Growth, condition, and mortality of caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in the Sisimiut Population, West Greenland

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Holthe, Vidar, Lassen, Poul
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1984
• Subjects: Rangifer; Greenland; growth; condition; mortality; mandible; carcass weight; back fat; hunting; population parameters; Käyrä; Simler; Sisimiut; Synes; greenlandic; Rangifer tarandus; rensdyr; peura
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/490; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.4.1.490

Growth and condition of the Sisimiut caribou was anlysed by means of mandible length, carcass weight, and back fat indices. Mandible lenght showed unchanged growth conditions since the late 1960s, and growth stops at 4 years of age. The Sisimiut caribou seems to be smaller than North American caribo...