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This thesis is based on the following papers, which will be referred to in the next by their Roman numerals: I Nikander, S. 1990. On the anatomy and topography of the pancreas and the pancreatic duct in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.). Rangifer
Sven Nikander
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Winter Is Coming: Conserving Body Protein in Female Reindeer, Caribou, and Muskoxen
Northern ungulates undergo pregnancy in winter when food supplies are low. Consequently, females employ a capital breeding strategy that relies upon maternal body stores of energy and protein for fetal growth. We studied captive female reindeer (Rangifer
Perry S. Barboza +7 more
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Impacts of introduced Rangifer on ecosystem processes of maritime tundra on subarctic islands
Introductions of mammalian herbivores to remote islands without predators provide a natural experiment to ask how temporal and spatial variation in herbivory intensity alter feedbacks between plant and soil processes.
Mark A. Ricca +3 more
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Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed„ 1:67. TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden, Alpine Lapland (domesticated stock). DISTRIBUTION: Circumboreal, south to Altai Mtns. (U.S.S.R.), N. Mongolia, Heilungkiang (China) (SW) and Sakhalin Isl.; N. Idaho and Great Lakes region (U.S.A.); most arctic islands.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Key note presentations, 10th Arctic Ungualate Conference, Tromsø, Norway, 1999
Two hundred delegates from 14 countries attended and presented more than 150 scientific papers, making it one of the biggest Arctic Ungulate Conferences ever.
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Cryptic impact: Visual detection of corona light and avoidance of power lines by reindeer
Assessing the impact of human development on animals is complicated by the fact that overt effects may have covert causes. Cryptic impacts (sensu Raiter et al.
Nicholas J. C. Tyler +4 more
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Growth rate and body size differences in Rangifer, a study of causes and effects
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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Samnordisk reinforskningskonferanse, Kongsvold 1984
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Sven Skjenneberg (ed.)
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Draft genome of the reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) [PDF]
Abstract Background The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) is the only fully domesticated species in the Cervidae family, and it is the only cervid with a circumpolar distribution. Unlike all other cervids, female reindeer, as well as males, regularly grow cranial appendages (antlers, the defining ...
Zhipeng Li +8 more
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The First Arctic Ungulate Conference (AUC) 1991
The First Arctic Ungulate Conference (AUC) was held in Nuuk, Greenland, 3-8 September, 1991. It was planned as the Third International Muskox Symposium, but it was subsequently merged with the Sixth International Reindeer/Caribou Symposium into a AUC ...
Sven Skjenneberg (ed.)
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