Effects of insect harassment on weight gain and survival in reindeer calves

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: T. Helle, L. Tarvainen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1984
• Subjects: reindeer; mosquito; Oedemagena tarandi; blood-sucking insects; weight; mortality; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Arctic; Osan; Kaldoaivi; Rakka; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.4.1.488; https://doaj.org/article/678098591b30457c8f40fc66d3c02b0a

Relationships between insect harassment and the weight gain and survival of reindeer calves were studied in two areas in Finland north of the Arctic Circle. The level of insect harassment explained a significant amount of the yearly variation in calf weights determined in autumn or early winter in b...