Effect of insect harassment on the behaviour of the Rivière George caribou. Arctic 49:375

• Main Authors: Brigitte Toupin, Jean Huot, Micheline Manseau
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: Arctic; Rivière George; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.598.9080; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic49-4-375.pdf

ABSTRACT. Recent studies on the body condition of females of the Rivière George caribou herd (RGH) in northern Québec have shown that fat reserves declined markedly during the first month of lactation. For many populations of reindeer and caribou, it is widely accepted that insect harassment can aff...