Linking behavior to diet in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) by use of DNA metabarcoding and GPS-telemetry
Optimal foraging theory (OFT) provides a framework to link diet quality to behaviour for animals, usually for species where each food items compose a substantial part of the daily energy need, like carnivores or insectivorous birds. Herbivores live in an environment where food usually is abundant an...
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Format: | Master Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2612269 |