Calibration of hunters’ impressions with female caribou body condition indices to predict probability of pregnancy
ABSTRACT. Aboriginal harvests of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) potentially offer a large sample for assessing body condition. The purpose of this study was to determine the probability that a certain amount of fat would be at designated anatomical sites when Dënesó∏ine hunters qualitativ...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.500.3041 2023-05-15T14:19:48+02:00 Calibration of hunters’ impressions with female caribou body condition indices to predict probability of pregnancy P. O’b. Lyver A. Gunn The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2004 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.3041 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-3-233.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.3041 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-3-233.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic57-3-233.pdf text 2004 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T09:05:24Z ABSTRACT. Aboriginal harvests of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) potentially offer a large sample for assessing body condition. The purpose of this study was to determine the probability that a certain amount of fat would be at designated anatomical sites when Dënesó∏ine hunters qualitatively report the condition of an animal. Hunters ’ impressions were used to evaluate the condition of adult female barren-ground caribou (R. t. groenlandicus) in late winter. A semi-objective body condition index (BCI) was developed using fat indices described by biologists as useful for measuring caribou body condition. Fat deposits from 217 adult female caribou harvested in late winter (41 in 2000 and 176 in 2001) were used to calibrate hunters ’ impressions with BCI estimates. Variation in hunters ’ impressions and BCI estimates indicated that adult female caribou were fatter in 2000 than in 2001. Multinomial log-linear models indicated that hunters ’ impressions were related to each of the variables that make up BCI. The probability of pregnancy was significantly related to both BCI and hunters ’ impressions in 2000 and in 2001. Both models indicated that fat adult female caribou had a greater probability of being pregnant than thin cows. Monitoring of barren-ground caribou body condition provides common ground for northern aboriginal communities and government biologists to collaboratively manage a wildlife resource. Key words: Dënesó∏ine, caribou, body condition, hunters ’ impressions, pregnancy, herd well-being RÉSUMÉ. Les prélèvements du caribou des toundras (Rangifer tarandus) par les Autochtones pourraient offrir un vaste échantillon permettant d’évaluer l’état corporel. Cette étude avait pour but de déterminer la probabilité qu’une certaine quantité Text Arctic caribou Rangifer tarandus Unknown |
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ABSTRACT. Aboriginal harvests of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) potentially offer a large sample for assessing body condition. The purpose of this study was to determine the probability that a certain amount of fat would be at designated anatomical sites when Dënesó∏ine hunters qualitatively report the condition of an animal. Hunters ’ impressions were used to evaluate the condition of adult female barren-ground caribou (R. t. groenlandicus) in late winter. A semi-objective body condition index (BCI) was developed using fat indices described by biologists as useful for measuring caribou body condition. Fat deposits from 217 adult female caribou harvested in late winter (41 in 2000 and 176 in 2001) were used to calibrate hunters ’ impressions with BCI estimates. Variation in hunters ’ impressions and BCI estimates indicated that adult female caribou were fatter in 2000 than in 2001. Multinomial log-linear models indicated that hunters ’ impressions were related to each of the variables that make up BCI. The probability of pregnancy was significantly related to both BCI and hunters ’ impressions in 2000 and in 2001. Both models indicated that fat adult female caribou had a greater probability of being pregnant than thin cows. Monitoring of barren-ground caribou body condition provides common ground for northern aboriginal communities and government biologists to collaboratively manage a wildlife resource. Key words: Dënesó∏ine, caribou, body condition, hunters ’ impressions, pregnancy, herd well-being RÉSUMÉ. Les prélèvements du caribou des toundras (Rangifer tarandus) par les Autochtones pourraient offrir un vaste échantillon permettant d’évaluer l’état corporel. Cette étude avait pour but de déterminer la probabilité qu’une certaine quantité |
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