Growth in an arctic grazer: Effects of sex and dietary nitrogen on yearling muskoxen

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 915-925

  Peltier, T C ^a   Barboza, Perry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dimorphism; Fat; Ovibos moschatus; Protein; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH; RUMINANT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141680839     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BJK-102     Document Type: Article

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