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World status of wild Rangifer tarandus populations
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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Comparing life expectancy of three deer species between captive and wild populations [PDF]
Life in zoological gardens provides a number of benefits to captive animals, resulting in an artificial reduction of the “struggle for life” compared to their free-ranging counterparts.
Bingaman Lackey, Laurie +4 more
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S. Stark +5 more
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The wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus: Cervidae, Mammalia) on the Arctic islands of Russia: a review
The article presents summary data on the wild reindeer’s (Rangifer tarandus) distribution on islands in the Russian Arctic. It discusses the abundance, diet, and general state of knowledge about the species in remote areas, especially on Novaya Zemlya ...
A. Ivan +3 more
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Summary Soil nutrients and vertebrate herbivory are key ecological factors with opposite and interactive effects on grassland plant traits and biomass. Partitioning trait changes into species turnover and intraspecific change provides a mechanistic linkage between trait shifts and biomass responses.
Xuebin Yan +2 more
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Some vector borne parasites in Swedish reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L).
A review presented at the Fifth European Regional Meeting of the Society for Vector Ecology, September 2.-6. 1990, Uppsala, Sweden. The clinical and pathological manifestations as well as some meat hygienic aspects of Megatrypanum trypanosomes, Babesia ...
Claes Rehbinder
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I submit herewith the annual reports from the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, for the period ending December 31, 2013.
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Managing antler problems in deer [PDF]
Antlers are one of the most amazing features of the mammal kingdom. They are, in mammals, the fastest growing tissue and the only example of the regeneration of an entire organ. Veterinarians encounter deer as a result of road traffic accidents, as young
Fletcher, John +3 more
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Abstract Mysticetes, or baleen whales, have an air sac on the ventral surface of the larynx known as the “laryngeal sac.” The primary hypothesis regarding this structure's function is that it is involved in sound production. However, several other functions have been proposed, including air recycling, air storage, and even buoyancy control.
Gen Nakamura +7 more
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Wild reindeer Rangifer tarandus (L.) in Chukotka
We reviewed historical records of the abundance and distribution of wild reindeer {Rangifer tarandus L.) in Chukotka and studied reindeer numbers, distribution and behavior from 1983 to 1993.
Felix B. Chernyavskii +1 more
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