Are warbles and bots related to reproductive status in West Greenland caribou?

In March-April 2008-09, using CARMA protocols, 81 cows and 16 calves were collected in West Greenland from two caribou populations; Akia-Maniitsoq (AM) and Kangerlussuaq-Sisimiut (KS). In both populations, warble larvae numbers were highest in calves and higher in non-pregnant than pregnant cows. No...

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Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Cuyler, Christine, White, Robert R., Lewis, Keith, Soulliere, Colleen, Gunn, Anne, Russell, Don E., Daniel, Colin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2012
Subjects:
energetics
nose bot larvae
oestridae
Rangifer
reproduction
survival
warble larvae
Greenland
Kangerlussuaq
Maniitsoq
Sisimiut
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/2273
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.32.2.2273

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