Lactation in yearling Alaskan reindeer: Implications for growth, reproduction, and survival
Unlike most Rangifer herds, free-ranging female reindeer {Rangifer tarandus) on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska frequently give birth as yearlings (12 months). In other reindeer herds this early reproduction has led to negative effects such as decreased future weight gain and reproduction. We analyzed...
Main Authors: | Alexander K. Prichard, Greg L. Finstad, Drew H. Shain |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1999-04-01
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Series: | Rangifer |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/283 |
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