Nursing behaviour as a predictor of alternate-year reproduction in muskoxen

Our finding significant differences in nursing behavior during the post-rut period supports the hypothesis that female muskoxen use factors other than their nutritional condition to determine their reproductive strategy.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Rangifer
Main Authors:	Andrea B. Schulman, Robert G. White
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Septentrio Academic Publishing 1997
Subjects:	Ovibos moschatus breeding pause reproductive strategies maternal investment Alaska nursing behaviour Animal culture SF1-1100 ovibos moschatus Rangifer
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.1.383 https://doaj.org/article/b9285953d0ff42d590296aef3c939447

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Summary:	Our finding significant differences in nursing behavior during the post-rut period supports the hypothesis that female muskoxen use factors other than their nutritional condition to determine their reproductive strategy.