Template:Did you know nominations/Canada lynx

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 13:10, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Canada lynx

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Canada lynx

... that populations of the Canada lynx (pictured) in Alaska and central Canada undergo cyclic rises and falls nearly every decade? Brand, C.J.; Keith, L.B. (1979). "Lynx demography during a snowshoe hare decline in Alberta". The Journal of Wildlife Management. 43 (4): 827–849. doi:10.2307/3808267. JSTOR 3808267. · Ward, R.M.P.; Krebs, C.J. (1985). "Behavioural responses of lynx to declining snowshoe hare abundance". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63 (12): 2817–2824. doi:10.1139/z85-421. · Krebs, C.J.; Boonstra, R.; Boutin, S.; Sinclair, A.R.E. (2001). "What drives the 10-year cycle of snowshoe hares?: The ten-year cycle of snowshoe hares—one of the most striking features of the boreal forest— is a product of the interaction between predation and food supplies, as large-scale experiments in the Yukon have demonstrated" (PDF). BioScience. 51 (1): 25–35. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0025:WDTYCO]2.0.CO;2.
- ALT1:... that the cyclic rises and falls in populations of the Canada lynx (pictured) in Alaska and central Canada form a classic example of prey-predator equations? Sources same as the main hook
- ALT2:... that the Canada lynx (pictured) might be the earliest recorded example of an exotic cat on the loose in the UK? Blake, M.; Naish, D.; Larson, G.; King, C.L.; Nowell, G.; Sakamoto, M.; Barnett, R. (2013). "Multidisciplinary investigation of a 'British big cat': a lynx killed in southern England c. 1903". Historical Biology. 26 (4): 441–448. doi:10.1080/08912963.2013.785541. · Morelle, R. (24 April 2013). "'Big cat' Canada lynx was on the loose in UK in 1903". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2013. · Postmedia News (26 April 2013). "That 'British big cat' called England's Loch Ness Monster? Its legend was fuelled by Canadian lynx, study says". National Post. Retrieved 9 April 2020. · Mohan, G. (24 April 2013). "British big cat theory gets bump from lynx link". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Brain Leeches

Improved to Good Article status by Sainsf (talk). Self-nominated at 15:12, 17 April 2020 (UTC).

Review Newly promoted GA. Long enough, all paragraphs cited. All hooks supported by in line references. Picture is clear at 100 pix and is free to use on main page. QPQ confirmed. 15:52, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Replaced image with a crop of the original so it shows better at the small size. Still good to promote. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:47, 12 May 2020 (UTC)