The mating strategy of female Svalbard reindeer

• Main Author: Heatta, Maret Johansdatter
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2009
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Etologi: 485; Female mating strategy; Harem size; Mate evaluation; Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus); BIO-3910; Nordenskiöld Land; Svalbard; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/2174

The mating system of Svalbard reindeer was studied in detail on Nordenskiöld land, Svalbard during the mating season 2007. Little is known about the female mating systems of Svalbard reindeer. The aims of the study were to investigate the composition of harems in relation to male attractiveness, har...