- Samelius G. and Alisauskas R.T. 2001. Deterring arctic fox predation: the role of parental nest attendance by lesser snow geese. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 861-866.
- Bêty J., Gauthier G., Giroux J.F. and Korpimäki E. 2001. Are goose nesting success and lemming cycles linked? Interplay between nest density and predators. Oikos, 93: 388-400.
- Samelius G. and Alisauskas R.T. 2000. Foraging patterns of arctic foxes at a large arctic goose colony. Arctic 53: 279-288.
- Elmhagen B., Tannerfeldt M., Verucci P. and Angerbjörn A. 2000. The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus): an opportunistic specialist. Journal of Zoology 251: 139-149.
- Angerbjörn A., Tannerfeldt M. and Erlinge S. 1999. Predator-prey relationships: arctic foxes and lemmings. Journal of Animal Ecology 68: 34-49.
- Samelius G. and Lee M. 1998. Arctic Fox, Alopex lagopus, predation on Lesser Snow Geese, Chen caerulescens, and their eggs. Canadian Field-Naturalist 112: 700-701.
- Tannerfeldt M. and Angerbjörn A. 1998. Fluctuating resources and the evolution of litter size in the arctic fox. Oikos 83: 545-559.
- Tannerfeldt M. and Angerbjörn A. 1996. Life history strategies in fluctuating environment: establishment and reproductive success in the arctic fox. Ecography 19: 209-220.
- Raveling D.G. 1989. Nest-predation rates in relation to colony size of black brant. Journal of Wildlife Management 53: 87-90.
Wolverine jumping for a goose
This page was developed by Gustaf Samelius who also took the pictures
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