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Inferring the rules of social interaction in migrating caribou [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2018 Social interactions are a significant factor that influence the decision-making of species ranging from humans to bacteria. In the context of animal migration, social interactions may lead to improved decision-making, greater ability to respond to ...
Angohiatok, Ryan J. +5 more
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Calf mortality of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in the Finnish reindeer-herding area [PDF]
, 2013 During 1999-2008 calf mortality was studied in six reindeer-herding cooperatives in Northern Finland, where 3942 semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) calves were equipped with radio mortality collars.
Maijala, Veikko +2 more
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BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Genome assembly into chromosomes facilitates several analyses including cytogenetics, genomics and phylogenetics. Despite rapid development in bioinformatics, however, assembly beyond scaffolds remains challenging, especially in species ...
William Poisson +10 more
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Nested population structure of threatened boreal caribou revealed by network analysis
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Delineating relevant local populations of widely distributed species is a common challenge in conservation ecology. Caribou and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are in general decline throughout their global range, despite ongoing conservation efforts.
Steven F. Wilson +6 more
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Managing second-growth forests as caribou habitat
Rangifer, 1990 Habitat management for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in southeastern British Columbia has generally focussed on protecting old-growth forests from logging.
Susan K. Stevenson
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Transferrin variation and evolution of Alaskan reindeer and caribou, Rangifer tarandus L.
Rangifer, 1986 Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to analyse transferrin variation in wild caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) and domestic reindeer (R.t. tarandus) from Alaska. Eighteen alleles were detected in caribou and ten alleles were detected in reindeer.
Knut H. Røed, Ken R. Whitten
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Genetic relationships of three Yukon caribou herds determined by DNA typing
Rangifer, 2000 In this paper we examine genetic relationships of caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Aishihik, Chisana, and Wolf Lake herds in the Yukon using DNA fingerprinting.
Keri Zittlau +4 more
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Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic [PDF]
, 2017 Transitions of social-ecological systems (SES) expose governance systems to new challenges. This is particularly so in the Arctic where resource systems are increasingly subjected to global warming, industrial development and globalization which ...
Clark, Douglas A. +3 more
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The status of Rangifer tarandus caribou in Yukon, Canada
Rangifer, 1998 This paper summarizes the population trends as well as research and management programs for woodland caribou {Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Yukon. Most herds are stable although not all are counted regularly and systematic monitoring of herds remains an ...
R. Farnell +3 more
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Transferrin variation and evolution of Canadian barren-ground caribou
Rangifer, 1990 Blood samples were obtained from 95 barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) of the Beverly herd in Northwest Territories, Canada.
Knut H. Røed, D. C. Thomas
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