Survival through the Arctic winter:
Project details: In the high arctic, reindeer populations persist despite eight months of sub-zero temperatures. There is evidence that their parasites are also well adapted to these conditions. This project will investigate winter transmission of the parasite Marshallagia marshalli, and its impact...
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2009
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.623.6922 http://www.unis.no/60_NEWS/6040_Archive_2008/n_11_02_08_phd_announcement/PhDposter_reindeer.pdf |
Summary: | Project details: In the high arctic, reindeer populations persist despite eight months of sub-zero temperatures. There is evidence that their parasites are also well adapted to these conditions. This project will investigate winter transmission of the parasite Marshallagia marshalli, and its impact on the reproduction and survival of reindeer living on Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway (78°N). Further details can be found at the following website: |
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