The Role of Forage Quantity and Quality in the Migration and Diet of a Northern Ungulate During Their Neonatal Period
< 0.001) available for graminoids compared with the neonatal range during spring. However, graminoids are not particularly common in their diet during the migration period. Our results suggest that bison migration to the neonatal range, coincident with higher quantity and quality of forage, is important for female wood bison, particularly given their increased post-parturition demands for energy and protein during this critical neonatal period.
Authors
- Scott E. Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-0630)
- Lee J. Hecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-4543)
- Edward William Bork (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2623-8223)
- Sebastian Buitrago Gutierrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8257-4072)
Institutions
- Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Maine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73454
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alberta Conservation Association
- Government of Alberta
- University of Alberta
- Alberta Fish and Wildlife