Results 21 to 30 of about 12,295 (219)
Winter habitat use was compared between two mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) populations in British Columbia. Regional differences were apparent during November and December.
E. Terry, B. McLellan, G. Watts, J. Flaa
doaj +1 more source
A Case of Polydactyly in a Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) From Germany. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Polydactyly is a rare anomaly that has been described in many vertebrate species including several deer species. The case described in this communication is believed to be only the second documented example of additional metatarsae in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).
Lang J, Stubbe SP, Staszyk C, Lierz M.
europepmc +2 more sources
Genetic survey of caribou populations using microsatellite DNA
Microsatellite loci are highly variable regions of eukaryotic DNA that consist of tandemly repeated sequences of one to six nucleotides in length. The use of microsatellites and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) are powerful tools for quantifying ...
James E.E. Kushny +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Reindeer use of alpine summer habitats [PDF]
Alpine areas in the Scandinavian mountain region are used for grazing by semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during the snow-free season. These areas are also used for outdoor recreation and tourism.
Skarin, Anna
core +1 more source
Can woodland caribou and the forest industry coexist: The Ontario scene
Ontario is in the process of developing a strategy to improve the likelihood of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and the forest industry coexisting in the province.
Gerald D. Racey +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Cougar (Puma concolor) predation on Northern Mountain Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in central British Columbia [PDF]
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations are sympatric with Cougars (Puma concolor) in only a few areas, primarily in western Canada. Records of Cougar–Caribou interactions are limited and no published accounts describe Cougar predation on the shallow ...
Shores, Carolyn R. +2 more
core +1 more source
Evidence of alphaherpesvirus infections in Alaskan caribou and reindeer
Background The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) industry in Alaska began with animals imported from Siberia (Russia) in the 1890's. Cervid herpes virus 2 (CvHV2) is endemic in reindeer in Scandinavia.
Evans Alina L +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Summer feeding behaviour of reindeer [PDF]
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) plays an important role ecologically, economically, as well as culturally in northern Fennoscandia, where reindeer husbandry traditionally has considered winter to be the bottleneck for reindeer.
Mårell, Anders
core +1 more source
We studied the presence of linear enamel hypoplasias (LEHs; tooth defects associated with physiological stress) in caribou (Rangifer tarandus). A timeline of tooth enamel development was determined by radiographic examination of 48 mandibles from caribou
Jessica P. Wu +4 more
doaj +1 more source
This paper explores mechanisms of coexistence for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and moose (Akes alces) preyed upon by gray wolves (Canis lupus) in northern Ontario.
H.G. Cumming, D.B. Beange, G. Lavoie
doaj +1 more source

