Overwinter changes in urea nitrogen:creatinine and cortisol:creatinine ratios in urine from Banks Island Peary caribou

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Larter, Nicholas C., Nagy, John A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2000
• Subjects: caribou; Banks Island; Peary caribou; Rangifer tarandus pearyi; snow urine analysis; Caribou Range; Peary; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1637; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.20.5.1637

Over 200 snow urine samples were collected from Banks Island Peary caribou between March 1993 and May 1998. Most (n = 146) samples were collected during 3 time periods in 5 successive years: early winter (3 November-3 December), mid-winter (9 February-1 March), and late-winter (23 April-2 May). We d...