Antlerless females among reindeer and caribou

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Reimers, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1993
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Svalbard; Greenland; Norway; Snøhetta; caribou; Iceland; Newfoundland; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z93-182; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z93-182

The frequency of occurrence of female reindeer and caribou (Rangifer tarandus) without antlers was recorded in the field in southern Norway, Svalbard, Iceland, eastern and western Greenland, and Newfoundland. Additional data were retrieved from the literature. The study showed that antlerless Rangif...