Do reindeer aggregate on snow patches to reduce harassment by parasitic flies or to thermoregulate?
During warm, sunny days (Max. temp. 22 °C to 25 °C) C02-baited traps operated at sites on and off snow patches (SP's) in subarctic Norway caught significantly fewer culicids, simuliids and tabanids on snow in both 1985 and 1987. However, for overnight catches (18.30 - 07.30 h) there was no sign...
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| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1998-02-01
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| Series: | Rangifer |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1369 |