Relationship between Conception Date and Latitude in Muskoxen

It has been suggested that muskoxen calve earlier with increasing latitude but the available data do not seem to have been thoroughly analyzed. Therefore, estimated conception dates (K=657) from a wide range of latitudes were compared. The results indicate that conceptions occur about a month earlie...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Peter F. Flood, Susan C. Tedesco
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1997
Subjects:
Ovibos
season
calving
reproduction
conception
latitude
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Arctic
Rangifer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.1.382
https://doaj.org/article/5ed6af05c9264ea9960b09d57fd37050
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Summary:It has been suggested that muskoxen calve earlier with increasing latitude but the available data do not seem to have been thoroughly analyzed. Therefore, estimated conception dates (K=657) from a wide range of latitudes were compared. The results indicate that conceptions occur about a month earlier in the arctic than at temperate latitudes. This conclusion is consistent with reported observations of mating behaviour and calving season.

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