Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T.

The results of analyses of rumen contents from 101 Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi J. A. Allen 1902) collected on Banks Island are presented. Peary caribou on Banks Island were found to be versatile, broad spectrum grazers specializing on upland monocots, to ingest few lichens, and to exhibi...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Shank, Christopher C., Wilkinson, Paul F., Penner, David F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1978
Subjects:
Animal food
Caribou
Banks Island
N.W.T
Peary
Arctic
caribou
Rangifer tarandus
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65699 2023-05-15T14:19:18+02:00 Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T. Shank, Christopher C. Wilkinson, Paul F. Penner, David F. 1978-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65699 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65699/49613 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65699 ARCTIC; Vol. 31 No. 2 (1978): June: 69–151; 125-132 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal food Caribou Banks Island N.W.T info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1978 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:45Z The results of analyses of rumen contents from 101 Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi J. A. Allen 1902) collected on Banks Island are presented. Peary caribou on Banks Island were found to be versatile, broad spectrum grazers specializing on upland monocots, to ingest few lichens, and to exhibit significant seasonal and/or regional differences in diet. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Banks Island caribou Rangifer tarandus University of Calgary Journal Hosting Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) ARCTIC 31 2
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Caribou
Banks Island
N.W.T
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Caribou
Banks Island
N.W.T
Shank, Christopher C.
Wilkinson, Paul F.
Penner, David F.
Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T.
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Caribou
Banks Island
N.W.T
description The results of analyses of rumen contents from 101 Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi J. A. Allen 1902) collected on Banks Island are presented. Peary caribou on Banks Island were found to be versatile, broad spectrum grazers specializing on upland monocots, to ingest few lichens, and to exhibit significant seasonal and/or regional differences in diet.
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author Shank, Christopher C.
Wilkinson, Paul F.
Penner, David F.
author_facet Shank, Christopher C.
Wilkinson, Paul F.
Penner, David F.
author_sort Shank, Christopher C.
title Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T.
title_short Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T.
title_full Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T.
title_fullStr Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T.
title_full_unstemmed Diet Of Peary Caribou, Banks Island, N.W.T.
title_sort diet of peary caribou, banks island, n.w.t.
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 1978
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