Taxonomy and origin of reindeer

Reindeer and caribou was probably the key species for the human immigration and colonization in the Arctic and sub-Arctic by the retreat of the ice in the last glacial period. The close connection between human and reindeer has contributed to great interest and variation in reindeer taxonomy and ori...

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Main Author: Knut H. Røed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007-04-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/266