Presence of a small mammalian prey species in open habitat is dependent on refuge availability

• Published in: Mammal research Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 293 - 300
• Main Authors: Bhattacharyya, S, Dutta, S, Adhikari, B S, Rawat, G S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Animal Ecology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Evolutionary Biology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Life Sciences; Original Article; Zoology; Himalayan region; Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary; Pika; Habitat selection; Behavioural trade-off; Himalaya

Identifying cues used by animals to select habitat offers insights into ecological trade-offs-often, contrasting choices amongst physical environment to meet physiological demands, food/other resources and predator avoidance. We examined the relative influence of food and refuge on occurrence of Roy...