071089_Innmat_12.indd

• Main Authors: David D Gustine, Katherine L Parker, Douglas C Heard, Torger
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Besa; British Columbia; Canada; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1074.6491; http://web.unbc.ca/%7Eparker/Pubs/Gustine%20et%20al%202007%20Rangifer.pdf

Absttact: Body reserves (fat and protein) of cervids are important to the reproductive success of individuals, and therefore may limit productivity of populations. We used a portable ultrasound machine to measure thickness of rump fat for 39 woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) captured in t...