Nursing behaviour as a predictor of alternate-year reproduction in muskoxen

Our finding significant differences in nursing behavior during the post-rut period supports the hypothesis that female muskoxen use factors other than their nutritional condition to determine their reproductive strategy.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Rangifer
Main Authors:	Schulman, Andrea B., White, Robert G.
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Septentrio Academic Publishing 1997
Subjects:	Ovibos moschatus breeding pause reproductive strategies maternal investment Alaska nursing behaviour muskoxen ovibos moschatus Rangifer
Online Access:	https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/383 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.1.383

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Summary:	Our finding significant differences in nursing behavior during the post-rut period supports the hypothesis that female muskoxen use factors other than their nutritional condition to determine their reproductive strategy.