Stephens & Foraging - Behavior and Ecology - Chapter 11
Stephens & Foraging - Behavior and Ecology - Chapter 11
11 Foraging and Population Dynamics Every ecology textbook tells the story of snowshoe hare cycles. The vaguely sinusoidal plots of hare densities wiggle across the bloodless page. The hare population traces out a complete cycle every 8 to 11 years; the difference between low- and high-population years.