The effects of food and maternal conditions in fetal growth and size in wild reindeer
Fetal growth rates and birth weights were studied in four wild reindeer areas in Southern Norway (Hardangervidda, Hallingskarvet, Knutshø, Forelhogna), representing high and low density populations, with a 5-fold difference in mean lichen winter-food availability. Fetal growth was depressed by 42% i...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1984
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7557/2.4.2.501 https://doaj.org/article/8b031c717b3f44b196258c9cce672be0 |