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Rangifer, 2000 This article reviews biological and anthropological literatute on wild and tame Rangifer to demonstrate the powerful effect that this species has had on the imaginations of biologists, social scientists and local hunters.
David G. Anderson
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«Pepper's patches» on Rangifer pelage
Rangifer, 1986 We describe and give frequencies of occurrence of a rarely-mentioned pattern of spots in Rangifer pelage. We also show that the pattern was well-known to Palaeolithic humans who recorded it in their cave art.
William O. Pruitt, Jr., Hubert Pepper
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Rangifer and man: An ancient relationship [PDF]
Rangifer, 2003 A long-term relationship between Rangifer and humans is documented in three case studies: the Canadian Barrenlands (8000 years ago to Historic period), Ice-Age France (11 000-19 000 years ago) and Mesolithic Russia (7000¬10 000 years ago).
Bryan Gordon
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Salivary glands in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) and in Norwegian reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) [PDF]
Rangifer, 1999 The aim of this investigation was to compare the size of salivaty glands in Svalbard reindeer {Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) and in Norwegian reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) in relation to feeding strategy, season and reproductive status.
Svein D. Mathiesen +6 more
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Growth rate and body size differences in Rangifer, a study of causes and effects [PDF]
Rangifer, 1983 The paper discusses growth rate- and body size differences in Rangifer; their causes and effects. Growth rates and autumn body weights vary considerably both within and between Rangifer subspecies. The variation measured is within limits found in animals
Eigil Reimers
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Rangifer 1981 Vol. 1 (1): 1-56
Rangifer, 1981 The first issue/volume of Rangifer was published in autumn 1981 and contained six articles, two of them in English. Besides the scientific contributions, the publication included information about the mandates of the Nordic Council for Reindeer Research (
Sven Skjenneberg (ed.)
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Caribou and Reindeer Population Cycles Are Driven by Top‐Down and Bottom‐Up Mechanisms Across Space and Time [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAnthropogenic change is reshaping the regulation and stability of animal population dynamics across broad biogeographic gradients. For example, abiotic and biotic interactions can cause gradients in population cycle period and amplitude, but this ...
T. J. Clark‐Wolf +3 more
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Reindeer and caribou (Rangifer tarandus) response towards human activities [PDF]
Rangifer, 2009 We address the question of how human activities and infrastructure influence reindeer/caribou’s (Rangifer tarandus) behaviour and habitat use and review studies based on current methodologies.
Eigil Reimers, Jonathan E. Colman
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World status of wild Rangifer tarandus populations [PDF]
Rangifer, 1986 We recognized 184 herds of wild Rangifer tarandus, 102 in North America, 55 in Europe, 24 in Asia and 3 on South Georgia. Seventy-five percent of the world population of 3.3 to 3.9 million animals occurred in nine herds.
T. Mark Williams, Douglas C. Heard
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Rangifer, 1991 Sven Nikander defended his D.Med.Vet. thesis "Studies on the Exocrine Ducts of the Pancreas and the Liver in Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.)" at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland on 10 June 1991.
Sven Nikander
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