Are warbles and bots related to reproductive status in West Greenland caribou?

In March-April 2008-09, using CARMA protocols, 81 cows and 16 calves were collected in West Greenland from two caribou populations; Akia-Maniitsoq (AM) and Kangerlussuaq-Sisimiut (KS). In both populations, warble larvae numbers were highest in calves and higher in non-pregnant than pregnant cows. No...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Christine Cuyler, Robert R. White, Keith Lewis, Colleen Soulliere, Anne Gunn, Don E. Russell, Colin Daniel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2012
Subjects:
energetics
nose bot larvae
oestridae
Rangifer
reproduction
survival
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Greenland
Kangerlussuaq
Sisimiut
Maniitsoq
caribou
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/2.32.2.2273
https://doaj.org/article/244b3bbf2e434c699c21262df64cc994

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