Incomplete degradation of lichen usnic acid and atranorin in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)
Previous studies of Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway indicate that their rumen microbiota play a key role in degrading lichen secondary metabolites. We investigated the presence of usnic acid and atranorin in faecal samples from Svalbard reindeer(R. tarandus platyrhync...
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2019
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3375 https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v38.3375 |