Co-feeding between Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) and Svalbard Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Pedersen, Å.O., Lier, M., Routti, H., Christiansen, H.H., Fuglei, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: rock ptarmigan; reindeer; co-feeding; feeding crater; climate; meteorological data; lagopède alpin; renne; co-alimentation; fosse de broutage; climat; données météorologiques; Adventdalen; Fosse; Norway; Renne; Sassendalen; Svalbard; Arctic; Lagopède alpin; Lagopus muta; Lagopus muta hyperborea; Lagopus mutus; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; svalbard reindeer; Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63426

Co-feeding between Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) and Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) on Svalbard, Norway, was observed during our annual point transect survey of territorial Svalbard ptarmigan cocks in two side valleys of Adventdalen and Sassendalen. Both pair...