Activity and heart rate in semi-domesticated reindeer during adaptation to emergency feeding

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 116-123

  Nilsson, A ^a   Ahman B ^a   Norberg, H ^b   Redbo, I ^c   Eloranta, E ^b   Olsson, K ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Adaptation; Behaviour; Energy; Feeding; Heart rate; Outdoor temperature; Rangifer tarandus; Reindeer

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEART RATE; HERD; LICHEN; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; REINDEER; RUMINATION; SILAGE;

EID: 33646932989     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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