Range selection by semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in relation to infrastructure and human activity in the boreal forest environment, northern Finland [PDF]
, 2011 During past decades, the amounts of infrastructure and human activity have increased in northern latitudes. Although the effects of human development on wild reindeer and caribou have been widely examined, its effects on semidomesticated reindeer and the
Anttonen, Marja +2 more
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Kelp and seaweed feeding by High-Arctic wild reindeer under extreme winter conditions [PDF]
Polar Research, 2012 One challenge in current Arctic ecological research is to understand and predict how wildlife may respond to increased frequencies of “extreme” weather events.
Brage Bremset Hansen, Ronny Aanes
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Arctic reindeer extend their visual range into the ultraviolet [PDF]
, 2011 The Arctic has extreme seasonal changes in light levels and is proportionally UV-rich because of scattering of the shorter wavelengths and their reflection from snow and ice.
Cottrill, P +7 more
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Seasonal changes in the ruminal microflora of the high-arctic Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 1985 The dominant rumen bacteria in high-arctic Svalbard reindeer were characterized, their population densities were estimated, and ruminal pH was determined in summer, when food quality and availability are good, and in winter, when they are poor. In summer the total cultured viable population density was (2.09 +/- 1.26) X 10(10) cells ml-1, whereas in ...
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‘You shall not pass!’: quantifying barrier permeability and proximity avoidance by animals [PDF]
, 2015 1. Impediments to animal movement are ubiquitous and vary widely in both scale and permeability. It is essential to understand how impediments alter ecological dynamics via their influence on animal behavioural strategies governing space use and, for ...
Basille, Mathieu +9 more
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Rangifer, 1993 In 1978 after about 100 years of absence, 15 Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus were reintroduced to Brøggerhalvøya, a peninsula on the north-western coast of Svalbard. This stock had increased to about 200 animals in 1989.
H. Staaland +5 more
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Assessing the efficacy of medetomidine and tiletamine-zolazepam for remote immobilisation of feral horses (Equus caballus) [PDF]
, 2014 Context The study of any wild animal's home range requires the collection of spatiotemporal data, obtained independently of climatic conditions or time of day. This can be achieved by the attachment of global positioning system (GPS) data loggers, which,
Berman, David M. +4 more
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Haematological and biochemical parameters in Churra-da-Terra-Quente ewes from the northeast of Portugal [PDF]
, 2010 Hematological and biochemical parameters, including plasma electrolytes and thyroid hormones, were determined in 73 clinically healthy Churra-da-Terra-Quente ewes, a typical breed from the northeast of Portugal. The hemogram values were: erythrocytes 9.8±
A.M. Silva +34 more
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Reversible Immobilization of Free-ranging Svalbard Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) with Medetomidine-Ketamine and Atipamezole [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2009 Twenty adult, free-ranging, female Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) were immobilized with medetomidine-ketamine from 30 September through 9 October 1999 at Svalbard, Norway (78 degrees 55'N, 11 degrees 56'E). The animals were approached on foot, and the drugs were administered into the heavy muscles of the shoulder or the thigh by ...
Jon M, Arnemo, Ronny, Aanes
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Evaluation of ultrasound scanning as a method for measuring subcutaneous fat in Svalbard reindeer
Rangifer, 2003 The fitness of an animal is generally strongly dependent on its body condition. A reliable measure of body condition is therefore valuable in ecological studies.
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