The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska
The presence or absence of antlers in female caribou and reindeer may reflect genetic or nutritional effects. We classified antler status of female caribou of the Alaska Central Arctic Herd in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and female reindeer in two captive Alaskan herds in 1994. Of 3091 female caribou clas...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:908acb0a639443fd93b2952e5426ae5d 2023-05-15T14:52:16+02:00 The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska Matthew A. Cronin Shawn P. Haskell Warren B. Ballard 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.2.362 https://doaj.org/article/908acb0a639443fd93b2952e5426ae5d EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/362 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.23.2.362 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/908acb0a639443fd93b2952e5426ae5d Rangifer, Vol 23, Iss 2 (2003) antlers genetics nutrition Rangifer caribou Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2003 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.2.362 2022-12-31T14:52:37Z The presence or absence of antlers in female caribou and reindeer may reflect genetic or nutritional effects. We classified antler status of female caribou of the Alaska Central Arctic Herd in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and female reindeer in two captive Alaskan herds in 1994. Of 3091 female caribou classified during three years, 152 (4.9%) were antlerless. Frequency of antlerless females in the Central Arctic Herd was similar to that of other Alaskan caribou herds. There were no antlerless females among 231 classified captive reindeer. We compared the frequency of antlerless females in the Alaskan herds with other herds, and possible nutritional and genetic influences on female antler status are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic caribou Rangifer Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Rangifer 23 2 67 |
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The presence or absence of antlers in female caribou and reindeer may reflect genetic or nutritional effects. We classified antler status of female caribou of the Alaska Central Arctic Herd in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and female reindeer in two captive Alaskan herds in 1994. Of 3091 female caribou classified during three years, 152 (4.9%) were antlerless. Frequency of antlerless females in the Central Arctic Herd was similar to that of other Alaskan caribou herds. There were no antlerless females among 231 classified captive reindeer. We compared the frequency of antlerless females in the Alaskan herds with other herds, and possible nutritional and genetic influences on female antler status are discussed. |
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The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska |
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The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska |
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The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska |
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The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska |
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