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: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

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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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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