A plant toxin mediated mechanism for the lag in snowshoe hare population recovery following cyclic declines
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D. L. DeAngelis ([email protected]), US Geological Survey, and Biology Dept, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA. – J. P. Bryant, Inst. of Arctic Biology, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000, USA. – R. Liu, Dept of Mathematics, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. – S. A. Gourley, Dept of Mathematics, Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7HX, UK. – C. J. Krebs, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4, Canada. – P. B. Reichardt, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6160, USA.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015