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Coat color mismatch improves survival of a keystone boreal herbivore: energetic advantages exceed lost camouflage

Joanie L. Kennah, Michael J. L. Peers, Eric Vander Wal, Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Allyson K. Menzies, Emily K. Studd, Rudy Boonstra, Murray M. Humphries, Thomas S. Jung, Alice J. Kenney, Charles J. Krebs, Stan Boutin
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.24.461654
Joanie L. Kennah
1Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
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  • For correspondence: jlkennah@mun.ca
Michael J. L. Peers
1Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
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Eric Vander Wal
1Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
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Yasmine N. Majchrzak
2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Allyson K. Menzies
3Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Emily K. Studd
3Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Rudy Boonstra
4Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Murray M. Humphries
3Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Thomas S. Jung
5Department of Environment, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
6Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Alice J. Kenney
7Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Charles J. Krebs
7Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Stan Boutin
2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.24.461654
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  • September 24, 2021.
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  1. Joanie L. Kennah1,*,
  2. Michael J. L. Peers1,
  3. Eric Vander Wal1,
  4. Yasmine N. Majchrzak2,
  5. Allyson K. Menzies3,
  6. Emily K. Studd3,
  7. Rudy Boonstra4,
  8. Murray M. Humphries3,
  9. Thomas S. Jung5,6,
  10. Alice J. Kenney7,
  11. Charles J. Krebs7 and
  12. Stan Boutin2
  1. 1Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
  2. 2Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  3. 3Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  4. 4Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. 5Department of Environment, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
  6. 6Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  7. 7Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  1. ↵*Corresponding author: Joanie L. Kennah; Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 230 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John’s, Canada; email: jlkennah{at}mun.ca
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Coat color mismatch improves survival of a keystone boreal herbivore: energetic advantages exceed lost camouflage
Joanie L. Kennah, Michael J. L. Peers, Eric Vander Wal, Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Allyson K. Menzies, Emily K. Studd, Rudy Boonstra, Murray M. Humphries, Thomas S. Jung, Alice J. Kenney, Charles J. Krebs, Stan Boutin
bioRxiv 2021.09.24.461654; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.24.461654
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Coat color mismatch improves survival of a keystone boreal herbivore: energetic advantages exceed lost camouflage
Joanie L. Kennah, Michael J. L. Peers, Eric Vander Wal, Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Allyson K. Menzies, Emily K. Studd, Rudy Boonstra, Murray M. Humphries, Thomas S. Jung, Alice J. Kenney, Charles J. Krebs, Stan Boutin
bioRxiv 2021.09.24.461654; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.24.461654

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