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IV<br />

CHAPITRE 3<br />

PREDA TION AS A POSSIBLE MECHANISM RELA TING WINTER<br />

WEATHER TO POPULATION DYNAMICS IN A NORTH AMERICAN<br />

PORCUPINE POPULATION<br />

3.1 Abstract<br />

3.2 Intro<strong>du</strong>ction<br />

3.3 Materials and m<strong>et</strong>hods<br />

3.4 Results<br />

3.5 Discussion<br />

3.6 Conclusion<br />

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CHAPITRE 4<br />

NAVIGATING THE THERMAL MAP: PORCUPINES EAT IN THE COLD BUT<br />

REST IN THE W ARM 54<br />

4.1 Abstract<br />

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4.2 Intro<strong>du</strong>ction<br />

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4.3 Materials and m<strong>et</strong>hods<br />

4.4 Results<br />

4.5 Discussion<br />

4.6 Complément d'information<br />

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CHAPITRE 5<br />

ARE JUVENILE PORCUPINES MAXIMIZING SURVIVAL BY SELECTING<br />

THEIR MICRO HABIT A T? 82<br />

5.1 Abstract<br />

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5.2 Intro<strong>du</strong>ction<br />

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5.3 Materials and m<strong>et</strong>hods<br />

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5.4 Results<br />

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5.5 Discussion<br />

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CHAPITRE 6<br />

CONCLUSION<br />

ANNEXES<br />

RÉFÉRENCES<br />

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