The frequency of antlerless females among Svalbard reindeer

The distribution of females with no, one and two antlers was recorded during July 1994 in Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, and compared wirh 1974 data from Reimers (1993) and Larsen (1977). On Reinsdyrflya, 50% of the females were anrlerless, 16% one antlered and 34% rwo antlered....

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Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Bente W. Jacobsen, Jonathan E. Colman, Eigil Reimers
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
Subjects:
Svalbard Reindeer
Rangifer tarandus
R. t. platyrhyncus
antler
antlerless females
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Svalbard
Reinsdyrflya
Rangifer
Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus
svalbard reindeer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.2.1449
https://doaj.org/article/93a8eab2db524fb7960a005662f96df1
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Summary:The distribution of females with no, one and two antlers was recorded during July 1994 in Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, and compared wirh 1974 data from Reimers (1993) and Larsen (1977). On Reinsdyrflya, 50% of the females were anrlerless, 16% one antlered and 34% rwo antlered. In Nordenskiold Land, 2% of the females were antlerless, 1% one antlered and 97% two antlered. These percentages have not changed since Reimers' study in 1974 in Reinsdyrflya (Chi square 2= 1.16, P > 0.05) and Nordenskiold Land (Chi square 2 = 1.69, P > 0.05). The reason for the high frequency of anrlerless females on Reinsdyrflya is not understood.

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