Evaluating the use of hair as a non-invasive indicator of trace mineral status in woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Jutha, Naima, Jardine, Claire, Schwantje, Helen, Mosbacher, Jesper, Kinniburgh, David, Kutz, Susan
• Other Authors: Serrano, Emmanuel, Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, Mitacs, W. Garfield Weston Foundation, Bulkley Valley Research Centre, Shikar Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Rho; caribou; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269441; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269441

Trace mineral imbalances can have significant effects on animal health, reproductive success, and survival. Monitoring their status in wildlife populations is, therefore, important for management and conservation. Typically, livers and kidneys are sampled to measure mineral status, but biopsies and...