The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska

The presence or absence of antlers in female caribou and reindeer may reflect genetic or nutritional effects. We classified antler status of female caribou of the Alaska Central Arctic Herd in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and female reindeer in two captive Alaskan herds in 1994. Of 3091 female caribou clas...

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Main Authors:	Matthew A. Cronin, Shawn P. Haskell, Warren B. Ballard
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Septentrio Academic Publishing 2003-04-01
Series:	Rangifer
Subjects:	antlers genetics nutrition Rangifer caribou
Online Access:	https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/362

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spelling	doaj-908acb0a639443fd93b2952e5426ae5d2020-11-25T01:18:39ZengSeptentrio Academic PublishingRangifer1890-67292003-04-0123210.7557/2.23.2.362329The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in AlaskaMatthew A. Cronin0Shawn P. Haskell1Warren B. Ballard2LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc. 1101 E. 76th Avenue, Suite B, Anchorage, Alaska 99518, USALGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc. 1101 E. 76th Avenue, Suite B, Anchorage, Alaska 99518, USADepartment of Range, Wildlife & Fisheries Management, Texas Tech University, 102 Goddard Building, Box 42125, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2125, USAThe presence or absence of antlers in female caribou and reindeer may reflect genetic or nutritional effects. We classified antler status of female caribou of the Alaska Central Arctic Herd in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and female reindeer in two captive Alaskan herds in 1994. Of 3091 female caribou classified during three years, 152 (4.9%) were antlerless. Frequency of antlerless females in the Central Arctic Herd was similar to that of other Alaskan caribou herds. There were no antlerless females among 231 classified captive reindeer. We compared the frequency of antlerless females in the Alaskan herds with other herds, and possible nutritional and genetic influences on female antler status are discussed.https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/362antlersgeneticsnutritionRangifercaribou
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author	Matthew A. Cronin Shawn P. Haskell Warren B. Ballard
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author_facet	Matthew A. Cronin Shawn P. Haskell Warren B. Ballard
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title	The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska
title_short	The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska
title_full	The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska
title_fullStr	The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska
title_full_unstemmed	The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska
title_sort	frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in alaska
publisher	Septentrio Academic Publishing
series	Rangifer
issn	1890-6729
publishDate	2003-04-01
description	The presence or absence of antlers in female caribou and reindeer may reflect genetic or nutritional effects. We classified antler status of female caribou of the Alaska Central Arctic Herd in 1994, 1995, and 2002, and female reindeer in two captive Alaskan herds in 1994. Of 3091 female caribou classified during three years, 152 (4.9%) were antlerless. Frequency of antlerless females in the Central Arctic Herd was similar to that of other Alaskan caribou herds. There were no antlerless females among 231 classified captive reindeer. We compared the frequency of antlerless females in the Alaskan herds with other herds, and possible nutritional and genetic influences on female antler status are discussed.
topic	antlers genetics nutrition Rangifer caribou
url	https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/362
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The frequency of antlerless female caribou and reindeer in Alaska

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