Nursing behaviour as a predictor of alternate-year reproduction in muskoxen
Our finding significant differences in nursing behavior during the post-rut period supports the hypothesis that female muskoxen use factors other than their nutritional condition to determine their reproductive strategy.
Main Authors: | Andrea B. Schulman, Robert G. White |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1997-04-01
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Series: | Rangifer |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/383 |
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