Waterhole detection using a vegetation index in desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis cremnobates) habitat. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 In arid ecosystems, desert bighorn sheep are dependent on natural waterholes, particularly in summer when forage is scarce and environmental temperatures are high.
Jonathan Gabriel Escobar-Flores +6 more
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Characterizing population and individual migration patterns among native and restored bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Migration evolved as a behavior to enhance fitness through exploiting spatially and temporally variable resources and avoiding predation or other threats.
Blake Lowrey +12 more
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Production of Cloned Bighorn Sheep Embryos Using ISCNT via HMC from Domestic Sheep Oocytes Treated with Resveratrol During IVM [PDF]
AnimalsThe aim of this study was to treat sheep oocytes with resveratrol during in vitro maturation (IVM) and use them as cytoplasts in ISCNT via handmade cloning (HMC), evaluating the effect of resveratrol on the in vitro development of cloned Mexican bighorn ...
José Roberto Vazquez-Avendaño +7 more
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A Pain in the Butt: The Association Between Endo-Parasite Diversity and Horn Growth in Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep [PDF]
Pathogens(1) Background: Parasites can significantly impact growth, reproductive success, and the development of secondary sexual characteristics in various species.
Tanisha C. Henry +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Selection of forage and habitats is driven by nutritional needs of individuals. Some species may sacrifice nutritional quality of forage for the mother in favor of safety of offspring (risk-averse strategy), immediately following parturition.
Kelley Stewart +2 more
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Local extinction and unintentional rewilding of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) on a desert island. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) were not known to live on Tiburón Island, the largest island in the Gulf of California and Mexico, prior to the surprisingly successful introduction of 20 individuals as a conservation measure in 1975.
Benjamin T Wilder +5 more
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A Review of Hypothesized Determinants Associated with Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Die-Offs [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine International, 2012 Multiple determinants have been hypothesized to cause or favor disease outbreaks among free-ranging bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) populations. This paper considered direct and indirect causes of mortality, as well as potential interactions among ...
David S. Miller +5 more
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شباهت های ژنتیکی و تجزیه و تحلیل تبارشناختی گونه های وحشی و اهلی گوسفند بر اساس ژنوم میتوکندریایی [PDF]
تحقیقات تولیدات دامی, 2022 در مطالعه حاضر، توالیهای کامل ژنوم میتوکندریایی همراه با توالیهای جداگانه 13 ژن رمزگر پروتئین به ازای هر ژنوم از شش گونه گوسفند وحشی شامل Asian Mouflon (Ovis orientalis)، Bighorn (Ovis canadensis)، Argali (Ovis ammon)، Urial (Ovis vignei)، Snow (Ovis
فاطمه ربیعی +3 more
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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2021 Las garrapatas impactan como vectores por transmitir patógenos de importancia médica y veterinaria en México, pero los estudios taxonómicos de abundancia, prevalencia, intensidad y preferencia en la distribución corporal de venado cola blanca (Odocoileus
Mariana Cuesy León +3 more
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Animals, 2022 Infectious pneumonia associated with the bacterial pathogen Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is an impediment to bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) population recovery throughout western North America, yet the full range of M.
Brianna M. Johnson +3 more
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