Using Variation in Antler Growth to Identify Short- and Long-Term Energy Allocation Trade-Offs in Female Svalbard Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)

• Main Author: Giske, Pernille Andrine Eriksdatter
• Other Authors: Loe, Leif Egil
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Svalbard reindeer; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; Arctic; trade-off; resource allocation; senescence; life-history; Svalbardrein; gevir; gevirstørrelse; Arktis; ressursallokering; livshistorie; antler size; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; Svalbard; Norway; Simler; Arktis*; Rangifer tarandus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2467089

In environments where resources are limited, trade-offs are made to allocate resources optimally between growth, maintenance, storage and reproduction. Trade-offs can manifest themselves as both short-term processes and over the life span of individuals. In iteroparous animals, the short-term effect...