Twinning in muskox and the cytogenetic investigation of a freemartin
The occurrence of twinning has been documented for muskox in both wild and captive populations. Of two known captive twin births only one set survived beyond 120 days. In both cases the twins were male-female pairs and both females showed abnormal sexual development. Two sets of stillborn twins have...
Main Authors: | N. J. Reindl, L. C. Buoen, T. Q. Zhang |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Septentrio Academic Publishing
1993-12-01
|
Series: | Rangifer |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1081 |
Similar Items
-
Experiences from 40 years of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) farming in Norway
by: Arnoldus Schytte Blix, et al.
Published: (2011-04-01) -
Dynamics of muskox groups in northeastern Alaska
by: P. E. Reynolds
Published: (1993-12-01) -
Differences in the sex and age composition of two muskox populations and implications for male breeding strategies
by: Anne Gunn
Published: (1992-10-01) -
Rapid population increase in an introduced muskox population, West Greenland
by: Carsten Riis Olesen
Published: (1993-10-01) -
The characteristics of muskox late winter habitat in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
by: Kenneth J. Wilson, et al.
Published: (1991-10-01)