Behaviour of reindeer as an indicator of an adaptation to feeding

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Nilsson, Anna, Norberg, Harri, Redbo, Ingrid, Olsson, Kerstin, Åhman, Birgitta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2004
• Subjects: activity; diet; energy; Rangifer tarandus; Ligga; Mulen; The Muzzle; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/297; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.24.1.297

Abstract: We assessed behaviour of reindeer affected by nutritional deprivation and how they adapted to various feeding strategies. The activity pattern of 61 penned eight month old female reindeer calves was observed during 20 of a total of 42 experimental days in winter 1997. The dominant activiti...