Vigilance in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus); evolutionary history, predation and human interference

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Reimers, Eigil, Eftestøl, Sindre, Colman, Jonathan Edward
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Norway; Edgeøya; Nordenskiöld Land; Royal Bay; Norefjell; Polar Biology; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/89555; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-92175; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02857-w

To elucidate genetic variability in vigilance behaviour for reindeer with historical differences in their interactions with predators and humans, we measured vigilance frequency and duration for grazing reindeer in Southern Norway (Rondane and Norefjell-Reinsjøfjell), Svalbard (Edgeøya and Nordenski...