Factors affecting velvet antler weights in free-ranging reindeer in Alaska

Free-ranging reindeer on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska are rounded up from late May to early July and antlers are removed. We used data collected from 1987 to 1997 to determine how velvet antler weights of males and females varied with age, year, reproductive status, Julian date, and body...

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Main Authors: Alexander K. Prichard, Greg L. Finstad, Drew H. Shain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1999-04-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/282