Mortality of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus in central Norway
During the last decade, losses of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus have increased in central Norway. Natural mortality in a semi‐domestic reindeer herd was studied by use of mortality sensing transmitters. From 15 April 1995 to 15 April 1996,135 of 612 animals equipped with radio collars wer...
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crwiley:10.2981/wlb.2002.009 2024-05-19T07:47:40+00:00 Mortality of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus in central Norway Nybakk, Kai Kjelvik, Ola Kvam, Tor Overskaug, Kristian Sunde, Peter Norges Forskningsråd 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.2981/wlb.2002.009 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.2981/wlb.2002.009 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2981/wlb.2002.009 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Wildlife Biology volume 8, issue 1, page 63-68 ISSN 1903-220X 1903-220X journal-article 2002 crwiley https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.2002.009 2024-04-25T08:27:55Z During the last decade, losses of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus have increased in central Norway. Natural mortality in a semi‐domestic reindeer herd was studied by use of mortality sensing transmitters. From 15 April 1995 to 15 April 1996,135 of 612 animals equipped with radio collars were found dead. Adult females (>2 years old) suffered a mortality of 18.3%, of which 40.5% was due to predation. Yearlings suffered a yearly mortality of 20.2% of which 66.7% was due to predation. Calf mortality from 6 August 1995 to 15 April 1996 was 31.0%, of which 75.3% was due to predation. Predation by Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx was the predominant cause of death, with 39.3% of the total mortality. Accidents were the second most important cause of death, with 16.0% of the total mortality. Peaks in mortality were registered in September, November and January. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Wiley Online Library Wildlife Biology 8 1 63 68 |
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During the last decade, losses of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus have increased in central Norway. Natural mortality in a semi‐domestic reindeer herd was studied by use of mortality sensing transmitters. From 15 April 1995 to 15 April 1996,135 of 612 animals equipped with radio collars were found dead. Adult females (>2 years old) suffered a mortality of 18.3%, of which 40.5% was due to predation. Yearlings suffered a yearly mortality of 20.2% of which 66.7% was due to predation. Calf mortality from 6 August 1995 to 15 April 1996 was 31.0%, of which 75.3% was due to predation. Predation by Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx was the predominant cause of death, with 39.3% of the total mortality. Accidents were the second most important cause of death, with 16.0% of the total mortality. Peaks in mortality were registered in September, November and January. |
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Mortality of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus in central Norway |
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Mortality of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus in central Norway |
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Mortality of semi‐domestic reindeer Rangifer tarandus in central Norway |
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