Nature & Environment
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
...L. mutus mutus). (‘Lagopus’ means ‘foot of a hare’ and refers to the feather-covered or fur-covered feet of the ptarmigan and arctic fox, see Figures 2a and 17.) [Figure 5] Dr Alison Ames Figure 5 A willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus lagopus) in winter plumage, with the arctic willow bushes on which they feed. This photograph was taken near Churchill, Manitoba, on...