Sentences with phrase «habitat selection by»

Winter habitat selection by caribou in relation to lichen abundance, wildfires, grazing, and landscape characteristics in northwest Alaska

To test for such an interaction, we investigated fine - scale habitat selection by feral cats in relation to fire, grazing and small - mammal abundance.

Not exact matches

Müllerian mimicry is a classic example of evolution by natural selection: When two or more foul - tasting species share the same habitat, they tend to warn potential predators using the same colors.

Further, the influence of fire intensity on selection of habitat by cats was strongly affected by whether the habitats in question supported high densities of small mammals: sites in mammal - rich habitats that had recently been burnt at high intensity were especially strongly favoured.

Forest prescriptions for «group - selection» stands called for two post-treatment basal areas, one for «open» areas that would be evenly thinned and another for «group» areas where thinning would be minimal to enhance wildlife habitats by retaining greater tree densities.