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.
Published in: | Rangifer |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1997
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/383 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.1.383 |
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. |
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