Relationship between the availability, abundance, and nutrient quality of Typha latifolia and Scirpus acutus to summer foraging and use of space by muskrats (Ondatra zibethica) in south-central Alberta / Catherine E. Welch
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TextSeries: Thesis. (M.Sc.)Publication details: Edmonton, AB : University of Alberta, 1979.Abstract: Foraging and spacing patterns of muskrats (Ondatra zibethica) were examined at a 35 ha pond (Bowden Lake) in south-central Alberta.Muskrats from areas where only Typha latifolia (common cattail) or Scirpus acutus (hardstem bulrush) (the dominant emergent plants) and from areas where both species were present were studied to examine the effects of availability, abundance, and nutrient content of these two plants on the foraging habits and use of space in muskrats.
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Foraging and spacing patterns of muskrats (Ondatra zibethica) were examined at a 35 ha pond (Bowden Lake) in south-central Alberta.Muskrats from areas where only Typha latifolia (common cattail) or Scirpus acutus (hardstem bulrush) (the dominant emergent plants) and from areas where both species were present were studied to examine the effects of availability, abundance, and nutrient content of these two plants on the foraging habits and use of space in muskrats.