Effects of weather and snow conditions on reproduction and survival of semi-domesticated reindeer (R. t. tarandus)

Polar Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-233

  Kumpula, Jouko ^a   Colpaert, Alfred ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; REPRODUCTION; SNOW; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE; WEATHER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0347300469     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2003.tb00109.x     Document Type: Article

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