Seasonal changes in the composition of the diets of Peary caribou and muskoxen on Banks Island
Caribou and muskoxen are the only ungulate species occupying Arctic tundra environments. We analysed plant fragments found in fresh (< 4 hr old) samples of faecal material to determine the diets of Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) on Banks Island, Canada. W...
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2004
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2081 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v23i2.6274 |