Reproduction in female reindeer

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 60-61, Issue , 2000, Pages 561-570

  Ropstad, E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Oestrous cycle; Pregnancy; Reindeer; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DEER; DOMESTIC RELATIVE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; FOOD PRODUCTION; MEAT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SCANDINAVIA; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL; WILD RELATIVE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ESTRUS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; REINDEER; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034596108     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00100-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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