• Dental evidence for variation in diet over time and space in the Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus 

      Ungar, Peter S.; Van Valkenburgh, Blaire; Peterson, Alexandria S.; Sokolov, Aleksandr A.; Sokolova, Natalya A.; Ehrich, Dorothee; Fufachev, Ivan A.; Gilg, Olivier; Terekhina, Alexandra; Volkovitskiy, Alexander; Shtro, Victor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-16)
      Studies of the effects of variation in resource availability are important for understanding the ecology of high-latitude mammals. This paper examines the potential of dental evidence (tooth wear and breakage) as a proxy for diet and food choice in Vulpes lagopus, the Arctic fox. It presents a preliminary study of dental microwear, gross wear score, and tooth breakage in a sample (n = 78 individuals) ...